It doesn’t make sense. Why would anyone freely choose to to give up their life here in the states and go live in foreign, unknown, semi-dangerous, subpar conditions. What about the wifi, what about the A/C, what about the running water? Maybe because it would be cool to travel the world, maybe because I just graduated college and don’t know what to do with my life…
I had never thought about doing the race before, I knew about because my sister had done it back in 2015. I went on a mission trip to Honduras, in March 2018, with my local church. We had a day off and decided to go visit a waterfall, I sat down by the falls and opened my bible up and started reading scripture. I fell asleep, when I woke up I was overcome with the most peaceful feeling I had ever had in my life. I felt like I was doing what God wanted me to be doing. When I arrived home the World Race popped into my mind, I had never thought about it and thought my sister was crazy for doing. I started praying about it for a couple weeks and got that same comfort and peace as I did before.
So I applied and had interviews and got accepted. Went to training camp (video to come) and met my team and am about to take off. This seems crazy, but I’m ready to see the amazing things God has in this beautiful world and say “why not” put myself out of my comfort zone for Jesus.
“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh” said Susan. “I’d thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion”…”Safe?” said Mr Beaver …”Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
? The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Thank you for reading and can’t wait to share the rest of the journey with you all!
With Love,
Will
