”And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6
As the tears stroll down my cheeks, tears of joy that is, I am nostalgically looking back on this year. Yesterday was my last full day of set ministry on The World Race. While I still have a few days left of being on The World Race, which will be spent as a few days of celebration with my squad, I have to look at yesterday as my last day of what I came to do this year.
This year was so much more than the growth that I experienced, but more so the people that I came to know. I’ve looked at each individual these past few months with a new set of eyes, because I see the beauty in which each person carries with them. I see the beauty in having less and I see the beauty of having more. I see the beauty of being a child and I see the beauty of being an adult. My heart could explode with the amount of beauty I’ve seen this year that has changed my life.
I wish I could tell you all of the many amazing things about this year in one single blog post or email, but I can’t. There will be stories from this year that I will be telling for a much longer time than one single year. One thing I can tell you though is that this year not only changed my life, but I am fully certain I have had the opportunity, if even only for a second, to show people around the world love.
When I said ‘yes’ to going on The World Race I said ‘yes’ to being a crutch for the broken. I said ‘yes’ to laughing and running around in circles with children. I said ‘yes’ to living fully in the joy of the Lord, to be able to offer that same joy to those I have met this year.
I said ‘yes’ to a lifetime of adventure to where this is only the beginning. If it’s one thing I know, I know that this is not the end. This is just a small piece of the bigger picture. When I said ‘yes’ I didn’t just say ‘yes’ to eleven months of my life, but to the rest of my life to whole-heartedly love more than just myself.
