As most of you probably already know, our squad has been sent home from the field early due to Coronavirus. Wow. One week ago on Friday, we woke up for ministry in Côte d’Ivoire, saw 20 Muslims give their lives to Jesus, went home and found out we were flying to New York the next day. In a whirlwind of craziness, we ended up back in the United States less than 48 hours after we found out we were getting sent home.
You may ask if I am disappointed, and the short answer is yes. Of course I’m disappointed that I didn’t get to visit five Asian countries that I was planning on visiting. Of course I’m disappointed that I don’t get to see God do great things through me and my squad in those countries.
There are so many things to be disappointed about, but I know I can rest in the fact that this was God’s plan all along. He knew when He told me to sign up for the Race that we would end up getting sent home early. In fact, He knew it before I was even born. And even though I don’t always understand, I know that His plan is good. But even then, looking back, I can see so many things that didn’t make sense at the time, but now are so clear why God allowed them to happen, knowing what I know now. And even though it’s disappointing not being able to finish what I planned on finishing, I am extremely thankful for at least being able to start it. And I know, even though it wasn’t my plan to end so early, God’s plan is so much better than my own.
