By the time you read this, in the
last three weeks, I will have slept in 7 beds, been in 4 different cities,
served alongside our teams at 3 elderly homes, 2 hospitals, 2 orphanages, multiple
churches, a school, a park, and the city dump. I have had feedback with teams, one on ones with leaders,
heart to hearts, cried out spirit filled prayers, spoken life and
encouragement, shared scripture, entered into hard conversations, been
challenged by my co-leaders, and grown in the Lord. I have never felt more alive than I do now, even more than
on my original race. This is what He
created me to do. He has taken me
out, yet again, to bring me closer to Him. As excited and blessed as I am to be
in this season, I am exhausted on all accounts. Spiritually, physically, and emotionally exhausted and its
still our first month.
I can’t do this in my own
strength. It would be absolutely
impossible. But I think that is
precisely the point, to be completely dependent on God to carry me
through. I am learning more and
more what it is to give more of myself than I thought possible. God is shattering what I thought my
limits were because He is limitless, a deep well to draw from, my source of
sustenance and strength.
My co leaders, Mac, Hope, and I,
pray Philippians 2 over each other to start each day. Our prayer looks
something like this:
“Lord, let us be united today
through your love and by your spirit.
Let us not do anything out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather,
in humility, value each other above ourselves, looking not to our own
interests, but to the interest of others.
Father, help us have the same mindset of Christ, who made himself
nothing taking the very nature of a servant. Lord, help us do everything
without grumbling or arguing so we can shine like stars in the sky among our
squad and in this world. Even
as we are bring poured out like a drink offering, let us be glad and rejoice in
you!�
Even as we are being poured out
like a drink offering… For the first time in my life, I feel like I know what
that feels like. Just when I feel
like I have nothing left to give, not a drop left in me, God fills the bottom
of my basin a little bit more leaving me with just enough to go a little further
than I thought possible. It is a
constant process of being filled and pouring out, completely dependent on
drawing from the depths of who God is.
The beauty is that God is constant and always shows up to carry us
though. I am learning to trust Him
more, to rest in His presence, take comfort in His promises, and move boldly
foreword in faith knowing He is right there with me.
Do you have any areas of your life you are desperate for God to show
up in? Is God showing you an area
of your life where He is asking you to give more than you thought possible? I
pray that you too can get out of your comfort zone and be poured out like a
drink offering so you know the beauty of dependence on Him.
Precious Gustavo, at an orphanage in Puerto Barrios. We are praying this little
guy can gain some weight to receive surgery for his cleft palate!
Photo Credit for both above: Robin Brooks www.robinbrooks.theworldrace.org
Robin is a talented photographer on our squad. Blessed she shared her photos!
Juan Carlos at the Abuelo house in Antigua was quite the charmer. He kissed my hand and called me the ultimate beauty (Having technical difficulties, I couldn’t get the pic to turn)
With some adorable girls at a school in Puerto Barrios after preforming a skit and singing songs! They were SO CUTE
Walking in Antigua with Brittney, Hope, and Kelly 🙂 Love these girls!
Photo Credit: Mac Mitchell, my talented Co Leader!
