Hey everyone!
I just wanted to give an update about what’s going on in my life and what my plans are for the future and some of the questions that I seem to be getting a lot lately. I figured it would be easier if I were to post about these things but feel free to message me if you have questions about literally ANYTHING!
Where am I?: I am home in North Carolina with my family. Most of you know that I came home a few months early from the race due to the virus and since then, I have been enjoying life with friends and family here!
What I am learning currently? Right now, the Lord has really been placing privilege on my heart. This is something that has been going around on the news a lot lately and something that my heart has personally been broken by. Something the Lord told me as I was driving yesterday is that before I can understand how truly privileged I am in regards to POC, I have to understand how I am privileged in regards to the world. I heard news about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and am at a loss for words. As I was praying for this country, the Lord told me to pray for the family/person/group that would start a revival in Yemen. I prayed for their safety, their physical needs, and their spiritual walk. I prayed that they would ultimately be reliant upon Jesus for all they need. As I prayed this, the Lord showed me something that showed the beginning of my privileged life. I grew up with not only food, water, and a roof over my head but an abundance of each of those yet here I was praying that someone who had nothing would start a revival. I believed it for them and still do. As I thought about it more, I was overwhelmed with sadness. How can I be fully provided for physically yet struggle to share the gospel, let alone start a revival? I have all that I need and more yet I do not love people as much as I should; and I don’t mean tolerating them. I mean intentionally loving and encouraging them. I am continuing to pray for the crisis in Yemen and the social climate of our country and world and I am continuing to pray for myself. I pray that I do not simply say the right things for others to here, but rather, in my own time look at my thoughts. There is so much that I want to share about my thoughts but for the sake of my readers, I am going to end this topic here… hopefully soon I can share more of my heart on this topic :).
What are my future plans? Sooo… I am going to be going back to the field to be leading a team of gap year racers for 3.5 months!! I am so excited about this opportunity and would love for your prayers as I enter this new season! I will be launching at the end of August and going to Georgia! Due to Covid-19, we are not going to be going overseas but rather to Gainsville Georgia and working with U.S. ministries to spur on the hope of Jesus in the States. When I was on my race in India, the Lord gave me a dream that I would be team leading and I got confirmation after confirmation about this. Also while I was in India, the Lord showed me my heart for the states. Before the race, I wanted nothing to do with living in America for my future. The Lord started showing me the brokenness in the U.S. and the need for him here. When He showed me this, I was confused on why He would send me to another country if I could speak English and could understand the culture here. Obviously, the Lord knew His plan more than I did and was already working that out. So yeah, I am super excited to be sharing the love of Jesus in Georgia!
Thank you so much for reading! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and I would love to answer them!
