One day. That’s all I have before I leave for the World Race. It has come so quickly, yet it also feels like I have been prepping for this for SO long and it’s finally here!
I have been so overwhelmed by the love and support I have received throughout this entire process. All of the support, through donations, prayer, friendships. I will share a few ways that I have been so blessed these past few weeks.
A few of my closest friends threw me a surprise going away party. I cried.
On my last day at work, my boss and all of my coworkers surprised me by donating to my trip. I cried.
My older sister gave me a gift for Christmas (from my nephew, Thayor). A necklace with the state of New Jersey and the letter T, so that I will always remember my nephew everywhere I go. I cried.
My older brother and my sister-in-law announced that they are pregnant! So I’ll be getting a new niece/nephew in July!
I went to lunch with my close friend, Sarah, and we were able to just talk about life and share openly with one another what is going on in our lives, being real and vulnerable. So very thankful for her friendship.
SO many good things are happening, but leaving home is not easy. There are many things that I am missing out on over the next year, but living a life of abandonment is what I am being called to, no matter how hard that may seem at times. So to the things I will be missing.
I will be missing weddings.. and lots of them.. two of which I’m supposed to be in. Which is SO hard. But God is calling me to devote this time to serving Him, no matter the cost.
I will be missing the birth of my new nephew/niece. Due in July, so maybe he/she will be born on my birthday!
My little brother becomes a teenager! 13.. wow how time has flown by.
Holidays, friends, family, trips, the comforts of America.
By sharing these things I am not saying “oh wow look at me and all that I’m giving up” but I am saying that because of Christ and what He is calling me to do, I get to leave these things behind, take up my cross, and follow Him. I cannot wait to go and share the Gospel, to reach people, to build relationships, live in community, to become bolder in my faith, and pursue holiness, and SO many other things.
This is going to be an intense year and I cannot wait. People keep asking me if I am ready, and I can say without hesitation (besides the fact that my bag isn’t totally packed yet) that YES I am SO SO SO ready to go on this crazy mission that He has called me to.
Quick update on fundraising, I am 63% funded, so I still need to raise about $6500 to be fully funded! God is faithful and has continued to provide.
Thank you to all of my supporters, so excited to take you on this journey with me. Happy New Year to YOU! Here’s to what God has in store for 2019.
