At training camp, our leadership team gave us a very interesting challenge. They challenged us to start the Race with a six week long fast of all social media. Leaving those ten days I was all pumped up and ready to fast. I had a fire within me that I was sure couldn’t be quenched.
True to form, I was wrong.
I intended to fast those first six weeks but I allowed my flesh to get the better of me. I couldn’t do it. Honestly, I was afraid of what might happen if I completely disconnected for that long.
But if we’re being even more honest that’s just downright sad. I’m not quite sure what exactly I was afraid would happen if I didn’t have my hands still stuck in the middle of the United States. Looking back on it, I’m more and more convinced that it was a fear of my lack of control. I was afraid that if I stepped out of the lives of my friends, family, and boyfriend that maybe they’d forget about me, they’d be happier without me, or maybe they wouldn’t even notice at all.
So, I stayed connected. I didn’t fast. I didn’t push myself in that area of my life.
A few months ago, I was sitting in KIM in Tacloban, Philippines, and I felt the Lord challenge me. Initially I thought I would fast the last month of the Race until I remembered that talk at training camp. The Lord knocked on my heart and called me higher.
This time I’ve decided to rise to the challenge. For the last six weeks of the Race, I will fast all social media. I’m praying that this allows me to remain as present as possible, keeping my heart and my eyes rooted in Africa and rooted with the Lord. I won’t be checking Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media platform so that I can keep myself where the Lord has me for as long as possible.
If you need something from me, want prayer, feel called to send encouragement, or simply want to check in, I will be checking my email, whatsapp, and Facebook messenger in case any emergencies do arise (address listed below). I ask that you please partner in prayer with me as I know this will be a hard fast to stick to and habit to break.
I can’t wait to come home and tell everyone about all the amazing things the Lord has done this year. We’re on the home stretch, friends. THIS IS HAPPENING!
All the love from Uganda,
Katie Mere
I can be reached at [email protected].
