I’ve been back from my Race 72 days. And completely
on-the-go since then. Road trips and training camps, adjusting and readjusting.
And now, it’s official. This is the longest I have been living in one American
town in the twelve months of my life. Thirteen days. Impressive, eh?
I feel like going off on some tangent about transition.
About making life decisions. About how one small decision after another, one
footstep after another lead somewhere new and completely different, yet so
right. I feel like sharing my thoughts on a note that was handed to me on our
flight back to the States: “Thank you Lord for transition, the most dangerous time
of our lives.� And maybe I will sometime soon. For now, let me just share where
those footsteps have led me.
The town I’ve been living in for the last thirteen days –
Gainesville, Georgia. The small decisions and continual footsteps that have
gotten me to this point – there are so many.
Here’s what I knew while making my “what’s next?� decision:
Service, giving, loving – I want those to be things that
define my life, not a year I experienced.
The World Race – I love the children I got to hold, the words
I got to speak, the stories that became mine. I love the catalyst that this
trip was in my life and want others to have the same chance to live in this
catalyst.
Andi, Jimmy, Jess, Patrice, Ashley, Jenny, Jacob, Erin – These are all people who are serving here in the States. They are the ones who
got me and my squad on the field, encouraged me in the hard times, answered
phone calls at 3am, believed I would find something deeper in my walk of faith,
and so much more. They are all staff at Adventures in Missions.
So here I am. Gainesville, Georgia. My “next steps� have led
me to an apprenticeship with AIM. It’s so good to be here. To be around these
people. To feel something reignited as I get to talk to college students about
their heart to go out to the nations.
Sometimes I stop and think, “This is not normal.� Moving
here less than two months after being home; not having a place to stay for two
weeks, which has turned into five weeks; going back to a life of living off
support. Slightly crazy, eh? (Apparently I hung around too many Canadians last
year with all these ‘eh’s’ that keep popping up.)
Me and some O squad friends at the World Race Training Camp in May
Here’s the sweet, amazing, mind-blowing thing. The Lord
still provides. Here. Ministry still continues. Here. Even though there are
still many people I want to see and sit down with and catch up on life with,
there have been overflowing blessings of people to live life with in
Gainesville. I have a place to stay for the five weeks I don’t have my own home.
And again, the Lord is bringing me people to partner with me financially in
this ministry. It’s so good!
As I’m working with
AIM to get more college students out on the field, I’m also working to raise
the financial support needed to live life in Gainesville. I would love, and
need, more people to partner with me in this ministry. The “Support Me!� tab on
the left side of the page will lead to a donation page. I’m looking for
ministry partners to donate $25, $50 or $75 a month. Any and all support is greatly appreciated!
