This is the beginning of the end of, well…. my life. I, a 20 year old college student, thought I had it all planned out. I made it to one of the highest levels of athletics -division one swimming. I was also on track to get accepted into medical school with a solid gpa and extra curricular activities under my belt. With just a year more of undergrad studies, I was flying. But was I happy and content with where I was in my life? Not one bit, I found my self praying over and over again, “Lord, show me.” Man oh man let me tell you, you have to be careful with what you pray because wow did Jesus ever show me. All that was left for me to do was say yes!
So here I am, days away from training camp and weeks from actually launching. I am wildly behind my other teammates. In my human strength, I doubt how this will ever come together. But wait, hold up, the Lord called me to this so He would be unfaithful not to provide for me. Now that changes things. I am standing on His promises and completely in faith/ peace with this whole situation. All in all, I am not one bit nervous, I am ecstatic to see how God is going to provide!
But I am also trying to be raw with all the people who will see me embark on this trip. It has not been easy. I had to say goodbye to my swim team, my coaches, and my room mates. I will soon have to say goodbye to my family and my dogs. It is tough to leave your life behind, let me tell you. But I am trusting in God’s bigger and better plan for my life. Thank you all for the support that you have already showed me! It has been amazing to see how even though this news is saddening, you all embrace it and say “Go Brook, you can do this.”
P.S. I am also radically stoked to go buy a backpack, so I’ll tell you how that goes!
