Hey there!
I’m Courtney Calhoun, I’m from Houston, Texas, and I am a lover of Jesus, friendship, adventures, and fall.
Growing up in a family that traveled often and having extended family living abroad, I have always had an active curiosity to learn about different countries and cultures. After graduating from Sam Houston State University with a major in Communications, I was fortunate enough to spend time in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Mexico, and Guatemala, which only deepened my passion for international mission.
The way in which God has timed this season in my life astonishes me. Before Jesus, I never felt worthy or capable of doing something as radical as The World Race. I’m 29 years old, I have a full time job, and I have minimal experience in ministry, so why would God put this call on my heart?
He chooses and uses the broken.
I accepted Jesus into my heart at 14 years old, but I often drifted from Him. I wanted to live my life without limitations, and I honestly believed if I fully gave Him control I would miss out.
At the beginning of 2017, after years of being away, ignoring God and the plan He had for my life, I went back to my hometown church. Attending a Saturday night service, I made the decision to lay everything down, every single aspect of my life at the feet of Jesus. The moment I gave Him control, my heart softened, my eyes opened, and my life changed. Only when we decide to live for Him are we truly living a life without limits.
He has brought people, experiences, and conversations into my life that have undoubtedly led to the path of living out of a backpack for 11 months, traveling to 11 countries, sharing this hope we have in Jesus.
I desire to experience complete intimacy and reliance on Him. This desire will require jumping out of the comfort of my hometown, my family, my day to day routine, require me to be braver, stronger, confident in my own ability, and have complete trust in Him.
Above all else, my deepest desire is to share the hope of Jesus to those who are broken, lost, and unreached. I pray for the Spirit to move, I pray for perspective, I pray for guidance, for joy, for grace, for courage, for compassion, and for love. I ask for you to pray over this with me and thank you from the bottom of my heart.
