It has been a while since my last blog. Ive actually written multiple blogs that I intended to post when I got the chance to, but I just decided to write this one as a brief overview. My first month on the race in J-Bay was a dream. I was challenged and stretched in many ways. I never knew how much fun leaving my comfort zone was! Seeing my squad grow and come closer together has been awesome. Im building relationships that I believe will last a lifetime, and not just people on my squad but with locals as well. Leaving J-Bay wasn’t easy. For my team and one other team on my squad this was our last time there. My team and one of the other girls team will be living in Johannesburg doing evangelism for our last month and a half here in South Africa, while the other teams go back to J-Bay. Im excited for the new chapter ahead, but also sad to split from my squad. A few days ago my squad and I traveled 17 hours on a bus to Pretoria for an event called the Awakening. The Awakening was basically a meetup with another squad that was serving in Swaziland. It was very nice to see new faces and learn from their experiences. I am now currently still in Pretoria for what the World Race calls “debrief”. It’s basically a week off of ministry with the squad where we look back on the first month and reflect on situations and challenges we went through. But at the same time it’s a very chill week where we get a lot of time to relax. My squad was blessed with a beautiful hostel in a beautiful city. Unfortunately, we are dealing with a pretty bad lice crisis right now! This week is the last week I will see most of my squad until Ecuador in about a month and a half. I know that in my time away from them God will really work wonders in my life and further my relationship with him, so Im pretty excited about that! Evangelism is scary, but the other day I was reading in James 1 and came across a passage that talks about how God gives us wisdom when we trust in him. So when I feel like what I have to say isn’t impactful enough, I can remember that God will speak through me.
Some of you may not know that I am not yet fully funded for my journey. I still need $3170. I just ask from you guys that if you feel led to help fund me on my journey that would be so incredibly helpful and a huge weight off my back while on the field! I ask that you pray about it as well before making the decision! No amount is too little!
God bless you all!
