It is now month eight of the race and let me tell you, it’s probably the hardest month so far! Let me tell you why.
First I would like to acknowledge that I really love Guatemala, its people and my ministry. There is really nothing that I don’t like, (besides having to do another T25 workout instead of being in a BJJ gym!).
However, I am so excited to go home and see all my friends and family and looking forward to the joy of being reunited with those I haven’t seen in nine months or more!
- I’m looking forward to being embraced by those who know me the most and have lived most of my life with me. I’m excited to be able to eat what I want, which will result in losing the ten pounds I have gained on the race (yes that has been a struggle for me).
- I’m excited to be able ride my dirt-bike and drive my car again, or just drive in general.
- I am beside myself with excitement to embrace my Jit (Brazilian Jiu jitsu) family with a good old bow-an-arrow choke, nothing says I miss you like a good choke!
- I’m excited to go hike all the mountains in north Idaho, Montana and Canada and swim in all the glacier fed high lakes with my brothers.
- I’m so ready to squeeze Dinah( my Best-est friend, practically sister, in the entire world[One who has unreliable friends soon come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24]), and share all of our many adventures that we have had while being apart, followed by cliff-jumping and highlining!
- I’m ready to embrace my beloved mother and father and sit in the sun (that’s their favorite thing to do) and tell them how immensely blessed I am by how they raised me to pursue the Lord with everything in me. Also very excited to tell them all the crazy stories of having traveled the around the globe
So as you can see I have many things to be looking forward, which is making so difficult to remain completely engaged with the people I am with right now!
I often find myself on my off time just counting the days and trying to make it shorter in my head than what it really is.
Now although it is OK to be excited for the future for the Lord has blessed me with many people and things to be thankful for, that should not take my focus off of the relationships and ministry opportunities that the Lord has places right in front of me. Being discontent with my circumstances now and thinking that when I get to those things I’m dreaming of, I will be satisfied, I’m only kidding myself. For my human nature will always want what is next and is almost never satisfied in the moment.
However, if I can learn to be satisfied in the Lord, then I can be satisfied and totally engaged no matter where I am at, because the lord is omnipresent!
I am writing this not having reached the point of being fully content in where I am at, yet I am learning and I ask that you pray for me to give all of myself for the work that the lord has put me here to do.
Thank you for reading what I have been going through and learning, and if you reading this I will probable
be seeing you in a little over a month! Know that I am very excited to see all of you!
Much, much love from Guatemala, see you soon<3
