My Call, My Purpose, His Will.

My name is Hayley Norfleet! 
 

I couldn't be more excited to be writing this blog right now. I'm also excited to tell you who I am and how I got here. 

 

I am 21 years old and I'm from Clarksville, Tennessee. I am a senior at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga- coming to Chattanooga has been the biggest blessing in my life. Being in Chattanooga has completely changed my life. My freshman year of college I was plugged into a bible study with CRU (Campus Crusade for Christ). On February 4th, 2010 I was exposed to the Gospel, I realized my need for a Savior, and I cried out to Him. On that day my life was changed, I gave my life to Christ and trusted him with everything I have. In this ministry I have been blessed with some of the most amazing friends, friends that are far better than I deserve! At this point in our lives we are nearing graduation and scrambling to figure out what to do with the rest of our lives. Thankfully, I can place my life in the hands of God and rest in the truth that He will figure everything out for me! It hasn't been easy, but it sure has been rewarding. 
 

That answers the question- "How did I get here?" I trusted God. I trust in His plan. Doesn't that sound so simple? 
I wish it was that simple. 

I've been battling God with this whole World Race idea for the last few months, wondering if it was for me. When I first started thinking about the idea of going on the Race I was really, really excited. I began to look at routes, filled out an application, and even bought a couple of "gear" items. The only problem was that I was terrified to send in my application. 
Why?
The devil, that's why. 
That's the only explanation that I have for my fears. I wasn't even afraid of going to different countries, being uncomfortable, or being broken. I was afraid of missing weddings, afraid that I wasn't capable of raising support, afraid that my friends might forget me. These ideas and lies came straight from satan. 

But my God gave me truth. My God gave me comfort. My God gave me peace. 
The bottom line is that the God I serve can overcome anything. If He overcame death and beat the grave, then why should I ever doubt what He can help me overcome in my life? 
It definitely didn't take me a short amount of time to come to this realization; it took months. Even though, as believers in Christ, these are things that we are expected to know the knowledge reaches a new level when you've experienced assurance from God. 

When I was fighting with God about what I wanted to do with my life, key word I, He showed me how important it was to let Him take the reigns. I kept telling myself that I couldn't send in my application because I had to go to grad school first. I needed to get that part of my life over with before I took on the mission field. So, I took it upon myself to push the World Race completely out of my mind, apply to grad school, and start apartment hunting in Nashville. Through this process, I never felt peace about applying to grad school, and I never heard back from any apartment complexes that I contacted. I was so confused. 
And then it happened. I got an email from someone at Adventures in Missions who wanted to talk about my interest in the World Race. After months of not even thinking about the World Race, it slapped me right in the face. I still tried to push it out of my mind, but friends kept asking questions, the idea kept coming up, and I couldn't get it out of my head. 
On February 8th, I fully completed and sent in my application. I began praying that if God really wanted me on this path that He would give me something to see, hear, or witness so I would know. On that night, I went to a Human Sex Trafficking event at a local university, sat through a film, and listened as it was explained how students could ask a panel questions about sex trafficking. The first student that got up said to the panel "So… have you guys ever heard of the World Race?" My jaw dropped to the floor and my eyes filled with tears. There it was. There was the confirmation I needed. I knew that I was on the right path. 
So, I scheduled my interview for February 12th.
I was accepted on February 19th!!!
On that day, I was officially a World Racer! 
This journey has been crazy, exciting, hard, and I've experienced so much growth already. If there is one thing I want you to know about my experience so far, here it is: 
He taught me to trust Him. 

Although I have so much hope and trust in the Lord to carry me through this, I can't get there alone. I need people like you who are willing to partner with me, financially and prayerfully, in taking the Gospel across the nations! 
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story!