Hello gang.
My name is Jack Sentz, but you probably already know that because you found my blog website. Here is a quick disclaimer: I literally have no idea of what a blog is/should be, but I will be writing on this thing to keep y’all updated on how the Lord is working in my life, what I am struggling with, prayer requests, and any other incredible things that might be happening. I am no English major and don’t journal regularly so don’t expect some kind of masterpiece. I am just a college student who has a keyboard in front of him. So here goes nothing.
I guess I’ll start by telling y’all why I am writing this in the first place. I first heard about the World Race from some coworkers at Noah’s Ark in the summer of 2013 and showed a pretty average amount of interest in it or long-term missions in general. This attitude continued until February of 2014 when felt God calling me to long-term missions, specifically the World Race. I think from here on out I’m going to refer to the World Race as “WR” because I am tired of typing it out. Now back to it. My parents, who both have extensive backgrounds in overseas mission work, have been very supportive throughout this whole process. They encouraged me to wait until I have a year of college under my belt before tackling this this challenge. Although I was initially pretty bummed about this, I am now extremely grateful. I have grown and developed in my faith and as a man over the past year more than I ever have. If I had left for WR in 2014, I do not think I would be mentally of spiritually prepared. After much research and prayer, I applied for WR in October and was accepted in November! I am so pumped that God wants to use me in this way. But things got more challenging after November. WR is no joke when it comes to financial costs. I need to raise $12,500 by September in order to leave fully funded. I believe with my whole heart that God will provide my financial needs for this trip. Unfortunately, my faith gave way to stagnation. For a good month and a half, I expected God to just plop the money down right in front of me without any contribution of effort from me. Thankfully I have realized the state that I have been wallowing in and am in the process of getting out of it. Asking others for money is a daunting and humbling task, but God has put my own pride beneath me as I prepare to send out my support letters. Please pray that I learn to budget my time in such a way that God is glorified in all parts of my daily schedule.
Thanks for making it through my first blog ever. There is nowhere to go but up.
Psalm 27:4 “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.”
