Hello from Lesotho!
I’m sorry for the radio silence for the last few weeks. There’s been a lot of ups and downs, a lot of waiting, and a lot of a lot of things really.
We have been in Mokhotlong, Lesotho for a little over two weeks now and our team is paired with the International Harvesters this month, which consists of Justin, Tessie, Jenny, Mia, and Lucas. So, a mix of familiar names and some new ones.
Its month ten of our eleven month trek across the world and I feel like I’ve done a decent job of sharing what this year of my life has looked like with you. I’ve shared some of the really amazing stories, but I’ve also been very real with you about where I’m at. I’m human, and as such I go through different seasons just like the rest of us.
So, in keeping with tradition, I wanted to let you all in on where I’m at right now.
Even before coming to Lesotho, the Lord had me in a period of waiting. And waiting, as we all know, is hard.
I had a lot of questions, and still do, about what my future is going to look like. Yes, G42 is the next big step, but what about the three months in between?
What king of job will I get? I sold my truck, so how am I going to get around? What will community look like? Where do I even start with fundraising again? What will the transition look like?
All of these questions in my own mind can feel overwhelming. I’m about to come off a year that has looked so incredibly different from anything I have ever experienced and I don’t want to go back to “normal” life.
What the Lord has continually brought me back to is surrendering all the questions, all the everything, to Him. On my own I can’t figure it all out, but I praise God that He already has a plan. That His heart is always good and I can trust Him with my future.
I spoke at church a few Sunday’s ago about being in the waiting and trusting God to fulfill His promises. The scripture the Lord gave me was basically all of 1 Samuel.
He reminded me of the story of David and how he was anointed to be king long before it actually happened. About how, even when Saul was trying to kill him, he did not retaliate. David, instead of taking things into his own hands, trusted the Lord to fulfill His promises. (Read 1 Samuel)
We cannot do this life on our own, and I don’t even want to try to plan things without the Lord. His plans and His timing are always SO much better than ours.
Like I said, it’s month ten. I’ve still got loads of questions. I miss my family. I miss alone time. I miss good Mexican food.
But I know when this is over, I’m going to miss all the travel (well, maybe not the 24 hour bus rides…), all the ministry, all the people, my squad, and so many other things about the Race.
At the end of the day, I may be in the waiting, but I am absolutely certain that God will take care of it all. I am absolutely certain that He still has amazing things planned for the next 1.5 months.
I want to leave you with this…
When you are in the waiting, do you choose to surrender everything to the Lord and trust Him to provide, or do you try to take things into your own hands? Do you trust Him with your future?
Give it all to Him, friends, I promise He won’t disappoint.
With great love,
Chels
I’ll be back in Texas on December 3rd! If you would like to chat about what this year has looked like, all the amazing things God has done, G42, or really anything else, feel free to email me at [email protected].
Until then, please join me in prayer as I finish this season and move into the next. If you feel lead to support me on the next leg of my journey at G42, you can donate here. Scroll down until you see my name and picture! (:
