When I signed up for the race I scoured the blogs. I read every packing list I could find and each blog that had a decent title. I came across a blog of a guy who went on the race with no personal money and thought it would be a cool challenge and an awesome way to see God move. Ultimately I thought that would also suck. I only thought about what I would miss out on and knew how hard it would be.
Little did I know what he would have for me.
Month 2, Swaziland, February. I was notified that my card was cancelled due to the Target fraud in November and I immediately had them send me a new card. It took three separate phone calls, an address change and a couple headaches to get the card to my home in Louisiana. My mom then mailed it right to AIM so they could bring it at the next debrief… at the end of month 4-Nepal. So for two and a half months Misti was my bank. Mom would send her grandma money and we would make it work.
You would think I might ask God about that situation and why it was so ridiculously hard to get a seemingly simple thing to work.
Fast forward to Thailand, I have had my card for 3 ish weeks and my card disappears. It was in my wallet one day and gone the next. I retraced steps, I asked at places I had gone, I searched our house and asked every person possible. I decided to wait to cancel, assuming it would appear.
It did not.
I had planned on using Shelby as my bank this go around, since Misti was going home. The next day an ATM ate Shelby’s card. Shelby and I both felt God saying we were entering a season of living on faith. Basically we just trust God to provide and watch him do so through things other than personal cash.
This is hard.
I got an opportunity to be on a team with my sister Kristin for the first 4 months and I watched her struggle and obey as God told her to live by faith-it’s not easy. Now here I am having to do the same thing. I constantly assure my team I have no expectations- I don’t want them to float me until Jesus gives me my money back.
So this is the journey I am on. I am entering this season until he tells me not to. I will wait on him, as long as he needs me to.
There have been a couple incidents lately that have confirmed- like ridiculous and unexplainable. I know as I lean into this he is going to show me some cool things. I can’t wait to share with you what he does!!
Please keep Shelby and I in your prayers as we walk this out with him.
