Hey friends! It’s Kate Dufour. It’s currently my senior year of high school and I’ve been growing up in a small town for the past seventeen years. All of that is about to change though as this September I will be leaving the states to embark on the World Race Gap Year!
The past few months have been absolutely insane! God has been moving in my life in ways I never saw coming. I’ve been walking through a season of change and it’s allowed me to place ultimate trust in Him. There has been a deep desire within me to continue to serve and be the hands and feet of Jesus. This quiet desire to travel the nations and spread the Gospel has been on my heart for quite some time now. Yet I continued to push that thought in the back of my mind as the past two years I had my mind set on continuing my education within the medical field. As I began to see my acceptances for nursing school in the mail, I was glad, but my heart didn’t quite jump for joy. After a lot of prayer and reflection I realized that college was a dream others planted in me. My truest desire is to have purpose and direction in serving Him. What does that look like for me? It looks like packing my bags and choosing to say yes with arms open wide. I am in total awe of His goodness as I prepare to launch for this NINE MONTH MISSION TRIP! I will hopefully be serving in India, Nepal, Swaziland, and Guatemala.
The Lord passionately pursues us and in fact longs for us more than we’ll ever know. This decision to abandon everything comfortable and familiar is one made with confidence. Confidence in the realization that He makes us brave and He calls us to walk upon the waters. I’m learning every day as I prepare for this journey that when I continue to passionately pursue Him back I am completely transformed. I love home, I love drinking tea with my friends, I love growing with my family, I love driving down the Maine turnpike with worship music blasting, I love my high school and community. Yet amidst all this, I love Jesus with my whole heart and I’m so ready to follow Him for all my days. It’s going to be one crazy ride but His faithfulness makes it worth it.
I am so excited to share my adventures with you. Thank you for coming alongside me. I can’t wait to keep everyone updated on what the Lord is doing in my life. May we glorify Him for all our days. God bless!
