It’s officially month 6 of the race. Time seems to be speeding by but standing still at the same time. The World Race is a time warp I’m convinced. Over the last month and half a great deal has changed; countries, teams, schedules, food, sleeping arrangements, cultures, and saying goodbye to our amazing alumni squad leaders.
Over the last 5 months, I feel like I have learned and grown more than I could have imagined. I thought to myself:
“okay, I feel good, I’ve grown enough, my relationship with God has never been stronger and I’m walking in more confidence of who He created me to be.
So what else is there to do these next 5 months left on the race?”
Oh man, was there more. As I’ve moved from different teams I’ve quickly realized the best thing I can do for people is to pray; to surrender things to the Lord and be in continual prayer for my friends, family, and ministry. I don’t know why this is something that isn’t easier for me to do. Maybe, it’s the advocate in me or the helper but if my relationship with the Lord is as strong as I say it is then I should know God can do far more than I could do.
The practice of continual prayer as a way of life has been transformative. I’ve seen changes in my family since I’ve surrendered fixing and replaced it with surrender and prayer. I’ve seen miracles happen when I’ve stopped doing and started praying.
Just yesterday the team I am with decided to sit in expectant, big, risky, prayer for the ministry we are with. We prayed that the orphanage we are with can get mattresses for the kids so they all have beds, we prayed that the kids could get shoes so they wouldn’t get anymore infections on their feet, we prayed that the lice would go away from their heads and we prayed for a revival in Cambodia.
Hearing these women of God speak things aloud to our Heavenly Father lifted my spirit. It gave me energy and life that I needed as we hit the middle of the race. This race isn’t a sprint but a marathon. We are at the point of the race where we are looking down at our feet asking ourselves do we have anymore to give?
After we sat in prayer I opened my bible to Luke 10 where I placed a sticky note with a quote.
The quote said:
“I stood with my arms outstretched thanking the Lord for the life that I live. I realized that I was born for a radical life. I was born to set captives free from bondage of the world. I realized how madly in love I was with the Creator of the world. I realized that my life was Luke 10 and I never wanted it to be any different.”
I’ve read this quote before but this time when I read it, it resonated with me differently. This quote articulates what the race has looked like for us. I now have gotten a glimpse of why in Luke 10 it says:
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few”
This race isn’t easy but I can tell you it’s worth it.
Only 15 minutes after praying for those things for the children at the orphanage we heard the lunch bell ring and we walk over to the kitchen but what we find isn’t lunch. It is smiling children receiving new sandals for their feet. The joy, smiles and tears experienced in that moment is something I won’t ever forget.
My Father knew what I needed to keep running the race strong
Here is a video from the first 2 weeks spent in Cambodia with Team Sco Ducks. We were working with a school and church called BCI International School. enjoy!
