A year ago today (June 5, 2008) my life completely changed. I left Wilmington, NC and got on a plance that would take me to GA then to London and to Johannesburg to begin the biggest and craziest adventure of my life.
here we are just babes at the airport in Atlanta one year ago today!
I can’t believe it has been a year! A year… Was it real or a dream or just a figment of my imagination? Did I really go to all those countries and meet all those people? Did I really give up my life, my job, my home to go and do what the Lord called me to?
Standing on this side of the World Race it just seems like a dream. I tell my friends that my life feels very surreal. While I was gone 6 babies have been born! Some of my friends got pregnant and gave birth while I was gone so I never saw the progression. So when I left they were married with no babies and now they are new and growing familes! Children have grown up out of babies and into little boys and girls.
I got to visit Hannah and Jake in Atlanta and their precious little one Mavis (one of the 6 born while I was away)
A lot of my life looks the same. My room, my car, church, friends, etc…but our lives have changed in ways that we can’t describe to one another because we didn’t experience them together.
This last month into reentry has been difficult for me. It is not always hard but at times it has been very overwhelming. My first breakdown was after a day of doing my favorite things. Coffee at Port City Java, shopping and hanging out downtown having fun and laughing with friends. I went home and fell to pieces. Why, you may ask? I don’t know. It is just overwhelming and I still haven’t been able to verbalize “what” it is that is difficult “it” just is.
I can travel the world, hitchhike through Africa, shop and cook for 26 people in a language that I can’t read, exist/live and do ministry in a land where English is never spoken, change all plans and perceptions at the drop of a hat but the minor things like applying for a “real job” seem daunting.
But on the upnote…God’s grace is sufficient. Every day gets better and better and better! I am adjusting to the fast paced way of life again. I am loving the hot showers and even though I am not “dirty” by World Race standards, I take one everyday and they still haven’t lost the glory. I love how easy it is to get things done and get everywhere and it is in English! I am praying and seeking the Lord and His will for my next step and where I need to go. Right now I am in Washington, DC visiting and staying with Jenny Brown from the race and it has been wonderful. I promised to blog when I finished the race and I hope to do more (Lord willing) as time progresses. There is a lot to say and pictures to share and I want to keep you up to date with where and how the Lord is working. If you remember – please pray for me for wisdom, discernment and joy in our great Lord.
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
7Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:5-7
