Wow. Here I am. This is really real.
It’s interesting that these are the words that come to me as I sit here, attempting to type out my first post. “Here I am.” These are the words that have been my heart’s cry. Three simple words that when strung together are a beautiful declaration of desire. “God, Here I am. Send me.” Maybe these words out of Isaiah sound familiar to you, as they are to me. As I fervently prayed about my decision of whether or not to apply to the World Race, this anthem seemed to appear everywhere in my life: blogs, books, scripture, music. These words have been inside of me for years as I prayed for God to send me into the nations to love, serve, and share the gospel with His children. As the Lord directed me here, to the World Race, these words grew louder and louder inside and have now made their way out of my mouth into the world. Here I am! God, send me. Hineni.
What a powerful declaration that honestly brings a bit of fear. God, I don’t know what these next few months and years will look like. God, I don’t know how I can raise this much money. God, I don’t know how I can leave my friends and family to go into a huge mystery of a world. But God whispers back to me, very softly, “you don’t have to know. Do you trust me?”
So, here I am.
