To be completely honest, I have been putting off writing my second blog post. My life has been a state of constant chaos for the past three weeks and I am almost to the point where I feel like I can breathe again. To recap my life, August 1st I returned from Seattle after a magical summer with family and friends. Two weeks later my family and I packed our entire home in Traverse City, sold everything that we didn’t need and my sister and I moved to Grand Rapids as my parents set off to live on the warm beaches of Cancun, Mexico. Insert a large sigh of relief here because today is also my last first day of college!
Though these past three weeks have been a whirlwind in themselves, God is truly working in my heart and in my spirit. Prior to returning to the great white north known as Traverse City, I spent two weeks by myself in Seattle. Those two weeks were difficult for me because I am a huge people person, I love to talk to people and share experiences. So as you can imagine being alone for that long is definitely not my favorite thing. My Great Father showed up in these moments bringing me tears as I asked him to reveal to me his plans for me and this trip. My main request was a word or phrase that he wanted me to use for my fundraising and prayer for this trip.
Side note: I’ve never felt totally connected to the word, mostly due to the fact that I always got so frustrated about knowing what to read, where to begin, how to interpret it and so on. Let’s just say the Lord is working on this with me every single day.
On the day I asked for the word or phrase I sat in my aunts living room, with my headphones playing some chill Christian music and just said Lord give me a page, open this word up and show me what you want me to learn. I closed my eyes, moved my thumb along the pages and just opened up the Bible. I was brought to Isaiah 30:20-21 which reads, “And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.”
I was immediately in tears as I read the promise from my Father that he will continue to reveal himself to me, and that he will continue to show me my path. I have my fears and reservations about this trip starting with the huge number attached to the trip, as well as the potential for danger in each country but my Heavenly Father has his hand all over this.
In these coming weeks, I will be sending out my fundraising letters asking not only for the funds to support my mission but for prayer in every aspect of this trip. Currently on my heart is the country Myanmar which we will be visiting while on the race. The people of Myanmar are facing violence from their government and are in a state of chaos. Please in the coming month keep Myanmar in your thoughts and prayers as we prepare to go and bring hope in this darkness. I will be posting on my Facebook page with specific details on what we need to be praying for in Myanmar, I will post news articles, testimonies and more throughout this entire month. Next month (October), I will be choosing another country to focus prayers on, I encourage you to walk with me through this month of prayer as well as continue to pray for each country in each month!
Thank you everyone for your support and prayers! If you ever have any questions about my trip, my personal convictions for going on this trip, or have any questions about how to donate please feel free to contact me directly! I would love to talk on the phone or have coffee!
