As you may have seen, I am home!
Over the course of the last week, the organization I was serving under, made the hard decision to pull 500+ missionaries off of the field due to COVID-19.
“What a year this week has been.” One of the truest statements I have heard recently. Just 1 week ago, I was in Roi Et, Thailand packing up to go to Bangkok for a few days before our squad would fly to South America. We were preparing our hearts and minds for our last leg of this crazy journey. However, we woke up to a text from our Jeremy saying that instead of going to Ecuador, we were coming home to America. WHAT? I was happy, yet heartbroken, and very anxious. Of course, the happiness came from the thought of seeing Cody and my family, however, I wasn’t 100% ready to come home. I wanted to finish the last 3 months of my Race. I wanted to go to South America. I wanted more time with my squad. This trip has been a dream of mine since I was 15 years old, and now it’s being stripped from me? So many thoughts and emotions with little time to process it. We found out on Sunday, and by Tuesday, I was on a plane.
I knew re-entry to the States would be hard after being gone for 8 months, but under these circumstances I knew it would be 1000x harder. Originally, we were going to have a debrief in New York to help prepare us to go home, but as we landed, our organization decided it best that we go home ASAP due to the possibility of more travel restrictions. So, we all had one last night together for goodbyes and see ya laters.
I have now been home for 4 days. It’s been a hard few days adjusting to a new time zone (Asia has been 12-13 hours time difference), trying to process everything that has happened in 8 months, while also catching up (from a distance) with everyone. I still don’t really know what emotions I am feeling, but I ask that you give me grace. I also ask that you pray for me as I am in this re-entry time.
Although it hasn’t ended the way I thought it would, I know that God has a plan. He didn’t bring 500+ missionaries home (and that’s just my organization) for no reason. I believe that revival is breaking out as we help to bring light and Kingdom into our own nation.
-AC
P.S Thank you to every one who has supported me on this journey. I couldn’t have done it without you!
