Honduras- Santa Rosa De Copan
WELP, I’M A WORLD RACER! I have caught myself recently in these last 6 months prior to the race, and now, saying “I can’t believe this right now God. LIke, this is crazy. Who would’ve thunk?! ” I have dreamt of doing the World Race on and off now for 3 years. I just never thought I’d actually do something as crazy, and amazing at this.
From the mountains to the valley, His presence always covers me. The home my team and I are staying at has access to the roof, which has always been a must for me because I love to look at the stars. I walked up there, and got to see Honduras from a distance. One view of the roof was beautiful layers of mountains, and on the other side were miles of colorful homes. I hear my Fathers voice the loudest through nature. We’ve been here only 2 days, and I find myself up there most of the time we’re free. I ponder life up there, and I thought today how much my previous season has prepared me for this moment.
For those of you who don’t know, I interned at Victory Church in Tulsa, OK for 2 years with around 20 other young adults. We would take monthly ministry trips to different churches in different states, and give them a helping hand with whatever they needed. That’s exactly what I’m doing here, on the race. I’m with 5 other girls this month, and we’re getting to help different organizations with their ministry. 2/6 of us, including me, are working with the children for the next 10 days. We’re helping them with cleaning, feeding them, playing with them, and teaching English. Most of the kids have come from hurt, and abusive backgrounds who have had a lot of trauma. They need to be treated, and spoken to a specific way that is gentle, loving, and caring. I got to work with troubled kids in college, and I loved it! That time has prepared me for this moment as well.
I love seeing God connect the dots. I can just picture Him saying in those past moments, “You might not like where I’m placing you right now, but just you wait. It’s going to help you succeed in the future.” Before I decided to do the World Race everything was being connected.
I encourage you to pay attention to the little details in your life; the ones that might not make sense to you right now. Stay strong, and push through, because you’re gonna be okay. And also know that God has you where you’re at for a reason. You will soon come to realize the why. You might even catch yourself calling God crazy. I still don’t know what I got myself into, but my God is bigger than my timid mind.
Talk to you guys next week! Xoxo
