I found out today that I Launch (or leave the country) on September 30th from LAX. We will be going to Guatemala for our first month on the World Race. Since I am one of the team leaders, we leave 2 days before everyone else. The rest of my team launches on Oct 2.
Our route has changed a little and they say to expect that (they actually say to be ok with change whenever it happens because it WILL happen). The countries that we are going to (tentatively) are as follows:
October 2010 – Guatemala
November 2010 – Nicaragua
December 2010 – Costa Rica
January 2011 – Philippines
February 2011 – Malaysia
March 2011 – Thailand
April 2011 – Cambodia
May 2011 – South Africa
June 2011 – Swaziland
July 2011 – Mozambique
August 2011 – India
So now that I know where I am leaving from and where I am going and when I’m going I start to wonder am I ready? The real answer is yeah I’ve got all the stuff I need and the money is coming (every dollar counts) but about me talking to strangers about my savior. Am I ready to be his hands and his hugs and his grace and his love. No. I cannot do it if I try to do it alone. And that is what is awesome about my trip. I have to rely on God for strength and know-how and wisdom and food and clothing and shelter and everything else that I pretend that I can muster up myself. I will learn to rely on him for all my daily guidance and needs. I will have to see what God wants from me daily, and DO it, whatever it may be.
We are currently having revival at my church and the evangelist is Joe Sneed. His message on Sunday night was (and I’m paraphrasing) “How do I know I’m ready for the ministry”. One of his points was that we are all called to live as examples of Christ and therefore to minister to everyone we encounter.
II Chorinthians 3:4-6
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
The evangelist also talked about how we must walk by the spirit and not by what I (the self-gratifying “I”) wants. This will allow us to constantly be doing His work and not work for anyone else. The spirit is there to guide us into a new walk with God, one where my whole trust is in HIm and Him alone.
Romans 8:5-8
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they are in the flesh cannot please God.
So am “I” ready to do this. NO. But with God all things are possible and I cannot wait to rely on him for everything that I will need for this next year. It will be challenging and cause me to grow leaps and bounds from where I am now. I want to bring that type of life back with me. One that listens to the spirit and only does what He wants me to do.
I love you all and cannot wait to take you all on this journey with me.
I am still in need of financial support for my ministry and if any of you would like you can make a tax deductible donation to my race on the support me link on the left.
Please keep me and all the countries listed above in your prayers.
In Him,
Cody
