This is a harder blog to write… if you’ve read my previous blog, you’d know that I was sent home due to illness back at the beginning of December during our layover in New Jersey. I did not travel to Ethiopia with the rest of the squad. Over the course of the next month God was really speaking to my heart and I began asking the hard questions of why I was sent home and what did it all mean. I began to pray about what God truly wanted for me in this next season. Questioning what obedience really looked like. Ultimately I decided that I would not be returning to the race to finish the duration of the trip. It was a really hard conclusion to come to but I have had so much peace about it and that is all I can ask for. I have nothing against The World Race, it is a wonderful organization that God is moving through all over the world, I just felt like it is not for me in this season. This most definitely not a spur of the moment decision, I prayed about it and sought a lot of counsel, so please don’t think I just “quit” without weighing all the options. Now, if you have donated towards my fundraising I bet you’re wondering what happens to your money. The money that I didn’t “use” goes towards a fund that benefits all the world racers in general. Nobody is profiting off of me leaving the race, it is still benefiting The Kingdom which is our number one goal whether I use it or not.
My current plan is to work full time and save money, and ultimately trust God with the next steps. It has taken an act of God to get me this far and I know He’s not done with me so I will continue to pray for more acts of Him. Please continue to pray for me as I navigate this next chapter, pray for strength and wisdom specifically. Continue to pray for Squad W as they do the work God has called them to do. If you have any questions or want to hear more in depth reasoning, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I would love to sit down over coffee and tell you all everything God has taught me through this whole experience. I am truly thankful for every lesson, every high and every low this season has brought me. I have learned so much and have grown so much in this season and I am so grateful for everything The World Race did for me. The relationships I got out of it and the experiences I will never forget. It has been such an adventure and I know God is so faithful through it all. Thank you for following along, and for supporting me through it all. Specifically, I’d like to thank my parents for being so on board with all of it since the beginning. You guys have been nothing but supportive and you have stood in the gap for me when things got hard, and celebrated with me when things were good. You both are the cheerleaders everyone needs and I am so blessed to be your daughter. Because of this experience I have realized the love I have for writing, so since I won’t be blogging here anymore, if you’d like to continue reading about my walk with the Lord, and what it’s like to be a young christian female, I will be starting a new blog soon!
Truly from the bottom of my heart, thank you all for everything. From funds, to prayers I am forever indebted to every single one of you and I will continue to pray for so many blessings over y’all and your families. Continue to keep your “yes” on the table and run after Jesus as fast as you can. Even if your life is looking so far from what you planned, Jesus is still King and He is still on the throne. Here’s to starting new chapters and closing really good ones.
“If the wind goes where you send it… so will I”
