Thank You Jesus.
14 months ago I thought I would never walk again after my rollover accident on March 2nd and today i am almost 9 months into a backpacking missions trip.
I remember vividly being trapped upside down, not being able to move, having the paramedics in the ambulance talking about me never walking again, and the painful recovery that is still somewhat ongoing today. I remember fearing about the possibility of not ever being the same and about the possibility of not being able to go on this crazy journey I am on right now.
Thinking back into those moments I lived not that long ago makes me so thankful for the things I am experiencing right now. I truly am thankful that I have to walk everyday to ministry, or to a random sketchy bustop, or to get virtually anywhere. I truly am thankful that my whole body hurts after playing a 2 hour soccer game with my Nepali ministry hosts or sitting in an icecream shop here in Ecuador. I truly am thankful that I accidentally stubbed my toe while dancing with the cutest children yesterday at ministry. I am truly thankful to be alive and to be on this journey. All the aches and pains and annoying things I have experienced while on this trip reminds me that I am just so dang lucky and blessed to even be alive.
•I shared a bed on the floor with 6 other girls
•Danced for hours with African teenagers
•I am living out of a backpack for 9 months
•I have been to countless temples
•I played with children and taught English to children everyday for a month in India and two months in Malawi
•I preached all throughout Asia and Africa
•Played with the cutest kids at ministry
•Lived with 40 some of my fellow world race family
•Got sick from eating so much dang curry in India
•Stood on a bus for an hour going to ministry in Ecuador
•Prayed over communities of people and villages of people
•Experienced way to many welcoming and honoring ceremonies to count
•Went and was apart of an Indian wedding
•My main mode of transportation has been my feet
•Stayed at the coolest and hippiest hostel known to mankind in Nepal
•Flew in the tiniest plane ever to go and see Mt. Everest
•Slept on many overnight buses
•Prayed over probably a few thousands kids so far
•Hiked a mountain to preach in an unreached village for ministry
•Almost died in a random Tuk Tuk with josh
•Had to wear ugly and sweaty Kurtas for the entirety of India… even when we swam in the ocean
•Got tatted and pierced up with my squad when we arrived in Nepal
•Ripped my pants doing the Church Clap WAYY too hard
And
So
Much
More
All of these things are a testament of who God is and what my purpose on this earth is. God wants me to continue to surrender all to him and to let him take complete control over my life… in the fun moments and serious moments.
If I hadn’t let God take control over my life I probably wouldn’t even be here today. All the little things that led up to this point in my life was orchestrated by God. God didn’t plan for the bad things to happen but he made diamonds out of the dust and so now here I am living in Ecuador… wrapping up my journey… and writing this crazy blog.
I have been able to tell people my crazy story of being saved from a deathly and life altering car accident and the EVEN CRAZIER story of Gods love through it all. Its been a testament and a ministry tool.
I am have fallen in love with Jesus so much more on this journey than I ever have before. I am falling in love with each person I come across, land I step my feet on, and place I get to rest my head at night. Through the bad times I am seeing so so so so much joy. Through the heartaches and troubles I am seeing Gods fruit and love.
I was never meant to control this life… and if I ever was given the chance to change things, I never would have rolled my truck… which would have made these small and large moments I am experiencing now on the race way less sweet.
I truly have fallen in love with this journey… but I also know I have a journey up ahead where I probably will fall in love with other people, places and cultures maybe even more. I am continually trying to pin my trust and guidance on the Lord and each and everyday he continues to to keep me in awe of him.
Surrender to God with everything so that he can give you so much more. Trust him when all you want to do is run away so that he can put you on a path way sweeter than you could ever imagine.
Alright peace out folks.
Love y’all
Thanks for reading this random and scattered blog
