It’s official. I’m doing it. After three years of praying, thinking, and wondering, God said “go”. He never gives us desires that He won’t fulfill in His time, and I really felt Him speaking into my desire to embark on the World Race. My own plans were to graduate college and then go, but in obedience, I’m choosing to follow His path and trust His timing.
It’s crazy how God has been preparing me for this. During the summer, I was an intern in Haiti for a month. It seems like a short amount of time, but God showed me that really strong bonds, familiarity with culture, and lots of growth can happen in a month. And now I get to do it 11 more times. 11 more opportunities to learn a new language, immerse myself in another culture, and push my fears in order to advance the Kingdom.
I have huge heart for missions, and I’ve been many places around the world, but my heart for the World Race is different. My love for travel goes way deeper than seeing new places. God has put the desire in my heart to see the world so I can have a better understanding and develop deeper empathy for His people. Ultimately, I’ll be able to serve others better by knowing their culture and how God moves within them and around them. God’s heart is strewn around the world in many ways, and what better way to know God than to seek after His heart through missions?
I am very excited for God to move in such a huge way.
