World Race Prep

– Reading up on the different cultures/countries
-Try some new foods
-Start living in a tent in my backyard
– Hand-wash ALL of my clothes
-Immerse myself in a certain section of town where all that's spoken in Spanish
-Take showers in the rain or with the garden hose
-Get my huge list of required shots

This all sounds like complete craziness right? I don't think I can prepare myself for what I am to face. I don't think I can expect anything for sure. I can do this entire list of things and more, but it probably just comes down to experiencing the journey first-hand.

I can look to other people that I'm supposed to go on this journey with and think. Wow, they are so much more prepared than I am. Then I have to think back and know that since this is something that God has called me to do, I have to trust him and know that he has prepared me already. He knows what I am capable of, even more so than I do. 

So while trying to ready myself beforehand can be a good thing, it can also teach me to have expections. For this trip, I don't want to expect anything. I want God to blow my mind with what he has planned. I'm not saying that I won't do some majoring studying before I leave…but I won't be thinking I'm ready for anything after I do all those things. 

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." – Proverbs 3:5-6