How did I get to this point?
It’s always hard for me to remember where to even start. I guess that I can start from when I was in school. I’ve had it pretty rough in high school since freshmen year. I wasn’t a bad student at all. I actually was pretty good in school. I got pretty decent grades and I loved going to History and Multi Media classes. Everything about History fascinates me and I loved making videos. But, some people in my generation can just be down right nasty and mean. I was bullied throughout most of my high school career. I still honestly have no clue why they bullied me. Because of it and a couple of bad events, I ended up dropping out of school. I only made it to 11th grade! I did get my G.E.D. diploma and I never have to worry about high school again.
When I dropped out, I had no clue of what I wanted to do. I had a part time job and just didn’t know what to do in life. Then, I saw a United States Marines commercial on TV. It took me back to when my brothers and I used to have huge battles with Lego soldiers and little plastic army men in my room. I loved pretending that I was leading my troops into battle to destroy both of my brothers “Evil Forces”. I was always the good guy ad won every battle. Mainly because my tactics were far superior and I resurrected half of my army with medics every battle. Haha. But, I had my heart set on being a Marine and training to become a Marine Scout Sniper or a Infantry Commander to lead my men into battle. I was so serious about it that I would watch training videos for hours and research combat tactics.
But then a couple of people came into my life who changed my mind. I realized after they had helped me change my mind that it wasn’t what God had planned for me. I sat down with my Grandpa and told him that I decided that I didn’t want to go into the military and I told him that I was sorry. I told him that I was sorry because I wanted to keep our family name in the military. My Dad and Grandpa were both in the Air Force, My Uncle was in the Army, and it just keeps going from there. I thought that he was going to be a little disappointed, But then he said something to me that I will never forget. He said, “Trev, I knew that you weren’t going to. I’ve known it for awhile now. You have a tender heart and you care a lot for people. I believe that you are the one to put our family name into a different direction. I believe that you are the one to put the Regan name into ministry instead of the military.”. I was honestly struck by this because I had a feeling that ministry is what I wanted to pursue in life.
After hearing this, God had put an opportunity in my lap. A dear friend of mine asked if I wanted to be a Young Life leader. I was filled with so much joy and surprise, that I couldn’t stop thinking about it for two weeks. I became a leader and still lead as a leader. Leading with Young Life brings me so much joy and I have created so many friendships with so many people. I ended up getting a full time job with a car dealership as a Detail Tech. I literally washed cars everyday for months. I had become bored with the things that I was doing in life and started looking for something else. Then, one night when I was at my Grandparents house, my Grandma told me about a friend of the family who was doing this thing called “The World Race”. And me being me, I had to research it and find out as much as I could about it. I made the decision to do it that night. I went through the selection process and now I’m really doing It! I now realize that all of the tests in life and all of the uncertainty of what I wanted to do had brought me to this point. If it wasn’t for my Grandparents and God speaking to me through them, I’d probably still be washing cars and trying to figure out what I’m meant to do in life. I know that at the end of this trip, I will know exactly what God wants me to do in life. But until then, I’m going to keep fundraising and working.
