Hey ya’ll! Welcome to my lil blog about a lil thing called the World Race Gap Year:) I’m so humbled and happy that you’re here! To start things off, I wanted to share a few things about myself, and how Abba has been so faithful to His promises to me. I
For starters, I grew up in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. It’s an itty bitty town, covered and smothered in southern baptist churches. I grew up in a house that believed in Jesus, so we went to a church in town. I was diagnosed with severe spectrum anxiety when I was 3 years old, so my childhood is one of a lot of nights in Mom’s bed, and lots of teary school drop-offs. I remember being so confused at why a loving God would make me so different. As I grew older, I was more involved in my church, and in 7th grade was introduced into the youth group. It was then that I really started to think about this man called Jesus Christ, and who He really was. At the age of 14, God revealed my calling to be a missionary. Through scripture, prayer, and wise council, Abba called me to go in His name and share His gospel. Not intimidating at all, right?
When I was 15 years old, my parents, who were prominent members of our church, announced their divorce. To say this rocked my world is a nasty understatement. My world crumbled around me. No church leaders called or texted me to check up. My sisters and I were left alone to handle the pain of this experience. Going into my senior year of high school, I had decided to part ways with Jesus. How could a good God allow my life to break apart? How could a loving church ignore my pain, and not contact me?
It was at the end of my junior year that Jesus grabbed my hands once more, and brought me back into His embrace that I had so fervently run away from. I began to experience Jesus. Not just pray to Him on Sundays and sing about Him on Wednesday’s, but truly experience Him. His sweetness to me. His goodness for me. I fell in love with my Abba.
I then attended Liberty University, with God miraculously providing the funds. It taught me so many things, but most of all taught me that on campus life was not where I was meant to be. So, after my freshman year, I transferred to Liberty University Online. I started working as an intern at First Baptist Church of Waldorf Maryland, and fell in love with the people. After seeking God and praying constantly to glorify Him how He wanted me to, I was offered a job as a pre-school teacher at the church’s school. So, I moved to Maryland to do full-time ministry, full-time teaching, and full-time school. And let me tell you, my heart is glowing with joy every moment. Not because my life is perfect, but because abba is allowing me to praise Him every second.
Now, as God opens this new door for me to walk through in about 10 months, I am overly excited, extremely nervous, and irrevocably humbled by His faithfulness. He is so so good, isn’t He? As I continue on this journey, I hope you will continue to read my blogs, pray for my team and I, and give monetarily to my mission. I am so amazed at our Abba, and giving my life to Him to use for His glory is all I will ever need. He is my everything, and I hope I can show others around the world that He can be theirs, too.
