It has been almost a year since I have been excepted to go on the Race….and it is finally here. I leave in roughly 5 days to go to 11 different countries in 11 months. How does this make me feel? When I first got accepted to go on the Race I was so overwhelmed with joy that I could not stop talking about it. I never really put into consideration who and what I would be leaving behind for a year. But now it is all coming down and hitting me in the face. YES I am so excited to be bringing the Kingdom of God to the lost but I can't ignore the fact that my heart is hurting right now.
People keep telling me to not be anxious….that isn't what I am feeling. I'm sad for what I will be missing in this next year to come. And I think that is an ok feeling to have, if not I would be worried about the relationships I have back here and how deeply rooted they are in my life. I love my friends, I love my family, I love my boyfriend, and I am leaving that all behind for a year.
As happy as I am to be heading to the Dominican Republic, I am also sad and heart broken because I know that life isn't going to stop within this next year and selfishly I don't want people to live life without me. I know that everyone back at home with be praying for me and rooting for me and my heart leaps with joy at the thought of coming back home in a year and seeing where God has been leading people. I guess this blog is more about telling people how much I am going to miss them in this next year. How much they mean to me and how much I will be praying for them and thinking of them as I am thousands of miles away. I love you all and thank you for supporting me to be able to partake of this journey!
Also for supporters information, I am still around $2,000 away from being fully funded! Praise God for providing for me and I have faith the rest is going to be provided! Thank you all once again for making this journey a reality!
