Two years ago God made a beautiful promise that I have held onto since then! He knew the desires of my heart and knew that what I longed for was to travel the world. Though I wanted to travel I had no means what so ever and really had no purpose or time to go! Through this prophecy God spoke to my heart and told me that He knew my desires and He would be sending me off to many places. Through these places the Lord told me I would enjoy them but I would also be spreading His word! At that time I was like wait me? The one who sins at any given moment, the one who has no relationship with You what so ever, and the one He is now truly learning about who You are.
Yea it was hard to believe but it is a promise that is now being fulfilled!
I first found out about this mission trip when my friend, Chandler McKinney (currently on the race), posted that she would be a part of this! I soon kept reading and following her journey and felt that God was pushing me to apply and to of coarse take a shot at it! So I did but unfortunately did not get accepted the first time around. I of coarse was very upset and was confused as to why God would have even told me in the first place to apply. I felt embarrassed and unworthy to anything. As time went by I quickly got closer and closer to our Creator and again felt pushed to apply!
Before applying, I was second guessing it all! I now had to choose between following God or following my dreams to attend the Savannah College of Art and Design. At first my heart was telling me to wait because school was something I wanted to finish but on the other hand following my Savior was by far on top of my list. Still though, I was scared of what my parents would say, what my friends would think and what my future would hold because of this one decision.
As I was contemplating this and praying about it wholeheartedly, God led me to a passage that jumped out at me!
“He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”
-Mark 16:15
Why was I doubting myself? Why was I worried about what others would say? Why did I not trust God and let Him lead me through His ways? This is what I wanted, yet I was so caught up with my past, the world, and what others were thinking that I did not see the miracle in front of me!
I quickly got up and applied again! The wait was extremely hard but God was teaching me through all this and I did not even recognize it! Five days later I received the call that every World Racer will never forget!
I HAD BEEN OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED INTO THE WORLD RACE!!!
I immediately fell to my knees,looked up and thanked Him once again! Humble tears quickly ran down the maps that a year ago were filled with tears of sadness! Tears that reached up to Heaven and showered our Lord with praise and worship! Thinking back at it all I thank God that it was on His perfect timing that He choose me to be a part of this route! He knows that this will be the best fit for me for a whole year and He knows that the people I come in contact with will change my life for ever!
The World Race is part of Adventures in Missions! In particular I will be traveling to 11 different countries in 11 months! Amazing right!!! My countries- Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Spain, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines- are already in my prayers! Although this is an amazing opportunity I can not do this by myself. In order for me to go I will need to raise $17,400! Yes it is a lot and I wonder how in the world this will happen. Through it all I know that He who called me to do this will also be the one who will provide!
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”
– Philippians 4:6-7
I place this in His hands and pray that He will teach me patience, faith,and trust through it all! If you feel that God is calling you to help me out, I thank you in advance! If you can not financially, please pray for myself, my team and the countries I will soon be visiting!
My journey does not start on January. It starts now! God has been preparing me for quite some time now and I can not wait to see what all He has in store! I thank you Jesus because you have given me this opportunity to follow you across the seas! You who walked on waters and who split the seas has called my name! I choose wholeheartedly to lay down my life for a year so that Your Name can be glorified higher than any other name! I praise you and worship you because it is You who has given me this heart whom now is on full fire to pronounce Your name to the World!!!
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