On the World Race, I expect to…

  • get to know Jesus on a whole new level and rely on Him like never before
  • bawl my eyes out because I miss my family, boyfriend, and dog
  • have major stomach issues
  • become a vegetarian by the time the race is over
  • cry when leaving each country because I'll miss the new family I met there (crying seems to be a common theme here…)
  • be more annoyed with people than I've ever been in my life, but also have them become my best friends
  • miss my bro and all our stupid antics like mad
  • have my heart broken by the poverty and suffering that much of the world experiences on a daily basis
  • read the Bible cover to cover
  • get a major sunburn (or a few)
  • really miss Tar Heel basketball season
  • experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows
  • see the Holy Spirit at work in a tangible way
  • get used to long, uncomfortable (let's be honest – hellacious), bus rides
  • throw up in every country (please God no)
  • see people accepting Jesus and experiencing the ultimate joy
  • eat some crazy ish
  • be scared out of my mind at times
  • be called out for my crap and work on my faults
  • stop caring about "stuff"
  • look like a complete scrub with frizzed out hair and no makeup
  • take a bajillion trillion pictures
  • understand what's truly important and what isn't
  • stop trying to control things and just trust Jesus
  • get a tattoo
  • finally grasp that God is REALLY with me…all the time…no matter what
  • be extremely glad in the end to have stepped out in faith to what God has called me to do