These past couple months I have been getting the same exact questions almost every day.
•”Is your trip cancelled?”
•”With everything going on, are you still planning on leaving for 9 months”
•”Are you not scared”
To answer these questions…no the trip is not cancelled!! There have just been a few adjustments to the original plan. Instead of leaving for Africa directly after training camp in September, my team will be staying at the Adventures in Missions base in Gainesville Georgia for 3 months up until January! There, the amazing team that I have been blessed to be a part of will train and prepare my squad on what to expect on the field. We will also be doing local ministry in Gainesville, which is just as important!!
I first heard this news when I was about to board a flight for California, and I’m not going to lie, I cried. I was just so confused as to why, if I felt so called to go on this mission trip, was everything changing into something I was never prepared for. And change is already so hard for me (I’m working on it haha!). So the whole flight over to California I was just thinking about what I should do. Should I still go? Should I just not go to Georgia and join the 6 month long mission trip, but be with all new people? Should I just wait to go after college? I was so conflicted. But when I turned on my music the very first song that came on was “Yes and Amen” by Hillsong. If you don’t know, the lyrics go like this…
“Faithful you are. Faithful forever you will be. Faithful you are. All your promises are yes and amen. All your promises are yes and amen.”
After hearing these words I remembered something a very wise lady from church spoke over me the Sunday before I found out I had been accepted to go on the World Race. Not even knowing I had applied, Mrs. Diane told me these very words- “Your heart is ready. Run with the Lord.”
So, I have decided to do just that. Run with the Lord. Whatever His plan is for my future, I know it is so much better than my own ideas and dreams could ever be. That same word runs true for you as well!! He is faithful and kind, and He his thoughts are so much higher than my own. Seriously!!
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me throughout this process! You have kept my faith up, and I could not be more thankful for that. If you would like to continue doing that in prayer and in donations I would appreciate it so much!! To donate all you have to do is press the donate button, Venmo me at Kailey-Grueser, or use my paypal account at [email protected].
Just 8 more weeks till I’m off!!! I can’t wait to share all that God is doing with and through me and everyone else I will be with for the next 9 months!
