Why go? Why now?
These are some questions that I’ve been asked frequently, here’s my response in the best way I can say!
Why go?
As long as I can remember I’ve had a passion and a heart for missions. I’ve also had a heart for adventure and loving on people. (my friends say I go back and forth between an enneagram 7 and enneagram 2, if you’re at all familiar with the enneagram I would say that sums me up pretty well 🙂
Honestly, how I got here, where I am today, on my team and ready to launch in less than 100 days, all started one night about a month ago. I was scrolling on instagram, as one does, at like midnight one night. I came across a post on the explore page (I can’t exactly remember what it was) but I believe it was someone sharing their experience with World Race and immediately I was like… I think this is a sign from God. It’s crazy cause my friend and I had looked into WR gap year before starting college, but that was almost 2 years ago so I had completely forgot about WR! So coming across it again was mind-blowing, definitely from God.
I had also been praying that God would help me find my purpose, I had just felt in a cycle on repeat with life and was ready for a change. I quickly did some research and spent that whole night watching vlogs, reading testimonies, checking out different routes, etc. I came across this route, to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. I couldn’t have found anything that described me and my passions more. Each country has a focus on children’s ministry and Spanish. Which if you didn’t know my major is Elementary Education and I’m minoring in Spanish! I knew this was right for me.
Coincidently my parents were coming up to Iowa City (where I attend college) the next day to take my siblings and i out for dinner. So that next night I told my parents about the World Race and my desire to go. My parents, as many are were hesitant, (with Covid and everything) but they still gave me the green light to apply! So that night I applied! In the middle of all this madness I was in contact with someone I knew from the University of Iowa who had gone on the gap year. She was an incredible resource in helping me figure everything out (so Kat if you’re reading this, you rock lol). About a week later I found out I was accepted! That next day I met a lot of my team members on a zoom and immediately felt so welcomed. I knew that this was God’s plan.
Why now?
I can’t begin to understand God’s timing and how He works but all I know that I felt God tugging at my heart to apply now. I mean, I don’t know what the future holds and there is a possibility that our trip could get altered because of Covid, but regardless I’m trusting in His timing and His plan. Regardless I’m ready to dive into this new adventure and spread the GREATEST story of all time.
Thanks so much for following me along this journey,
more to come soon, much love..
kp
