So first off I must apologize. My blogging hasn’t exactly
been too constant so far on the race. I remember reading other racers blogs as
I eagerly anticipated going on the race and wondering why it took them so long
to post updates. I’m not sure of their reasons, but I can tell you I don’t have
too many good ones!
been too constant so far on the race. I remember reading other racers blogs as
I eagerly anticipated going on the race and wondering why it took them so long
to post updates. I’m not sure of their reasons, but I can tell you I don’t have
too many good ones!
It’s incredible how easy it was for me to glamorize the race
into this non-stop adventure of thrills and spiritual highs… which all exist!
However, once on the race you realize something about this life. While I
wouldn’t trade it for the world; the glitz and the glamour of traveling all the
time quickly fades and you adapt to what is your new “normal�.
into this non-stop adventure of thrills and spiritual highs… which all exist!
However, once on the race you realize something about this life. While I
wouldn’t trade it for the world; the glitz and the glamour of traveling all the
time quickly fades and you adapt to what is your new “normal�.
Now most people would never describe my life as normal. In
the past two weeks I have been in Romania, Greece, Qatar, South Africa,
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi. My belongings fit on my back and I sleep any
place I can lay out my sleeping pad. I live with the same people I work with
and have 69 people in my family. But this is my normal.
the past two weeks I have been in Romania, Greece, Qatar, South Africa,
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi. My belongings fit on my back and I sleep any
place I can lay out my sleeping pad. I live with the same people I work with
and have 69 people in my family. But this is my normal.
With that normal has come a lack of motivation to share with
other people what is going on in my life.
other people what is going on in my life.
But that is a terrible excuse! I may be eating, sleeping,
and working just like everyone else but I think God has blessed each of us with
things to share!! I have seen amazing things, experienced His presence, and
grown in so many ways, and I have been pretty lazy in sharing those.
and working just like everyone else but I think God has blessed each of us with
things to share!! I have seen amazing things, experienced His presence, and
grown in so many ways, and I have been pretty lazy in sharing those.
I want you to know that God has me on a journey that I could
never have imagined. Every day I wonder what’s happening to the me I’ve known
for years, and who this new man is. This is by far the hardest thing I have
ever done, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Since becoming a squad leader
God continues to stretch me far past the place I thought I could go, and it is
rarely very pretty… but it is SO good.
never have imagined. Every day I wonder what’s happening to the me I’ve known
for years, and who this new man is. This is by far the hardest thing I have
ever done, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Since becoming a squad leader
God continues to stretch me far past the place I thought I could go, and it is
rarely very pretty… but it is SO good.
I want to be transparent about the highs and lows that I
have experienced with the hope that God will use them to speak into your life.
Although Africa has terrible internet, know that when I can get a connection
that will let me post, I’ll be sending updates your way!!
have experienced with the hope that God will use them to speak into your life.
Although Africa has terrible internet, know that when I can get a connection
that will let me post, I’ll be sending updates your way!!
So please accept my apologies supporters, family, and
friends; you’re a part of this journey and I will do a better job of treating
you as such. So get ready, the blogs they are a comin’!
friends; you’re a part of this journey and I will do a better job of treating
you as such. So get ready, the blogs they are a comin’!
