You know the feeling you have before you go on one of the biggest, scariest, roller coasters in the park? There’s an undescribable fight between the excitement bubbling inside your chest and the dread of the unknown in the pit of your stomach. Despite this conflict of emotions, you still move forward. Step by step towards the unknown.
Waiting.
Hoping.
Praying.
You get to the front of the line and your heart beats a thousand miles a minute.
You slowly step into the cart that will hurtle you through the twists and turns that lie ahead.
With a surge of energy, the car explodes forward and you find yourself hurtling through the world without a clue of how it will all play out.
And before you know it…
It’s over.
But instead of being overcome with fear or worry afterward, you feel ALIVE. Your senses are on high alert. There’s now a feeling of accomplishment that you survived the ride and the realization that the unknown can be an incredible journey when you’ve gotten in line with the track.
A roller coaster doesn’t even begin to describe this past year. I had no idea when I buckled myself in last July to speed towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti what lay in store. In all honesty, I write to you 11 months later slightly unsure of what just happened.
BUT I KNOW IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
In an hour I will board a bus, that will take me to a plane, that will take me to China, to get on another plane to fly to L.A., to get on one last plane and arrive home.
I’d say this is a bittersweet moment, but that really doesn’t capture it. I’m rather speechless.
But I can say, THANK YOU.
Thank you for your prayers.
Thank you for your support.
Thank you for coming to this blog.
Thank you for believing in me.
I’m forever grateful.
Over the course of the next few weeks, after the dust settles a bit, I’m going to come here to share some of the stories that have altered my life, the triumphs and trials, and what the next chapter of my life might look like.
I might not have all the answers, but you know the feeling of getting off a roller coaster and knowing there’s not going to be anything that can stop you from going on the next one?
I’m not sure where or what that next ride is going to look like. But after experiencing God this past 11 months, I can’t wait to find it!
