In less than three months, I leave for South Africa. In less than one month I’ll be in Georgia for training camp. It’s actually happening.
The World Race has been on my mind since last fall and here I am less than three months away from a year of God filled adventure. Talk about feeling overwhelmed. It honestly doesn’t feel real. It feels like I still have so much time, but when I look at my calendar that’s filled with training camp, weddings, bridal showers, bachelorette parties and preparing to leave the country for 11 months — it is simply not enough time. But will there ever be enough time? Probably not.
As I’m currently a thousand miles in the air on my way to Utah, the song “New Wine” came on my playlist. A Hillsong worship song that I’ve heard hundreds of times, but I felt God saying, “This is it, take these words in.”
“So I yield to You and to Your careful hand
When I trust You I don’t need to understand
Make me a vessel, make me an offering,
make me whatever you want me to be.
I came here with nothing, but all you have given me.
Jesus bring new wine out of me.”
I think this song says it all. It kind of wraps everything leading up to the World Race and what this next year is going to be like. Throughout this journey thus far, I haven’t understood a lot of what God was doing. I mean I heard Him tell me that the World Race was for me, but the thought of raising over $19,000 seemed near to impossible and quite intimidating. Yet here I stand under $3,000 away from being fully funded, all through His careful hands and planning.
Everything just shows me how even though I’ve been stressed and overwhelmed the past few months, I have trusted Him and look what’s been provided. I don’t need to understand everything right now, I just have to continue to trust Him. Trust that He is going to work wonders leading up to leaving and the 11 months that I’m gone. Trust that my surrendering is enough. Trust that He will work things out for the good, because He is a dang good God. And to just trust that He’s going to use me as a vessel for His glory.
As the next few months are going to be filled with cherishing as much time home as I can prayers are always appreciated. Prayers that I can take in the time with everyone and to be very present. Prayers that funding continues to happen for His glory. Prayers for my teammates as they are going through the same craziness as I am (prayers that their funds come through!). Prayers that training camp is enriching next month. Prayers for my parents…because their daughter is leaving the country for year. Honestly the prayer list could continue forever. So just lots of prayers.
The next few months are going to fly by and then I’ll be on a plane heading to South Africa, but I’m ready. I’m ready to be His vessel.
