I am currently realizing that it is a good thing to share your heart and vulnerabilities. It is a good thing to share your joys, fears, accomplishments, sorrows, and excitement. Goodbyes are hard, but they are a good thing. Being fully funded is emotional but a good thing. Training camp being one week away is so scary, but so good.
This month means lots of hard goodbyes. My immediate friend group is full of adventurers, wanderers, and life changers. Because they are such spectacular human beings, they are traveling to far away states for college, from New York to Georgia to California, or far away countries for missions, from Guatemala to Cambodia to Lesotho. This week specifically is full of some of the hardest goodbyes. I had to say goodbye to my best friend who leaves for Guatemala in a few days, I have to say goodbye to three very good friends who are hopping on a plane to go start their college adventures across the US… so many goodbyes. I have recently been having so much anxiety and for the longest time, I couldn’t figure out why. One night, the Lord clearly spoke to me and said, “Kylee, you are having such a hard time right now because of the season you are in.” This hit me so hard because it finally clicked. So many times in my life, the people I loved the most have left. They have died, moved away, or decided they didn’t want to be apart of my life. Because of this, I have often felt abandoned. After coming to this realization, I began to work on it and work on knowing that the most important thing I have in my life, is NEVER going to leave or abandon me: Jesus. “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 He is always right by my side, forever and ever, even when other are not. There is never a moment where I have to say goodbye to God.
To all my friends leaving for college or missions, you are beautiful in every meaning of the word. Don’t ever stop your light from shining. You are incredible and so loved.
T-7 days till I am at training camp and there are so many emotions. I am so excited to meet my squad and get to hug everyone. I have spent countless moments praying for each of them and finally getting to pray with them in person is going to be incredible. Along with the excitement comes a butt load of fears: fear that I am not good enough, fear that they wont like me, fear that I will be put on a team with a bunch of extroverts. They are all stupid fears, but they are present. So I am working right now on not fearing and just doing. I am working on being bold… bold in my personality, bold in my friendships, bold in my faith. God is going to move mountains and we have to be so bold that we are the first to help Him push.
Fundraising is an emotional process. When you are first starting, you look at that number and it seems impossible. When you are halfway, you think about the time it took you to get there and want to give up because you think there is no way you can raise the other half. When you are almost there, like $500 away, you post an update on Facebook and in a matter of hours, you receive the $500 from people you know and some you have had maybe two conversations with. I can now say, after all the donations come through and are processed, I am fully funded. The Lord taught me so much through this process and I am so thankful that I have had the opportunity to do this. It has taught me more about patience, reliance on the Lord, putting in effort, and love than I could have ever imagined. To everyone who has supported me through prayer, financially, getting gear, really everything, thank you. Thank you for helping me with this opportunity to share the love that Jesus has shown me, with others.
Prayer requests/extra information
- Training Camp is August 10th to the 20th. Please pray for afe travels and that everyone’s hearts will be open to whatever God has to tell them.
- I am still collecting letters to take with me on the race. Letters can be mailed to:
Kylee Hall
The World Race
150 Meadowlark Circle
Georgetown, TX 78626
- Please pray for Kyndal as she departs for Guatemala. You can follow her at kyndalcody.theworldrace.org
- I am always praying for you and if you have any prayer request, don’t hesitate to contact me.
