change is gonna come…

I am alive and currently in Nepal. After about 62 hours of total travel time that included a plane ride, a sleepover in the airport, two buses, a bus crash, one border crossing, 18 meals of fried rice, two movies, and the largest cankles I have ever experienced, we reached Nepal. We have another 6-9 hour bus ride tomorrow to get to our ministry site in Sarlahi. Yay, World Race!

But before we had the whole travel extravaganza, our squad debriefed in Hyderabad, India for a week in the hottest place on earth. During our week of sweaty bliss, we found out our new teams for the last three months of the race. With new teams come new leaders as well, and just when I thought I could coast through the last three months, I found out I am going to be one of the new leaders. After the initial feelings of shock and terror came more feelings of terror and terror settled into inadequacy. The inadequacy/not enough lie is probably going to be one I’ll have to battle for a little while longer but as of now, I think I am starting to wrap my mind around this whole thing.

One of the biggest things I have learned this year is that God has already given us everything we need. He has given us all the tools we need to cast out a zillion demons that scream in your face in Africa, the tools to give sight to the blind and to heal the sick, and for me now, to lead a dang World Race team. The great and wise Nikki Hiers has always said, “God doesn’t call the equipped, but He equips the called,” and that is a truth that I think everyone should remember. So now I get to stand on it in a new way.

It’s funny because I think anyone that knew me the first three months of this would’ve laughed/been very apprehensive of me being in this position now. It’s always cool to see how God moves and I am excited for a challenge. I think I said in my last blog that I have kept asking for more refining or for Him to keep pushing me and He continues to answer prayer…blah!

I am excited about my new team even though it is going to be very hard being separated from Amy and Samara, who I have been with from the very beginning. I am going to miss them as my best friends and also as the strong counsel and support they have been for me for eight months. I don’t really have any excuse to screw anything up because I have gotten to learn from the best, and I love them SO much :).

 

My new team started with six women including myself. Unfortunately, Erin went home over debrief and I am going to miss so many things about her as well but God is always good and is always in control. So we are down to five and I still have Sarah B. (we will be the only two who have been together the entire race :))and Katie and gained Amber and Tiffany. It should be a lot of fun and I am excited to see what God has for us. So please continue to keep me in your prayers and I will try to update whenever possible.