Cobblestone streets, faint whispers, and color splashes

Thoughts, travels, treasures

My World Race journey has begun. I am in a bit of a whirlwind. Six months has passed since I knew that I was embarking on the World Race. I have been anticipating this moment for hours, days, months. It is all together surreal and exciting. To be honest, it is difficult to pinpoint an exact emotion, but I am here alive and well. Although I am emotionally and physically tired from the long hours of travel and emotional hasta luegos (until then), the Lord remains good (After all, He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow). HE is writing my life story before my eyes. I know that He has placed me on this race for a reason. The action of leaving my familiar world leaves me one option: draw closer to my Lord and allow Him to romance me closer to Himself. Today I find myself taking in the details of my surroundings. I am sitting in an artsy, electic hostel room adjorned next to cobblestone streets in Antigua, Guatemala. Conversations in Spanish comfort my soul. The green lush landscape and rugged mountains calm my mind. The brightly painted architecture ignites my creativity. The old world charm feeds my traveler’s bug. The smell of my roommate’s coconut flavored coffee grounds awakens my senses. Waves of the cool breeze are like the Lord’s gentle whispers of “I love you. I knew that you would be here at this moment.” These details are the twirls and twists of a beautiful scripted love letter. I am asking the Lord to show me more of Him this year. I want to know His love so deeply. I want to be transformed by His love in order to fully love others and share Christ’s deep love with the hurting. My Savior is leading me on this journey. I do not know what twists and turns will come, but I know that He is ever present. Throughout these past months, He has aligned divine appointments and shown me intricate details in order to show me clearly where I need to be at this stage of my life. An interesting fact: Guatemala was the first country that I traveled outside the United States on missions with my parents as an infant. Isn’t it interesting that my World Race journey has begun where I started my international journey 21 years ago?

In order to fully engage in the process of leaving home and embarking on the World Race, my squad and I are taking part in a technology fast. I will not be using my computer for the next 48 hours. I will update my blog later this week after we move to our ministry site.

Dios te bendiga!