Hello my sweet friends and family. Thank you for visiting my blog. I am really excited to post updates on here and hopefully go into more details about launching, training camp, my trip and all the things in between! My hope and prayer is that I am able to use this platform to keep all of my curious people updated while I am gone, so stay tuned after I launch (1/23)!
I made a social media post a couple days ago to update everyone with how fundraising was going. On Monday (1/6), I was about 65% funded and honestly had my first moment of feeling the stress of financial responsibility. While many times I had felt overwhelmed with it all, I have kept saying how I was not stressed because I was so confident in this trip and what the Lord was going to do through it. Satan’s lies just seemed to be really believable that day. I had a moment of completely doubting my whole trip and if this truly was my calling. A short time after, I was able to recognize the massive crossfire I was in. Crossfire between the Father pulling me in to embark on this journey together, and satan wanting to stop the Father’s good work from being done. If anything, my confidence was able to grow as a direct result of my doubt; satan was attacking where God was doing work. I quickly remembered not only the confidence I had in this journey, but also in my Father.
At the beginning of this semester, before school had started and after working at camp all summer, I had felt like something was about to change. Something big and fast. I didn’t know what that looked like, but was excited about it. I prayed about it a few times, but was trying not to over think it and was wanting to be where my feet were. Live in the moment. My mind was also quite overwhelmed with school starting and the life changing experiences I had at T Bar M. In the beginning of September, while I was trying to fall asleep, the World Race just popped in my mind. At first I basically gave God a big heck no. I was scared. I have a few friends that have worked with World Race and I kind of knew what it was, but had no clue how it was going to fit into my life and my time. Well good thing my time doesn’t matter. The following days World Race quickly transitioned from an idea, to a real life thing. I was so scared. I was praying left and right and crying a whole bunch lol. Talked to Jesus, my mom, and a few dear friends before this thing was rollin in high gear. Next thing I know, I am applying, interviewing and beginning the fundraising process! And now we’re here. In the two short days since my last social media post, the Lord has brought in an unfathomable amount of $1500. God is working quick and I am stoked about it!! T-15 days until launch!! Thank you guys so much for walking alongside me throughout this journey. It’s going to be so fun. All for His glory!! No matter where we are, let’s make it the desire of our souls to share the Good News with those around us. Let’s wreck some eternities!
One last note to anyone and everyone:
I can never thank those enough who have donated to this journey. Truly blows my mind the amount of prayers, love, and support I have gotten from those around me. Never hesitate to reach out to me if you have any advice or questions in regards to my trip! Thank you guys so much. I love you all!
