This is a pretty common blog topic to racers here, but sometimes life here isn’t always what it looks like-sunshine, laughter, and picking flowers with sweet friends 24/7. Sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes you don’t want to wake up at 7am and climb out of your tent. Sometimes the rain soaks everything you own, causing a mold and mildew outbreak across the campsite. This is a struggle almost everyone here faces: choosing to see the good in everyday life.
Something specific to my own personality is that I am struggling with being served. I have had a job since I was 16, and pride myself a lot in working hard. Now, I do not have a job and follow a schedule everyday and eat only when I am served. This is *vulnerable* but it makes me feel helpless. If you are familiar with the enneagrams, I am an eight through and through. I am slowly starting to realize how intentional God is with putting me here. I found my identity in providing for myself and doing my own thing. He has literally stripped me of everything and is forcing me to lean only on him. I am coming to the conclusion that my identity is found in Christ and in Christ alone. It is a process, but I’ll get there!
Our lessons this week were centered around culture. My favorite. Jesus spent 30 years of his life living in the Jewish community until he started his ministry. I can spend some time in Gainesville, GA learning all that I can to be more effective in furthering the kingdom. Culture is such a broad topic and I could go on and on about it for forever so PLEASE feel free to email/text/call and I would love to chat about everything related to sharing the Gospel based on different cultures. We have to take our “American Lenses” off, the bible applies to everyone in different ways!!
Anyways please keep me in your prayers, we are leaving for Louisiana on October 24th and not returning to the base here until November 7th. Hurricane relief!!
[email protected] is my email!!
(936)553-7158 is my number, though I am mostly only on my phone in the evenings and weekends.
