Month one on the Race. What has that looked like for me? It looked like a whole lot of sweat, white legs because I seem to be the messiest painter on the team, it looked like endless laughter, deep conversations, 7 AM devotionals, and showers on the roof. It looked like a 50 baht per meal budget (which is about $1.50), it looked like naps, and adventure days, new games with new friends and weird food and everything amazing about Thailand. Month one was incredible. Some days were hard, and sometimes I didn’t want to get out of bed because I felt so exhausted. I found myself waking up later and later every morning. This morning I got out of bed 5 minutes before devotionals. I went downstairs in my pajamas, I didn’t brush my hair, wash my face, or brush my teeth. This is what month one looked like for me. Month one was full of growth in every aspect of my life, so who knows what the next eight months will bring me.
The first month of the World Race has taught me that I was too safe in my cozy little comfort zone. I always thought that I was willing to try anything out of my comfort zone. Wrong. Jumping off a “cliff” at the Thai Grand Canyon is different than walking the streets waiting for God to show us someone to give a cold water bottle to. Being the first person to try some weird food isn’t the same as telling a Buddhist about Jesus. The World Race has changed my perspective on so many things. I jumped off the “cliff”, I try weird food, I even got two ombre dreads in my hair, but I wasn’t the one who was shown a person to share the water with. I didn’t give my input when talking to the Buddhist lei person at the temple we went to, and why not? Because it was uncomfortable. It was outside my comfort zone. So even though I haven’t immediately conquered that, and even though I’m not read to completely desert my comfort bubble, the Lord has made me aware of where I can grow and that’s exactly what I need to have a successful race.
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Claire
