I know this is crazy! I mean your talking 11 months traveling to 11 different countries. Your talking about 11 months away from family, and friends. Your talking about putting your life on pause for 11 months. Or am I really putting my life on pause? As I’ve discussed this opportunity with many friends and mentors the thought of putting my life on pause has come up. At first I thought about it, and sure maybe my life is on pause. I’m pausing my life to start a career, to be on my own, to start doing what “adults” should be doing at my age. Finding a job, finding a house, paying your own bills; all the fundamentals of being an adult. But if you really ask me if I’m pausing my life, Id counter and ask you what does that mean to you?
I know going on this trip means I will not a have a salary base job for a year. Going on this trip means I won’t be able to do grow and further my career as a designer and photographer. This trip will take me away from friends and family for a year. But does this really mean I’m “pausing” my life? Going on this adventure to me, means I’m growing in a completely different way that not many people have the opportunity to grow. Going on this adventure that has been put before me will introduce me to a world I’ve never seen before and I get to share that with people who live in different parts of the United States. Going on this journey will show things I’ve only seen in magazines and newspapers. So no, I’m not pausing my life. Im growing my life. I will be seeing things, experiencing things, and sharing things that I cant find in the backyard.
I got into this because, before I found out about the World Race I was very confused on what I was supposed to be doing. I felt that all my friends knew where to go and what God has called them do. And I was asking what does God want me to do? I was praying so hard everyday. I was seeing all my friends do amazing things and I was just sitting around taking pictures. But then the World Race fell into my lap and I knew that this is where God wanted me to go. I knew that the second I heard of them, this was it. And now Im going on my very first mission trip for 11 months! This showed me even more how great God is and how even when you feel nothing is going on in your life that being faithful one day at a time will show you what God wants you to do.
I got into this because I love to serve. I’m not doing this to get attention, or to say my path is greater than yours. Im doing this because this is where God wants me to be, and this is where He wants to go. I’m meant to serve. If I wasn’t scared or nervous about this trip then this wouldnt be for me.
