I don’t think reality has really sunk in. I’m about to leave. For 11 months I am leaving America, family, friends, English, our culture, and comfort. All so that I might rely more on God, and not myself. That I may practice faith. That I might see “the least of these” as God sees them. That I may continue to learn teachability, humility, and that I may be sharpened. That I may see His Kingdom come.
And you know what? I am confident that I am exactly where God wants me.
God has affirmed that I am supposed to be on WR over and over again. His latest and oh-so-sweet affirmation? I have been accepted to medical school for August 2012 to a school in Denver, and am awaiting decisions and interviews from other schools. WOOO-HOOO! So excited!
Here is a chronological order of the crazy ways God has orchestrated:
- Last Year- Not accepted to Medical School (didn’t even get an interview)
- March- Went on a re-scheduled mission trip to Haiti despite really wanting to go on a different mission trip to Seattle with college friends. The Haiti trip is where I heard about WR from Josh Woodmansee.
- March- Absolutely could not get WR out of my thoughts/prayers, so I started working with WR and Med schools to see if I could re-apply and do WR together.
- April- WR tells me NO- I cannot have 2 weeks off the field to come back and interview…it’s just not going to work.
- April- I continue to ask God specifically in prayer for a miracle, and 5 days later WR contacts me and says they have reconsidered.
- Summer- I spend another amazing summer at Noah’s Ark while re-applying to medical school.
- August- I receive 5 interview invitations, and have already been accepted to 1 school before I even leave for World Race! I may not end up coming back from WR to interview anyways!
God has just been so good, so faithful, and incredibly powerful. The last 8ish months are the most clearly I have seen Him working in my life. And the trip hasn’t even started yet.
