Here I am on a flight from Phoenix to Ft Lauderdale and I really cannot describe the emotions and feelings occurring. I know I am supposed to go on this trip but man was it hard to leave my family and friends behind. We as Christians know we are not made for this earth, but for the Kingdom of God. I want to tell you that I am at peace with leaving. The spirit has given a good word for my family and friends and I know the spirit will work on the hearts of all I have spoken with about my trip and beyond. I offer up all of my relationships to Jesus and have a deep faith in knowing all things in the lives of my friends and family will be brought together in Gods way and in his time. Fear not family and friends, I have prayed for all of you individually to be protected by the Holy Spirit and comforted by Christ in times of struggle and pain. Anything confusing, or causing stress will be worked out through faith and love in Jesus. I encourage you who read this to offer up your lives to our God who is magnificent and enormous! We are blessed beyond our knowledge and I will prove that to you over the next 11 months. I know I am the way I am because of my faith in Christ. This trip, and everything leading up to it, is in Gods hands. Yes, my family is broken. Yes, not all of my friends know Jesus. Yes, this world and it’s cultures and values are so backwards and point to the wrong things. Yes, I will miss my bicycles and the adventures I partake with all that comes with cycling over the next year. Yes, I will and do miss my family so much over the next 11 months that I will sob on planes and in private when I imagine their faces laughing and being blessed. And yes, I will praise God through it all and ask for the Holy Spirit to watch over all things and to support my friends and family in all they do. And guess what? Amen! God is good and he is merciful. Stay tuned for more updates as I arrive into Florida and meet up with my team in which I’ll be traveling. With God I go, so fear not for me. Love and peace.
