a couple Sundays ago, Allie, Schuylar, Katie and I hopped in the car at 7am as Guido (our host this month) headed out of Arequipa and off towards the desert. throughout the drive, Katie and I sang along to the fifteen song worship cd that plays EVERY time we get in the car and marveled at the beauty of the snowcapped mountains that surrounded the desert. we talked about how cool it was that we were singing about Gods glory while looking out at such beauty and how crazy it was that this was our life.
about an hour and a half into our drive, I realized that I didn’t know what our destination was. I looked at Katie and asked, “ummm, where are we going?” she gave the answer I was expecting…”I don’t know.” we laughed and I said my most widely used phrase the last four months, “#itstheworldrace.”
looking back on the last month, and really the race in general, this car ride is how I’ve been living life. I live each month not knowing anything about what next month will hold, but knowing that He has a plan and it will end well.
I can see how He’s proved faithful in this, even just in Peru. we painted a church in a 10,000 person desert town…we finished two days earlier than we were anticipated to. so, we arrived on a Thursday morning ready to do what The Lord had for us, completely unaware of what that was gonna be. as we arrived, the seminar that had been in the church we painted was teacherless. naturally, the pastor asked if we wanted to share anything with the church. my first thought was to start praying that Sandra, a girl on our team who I know has the gift of prophecy and hears from The Lord, would receive a word to share with them. immediately, I heard – why not you? (at the end of last month we were asked something that we wanted to press into this month, regardless of how uncomfortable it made us feel. I’ve been told by my team that prophecy is something I should pray into, and something I had considered before…so that’s what I chose.) as soon as I heard “why not you,” I knew exactly what I was supposed to say and The Lord presented me with an awesome opportunity to be obedient and share the story of Hannah and Samuel. all because I entered the day planless and asking for His.
the next day, we went out and looked for people to talk to. we prayed The Lord would lead where he wanted. we ended up getting to share the gospel and have conversations with a Jehovah’s Witness and former Morman and invited them to the church we’ll be at on Sunday. over and over this last week I’ve seen His hand in everyday life when I have no idea where I’m going or what I’m supposed to be doing. from everything to sharing about Him to even just in little things – like being in the right place with Schuylar with an hour of free time and getting to talk about things that had been heavy on our hearts. He’s so intentional and always has a plan.
I usually don’t know where I’m going or what I’m supposed to be doing, but I do know I want to live my whole life like that car ride – so enthralled by worshipping Him and noticing His creation, that i get lost and end up where He wants me. I want to live without an agenda so I can adopt His.
we’ve had a really great month and we head out tomorrow to go up to Lima to spend a few days debriefing with our whole squad. we’re also pretty sure that team changes are happening this weekend…so, a lot of things will be changing. as much as I love my team, I am trusting that the Lord knows what He’s doing and am excited to see how it all plays out. thanks for praying, reading and loving me…as soon as I know what next month in Ecuador looks like, I’ll share!
