Hey Y’all!
I hope that you all had a great 4th of July. I was able to spend some much needed time with my dad, brother, and extended family. It was a day full of food, fun, family, and firworks!
My brother (in the front) and some of my cousins.
I have some exciting news of what my next season of life will look like, but before I get to that, I would like to share a cool story from my last month (June) on the field in the Dominican Republic.
Last month I got to go to San Juan de La Maguana for a week with Isaiah (one of the racers from X-Squad. This was not a “planned” trip. The only reason we went was because someone from senior leadership at AIM wanted Isaiah to meet up with a potential lifelong mentor. Y’all I’m so glad we went!
While we were in San Juan, we went evangelizing (walked around the city, and talked to people about Jesus) every day. One day we went with a friend name Orlean who helped us translate.
We prayed and asked the Lord to direct us to whoever He wanted. As we walked into a city park, I noticed 2 teenagers who were messing with a statue, and immediately started asking God if He wanted us to talk to them. The Lord brought to mind a word that Heather heard for the guys in my room: “Speak”.
We decided to go over to them and share the gospel with them. One of the teenagers asked Isaiah and I if we were brothers. I laughed y’all! Isaiah is white! We told him no, and our friend Orlean translated to Thason that “We are brothers in Christ”
Isaiah ended up sharing his testimony. Which was awesome. We asked them if they wanted to follow Christ, and Manuel said that he was afraid of “backsliding”. I told him how fear doesn’t come from God (2 Timothy 1:7). I ended up telling them the story of how Peter denied Christ and went back to what he was doing before he started following Christ (fishing). I told him how Jesus went after Peter and how Peter played a huge role in the kingdom. They both ended up deciding to follow Christ! Pray that they will keep the faith!
Isaiah, Orlean, and I with our 2 new brothers (Thason and Manuel) in Christ in San Juan, Dominican Republic.
SO What’s Next?
I have decided to go back out on the field, and lead World Race Gap Year. WR Gap Year is a version of the World Race for 18-20 yr olds. I will get to pour into a group of 47 racers for 9 months.
I’ve spent the past 11 days in Gainesville, Georgia meeting and training my new squad: Gap U! These people have so much energy and love for God. They are a people who honor those around them, and I’m so excited for what GOD has in store for us. This does mean that I will be fundraising again, and will be looking for more prayer and financial support. I will post another blog about how God led me back out onto the field at a later date. In the mean time, enjoy some photos from the last 11 days.
The guys from Gap U that I get to journey with for the next 9 months. They are Men of Honor! #oikonomos #GreekforStewards
