Hello! I’m going to share a bit about myself, my story, and what led me to the Costa Rica & Guatemala trip!
I’m from Garland, Texas (a city outside of Dallas), and have lived here my whole life! Some things I love include boating, spending money on my jeep, drinking sweet tea, and eating out at a good Mexican restaurant! A dream day for me would include spending time doing all of these things with my 2 younger sisters, who are twins.
I have been on my faith journey for my entire life, but things really started to make sense to me in 7th grade. I started going to youth group my 7th grade year and found refuge in the community there. I was so used to the community of school, and had developed a pattern of only caring about what others thought of me, and always tried to be as cool as I could! I quickly learned at church about the loving community that was always there to meet my needs, and wasn’t there to judge me! From there, I pursued God’s calling on my life by starting to serve at my church in 9th/10th grade of high school. I began teaching a small group & serving on Wednesday nights. As I progressed in deepening my relationship with God, I began to feel a divine calling to do something greater than myself, and devote my career to ministry.
I have spent the last couple years since I began serving, exploring what that looks like for me. I began going on mission trips and developed a strong heart toward those who have less than me and who haven’t been reached for the sake of the Christ. The experiences at these trips can be summed up by saying that I was incredibly humbled. All the while though, I haven’t been able to picture what it looked like for me to work in ministry. It has been made more and more clear to me over the last couple of months though that missionary work might be where God is calling me, it is what my gifts align with and my where my heart is drawn to! This is what began my search of opportunity, and I came across The World Race! At first I wanted to go on the 9 month trip, but I thought that realistically, testing the field with a two month trip works best for my situation! It still includes leaving everything behind and devoting my life for 2 months to Christ, which is the lesson I believe God wants to teach me! It hasn’t been easy though, comprehending what all I was leaving behind.. my best friends, comfy bed, good job, my jeep payment, and so much more. I have been learning though that the discipline of leaving these things is what the true leap of faith is for this trip, and next season of my life!
Thanks so much for reading this far.. you are a real one. My biggest need for this trip is the support from my family and friends through prayer & encouragement. If you are feeling called to support me financially, that is always great and super helpful as well!!
I can’t wait to see what God does in my life and the lives of those who I get to serve and serve with!
