I’ve been far less vigilant in sharing stories from this race than my first. Ultimately, i have a laundry list of reasons why thats the case but it all boils down to priorities.
This world race america thing moves at what feels like lightning speed. The second we get in any way acclimated to a place, we are on the move again. Sometimes even before I’ve acclimated. We are constantly trying to serve, steward relationships well, intercede, do whats needed to be a healthy team, the list truly goes on and on. And up to this point the thing that’s fallen to the wayside is communication back home.
I’m writing to tell you that God is moving. He is active in the states. There are many ways I expected to see Him move over seas and I’ve seen that happening more on this journey than the first.
It’s been a challenging few months but theres been so much good and growth and connection. I’ll be posting stories from the last few months over the next couple of weeks to catch up, so prepare… I may be blowin up your inbox but once I catch up it’ll slow down again… Maybe?
For now, here’s a super-minimal snapshot of the last few months. The following is an overview of the cities that I’ve stayed in and what ministry has looked like. There are 38 in total over the last 5 months and we’ve stayed in each place for anywhere from a few hours to 9 days.
Gainesville- launch/training
Asheville- homeless shelter/v-squad meet up
Black mountain- moved the church/panel/relationships
Charlotte- teammates fam/v-squad meet up
Aiken- prayer/alum relationships
Gainesville- v-squad meet up/B-squad meet up
Columbus- alum/painting the church
Columbus- family
Orlando- Send conference
Cocoa beach- family
Pcb- samaritans purse disaster relief
Birmingham- homeless/church/teammates family
Pensacola-debrief/youth group/car wash
Houston- discipleship/teaching
Katy- teammates family
Lake charles- church partnership/alum
Lake travis- alum connection
Austin- foster care/alum/atl/prayer/homeless/visit friends/v-squad meet up
Waco- prayer
Bonham- prayer/healing/food pantry/encouragement/lockin/alum
Pecan gap- prayer/speaking at churches
Nocona- teammates family/speaking at church
Pawnee- prayer/alum/kids church/camp work
Amarillo- teammates family and community/small group
Glorietta- camp work/prayer/alum/v-squad meet up
Grand canyon- prayer/team
Flagstaff- new team goals
Kanab- rest/adventure
Cedar city- prayer/evangelism/alum
Laughlin- rest/adventure
Phoenix- alum family/prayer/visit friends/food pantry/evangelism
Westminster- relationships/evangelism/prayer/worship/alum
Carlsbad- regroup and recenter/alum & family/evangelism/prayer/homeless/pb&j San Diego- camping in a strangers front yard on her birthday
Indio- teammates fam/team reunion
Toluca Lake- Houses of prayer/evangelism/worship/Skid Row
Sequoia/Kings Canyon/Yosemite National parks- on the way to next location-BLESSING
Sacramento- Debrief with leadership and entire team/dinner with neighbors
Miss y’all lots & love you more!
Dad, i’m good.
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