When I was first accepted to go on the World Race, I was extremely excited. I thought to myself…this is where I am going to find out what God wants to do with my life. I am fixing to graduate college and want to walk into my “adulthood” fully in the Lord and the plans he has for me. As things furthered along and my squad got bigger, we formed a private Facebook page that allowed us to get to know each other better. This was exciting as well, yet scary at the same time.
As I began to read posts from my future teammates, I felt nervous to communicate back. Everyone seemed very insightful and in tuned to what God has in store for them. Meanwhile, I’m sitting here thinking I can maybe quote 10 Bible versus and that’s if a use a cheat sheet ha ha. I was scared I would go to a third world country and not be able to connect to any of my teammates.
“Talk to the hand devil…because I refuse to listen to your lies anymore about my trip.” (speaking that into existence)
This past week, my squad has downloaded different apps so that we can talk to each other through our phones. It has allowed us to communicate with text, video chat, and share our stories in such a beautiful way. Turns out…they’re human too; Surprise surprise. I have told them of my insecurities and they opened up to me with arms wide open. So from here on out I refuse to let the devil take away this experience for me. I want this so bad and to follow God fully. I know in order for this to happen I need to go on the race. I need to be away from this world and be selfless for a while.
To my teammates:
I love and adore each and every one of you. Thank you for allowing me to be myself and praying for me in my times of need (like yesterday). Always know my door is open and will do anything for any of you…no matter the time of day!
