11 Nations. 11 Months. Thousands of Lives Touched.
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what’s coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with him! -Romans 8:15-17 MSG
As I was reading this the other day I couldn’t help but think of my upcoming Missions Trip to Asia. Thats right, this girl is going to Asia, did I mention it is for 11 months to 11 different nations! Yeah, how great is God? I am so honored to be going on The World Race mission trip with Jesus. How great is it to go on an adventure with Him and for Him.
Coming to the end of 2013 I began to feel a transition and I new it wasn’t as simple as going to a new city, church, or finding my Boaz. I felt the Lord calling me on an adventure with Him in Travel. At the time I had many opportunities in front of me, but none of them really felt right. As I was having coffee with a friend one morning I began to share this with her and that is when she mentioned her time overseas ministering on The World Race. As I listened to her stories and experiences something in me began to leap and get excited. Over the next few days I could not shake this from my thoughts. I went online and checked out the website, read blogs, and watched video blogs. Thats when I realized I have to do this! It was the only thing I was at peace with, so I asked a few people in my life to pray and if they felt anything that didn’t seem right to let me know. The next week I got back with them and all of them eagerly said “If this is for anyone it is for me.” With excitement I went to the online application and submitted it. A month later I received a phone call saying “You have been accepted to the Route 1 (Asia route) September 2014 Race!!”
I will be honest with you, at the time I was accepted it was scary, it did not feel right to leave my family. My dad was just recently diagnosed with PTSD from the Vietnam War, My Aunt Diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, and other family problems. But the Lord spoke to me about His timing and how His timing is always the best timing although it may not look like it. Although I for some reason I felt a responsibility to stay home and be here for the family I knew if not now it would never happen. This brings me to a place of trusting the Lord like I have never had to before, and although scary it is exciting!
Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he’s the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:5-6 MSG
So here is to trusting you Jesus! In all things from the Travel and gear expenses to ministering to my family. He is a faithful God and I trust He will take care of all things because that is who He is.
