Is this real life? I honestly don't even know where to begin…
It seems like I have been thinking about and preparing for The World Race for so long, and now that it's actually here… (like literally I'm sitting in the LAX airport getting ready to board our flight to the Philippines) it just doesn't seem like real life and hasn't completely sunk in yet. Before training camp I told my family and friends that I was so excited not to be team leader and that I really didn't want to be on an all girls team. Well as you can guess I am the team leader of an all girls team. I can't express how thankful I am for that though! I'm so glad that God is so much smarter than I am and that He sees the bigger picture. I couldn't be more blessed by the girls on my team! My hearts posture is to just love and serve these women so well. We are embarking on an incredible once in a lifetime journey together and my hearts desire is for them! For them to experience God in a way they never knew imaginable, for unity and joy to be our foundation, and for our hearts to be so focused on God and loving the people of the Nations. These women's hearts are like pure gold, and through Christ I know that we will leave a mark for the kingdom wherever we go.
From top left to right: Me, Maria, Kat, Rebecca
From bottom left to right: Tiffany, Megan
We had launch for four days in Little Mexico Georgia, which is a time for the team leaders to be together and get flooded with tons of information and details, and for our squad to be inspired by staff and alumni for the year ahead of us. After this time together I find myself being so hungry for more. I want to choose joy no matter what the circumstance, I want to love people the way Jesus does, I want to experience miracles, I want to truly embrace the promises that God has for me, I want to take advantage of every situation, I want to shine Christ's light so brightly that it eradicates all darkness.
It's was so hard leaving my friends and family and I am so thankful for everyone's love, support, and encouragement! But I know that God's got some big things up His sleeve for all of us! To be honest I'm a scared to death, but I know thats a good place to be because I find myself on my face before God completely dependent on Him and I know that when I am weak He is strong. But something I learned at launch is that God believes in me. He has appointed me into this leadership position and has molded my heart for this adventure. And through that I can be bold. Much Love!!!
