So, I have completely turned my life upside down for this journey God is taking me on! It is amazing how many doors fill like are closing and then without hesitation double wide doors swing open and welcome me in! God has completely been leading this journey and blessing my life!
I have now officially reached 50% of funding, gathered the gear I think is necessary for my trip, got my vaccinations, written a few blogs, starting to say my goodbyes, sharing the love of the lord with people I would have never gotten to without this opportunity and so so much more.
The door of preparation is about to close …through this journey I have learned to trust God more than ever! If you know me… I am kind of a control freak! Well… through this part of the journey even though not perfecting it yet I have learned that even though my plan looks like this picture below God’s journey is so much more important! The people I have been able to meet across the journey and lessons I have learned before leaving are irreplaceable. More importantly with my plan I wouldn’t have been able to accomplish what I have today.
One thing I have laughed about being good at is not being nervous about it actually being here! I have countdowns going #46days ( or close to it, because I really don’t know) but I cannot believe it is actually here! I have somehow been so focused on the preparing for the trip that the reality of the future trip is going to slip up on me! So… today as I am packing my pack for TRAINING CAMP (check out link) in just 2 days! The reality is setting in as today also marked some goodbyes for me too!
I Courtney Naylor am trusting God!
I DON’T KNOW:
I don’t know what is going to happen at training camp.
I don’t know the countries I am going to
I don’t even know if I will find this out at training camp.
I don’t know my squadmates (expect one I have been able to meet, Sarah Buffaloe)
& SO SO MUCH MORE!
I DO KNOW:
I DO know that I am excited to meet my squadmates and cannot wait to meet the 55 FAMILY members for the next year.
I DO know that I am going to be wearing RED as much as possible this week, team color!
I DO know that I will be using all the AWESOME NEW GEAR I HAVE, which includes my tent (hope I remember how to set that up!)
I DO know that I will be meeting my ministry team this week!
I DO know that I cannot explain in words how excited that I am for this experience!
I DO know that God has called me to do this, even though the unknown is clear that I don’t know all the answers!
This Saturday, the double wide doors will open and welcome me in when I will be leaving/meeting my family for the next year in just two short days! The beauty of training camp is that it is completely unknown of what to expect. Yes, this CONTROL FREAK has no idea what is going on, which right now is completely exciting! I have no expectations of what to plan for, I will have completed all my checklist and to do list with out any expectations or plans! I am completely going into the unknown. It makes me want to go skydiving all over again- it is a complete adrenaline rush of emotions that I cannot wait to experience with my K Squad Family. This is the name of my squad that I will be completing the Worldrace with. You can follow us at #keepingupwithK
As one door closes on the many unknowns of this journey and training camp… to the next phase in life that seems to be coming so quickly….READY OR NOT HERE I COME!!
PLEASE PRAY FOR MY SQUADMATES & I NOW MORE THAN EVER!
Thank you ALLl so much for the support on this journey!
MUCH LOVE
Court 🙂
