Hey there everyone! It’s been a little bit! I hope this finds you all doing so well!
Man oh man! I want to first express a huge amount of gratitude to anyone that has followed my world race journey. I am thankful for every amount that was donated, for every message of encouragement, for every prayer over me & the people I was with, for anyone that believed me and said yes with me in partnership with God! THANK YOU!
I AM THANKFUL. VERY THANKFUL.
I think I owe you an update, so here’s what’s been happening::
In mid December, I returned to MN after 3.5 months of leading & intentional discipleship with World Race gap year 2020 in Gainesville, Georgia. I will cherish those months for awhile!!! They impacted & transformed me in huge ways. Yes, let’s please get coffee so I can tell you all about it! I would love to share testimonies and answer all the questions you have! 🙂
Okay so…about a month before coming home an opportunity to lead another missions trip with Adventures in Missions this spring approached me. I prayed over this opportunity a lot. I loved the last season I had this fall with team leading world race gap year, so I was filled with expectation with this other opportunity! It kinda felt like a dream come true to me!
Once I landed in MN, I had every intention of packing up my life again and going overseas to lead once again! After being home for 4 days, I got the news that my dad passed away. I would like to keep some things private for the sake of my family, but I also want to be transparent with you guys as my supporter that have been walking this journey with me for close to two years now!
Receiving this news was OVERWHELMING. All of the emotions and the thoughts flooded my head & my heart, and they still do to this day. The question of “how are you doing?” is close to impossible to answer.
After a lot of prayer again, I am leaning into the Lord more than ever and have chosen to stay home instead of lead this spring semester. For many reason, but the main one is to care for my heart well in this time of grieving. wow! what a challenging & humbling decision it was! I am confident that the Lord is near and He is providing & I get to trust Him!
That’s just a bit of what’s going on. You probably won’t be hearing from me on this platform much anymore, but honestly who knows! Maybe I will be posting on here! I am just not sure! I am so incredibly thankful for the supporting community that has been cultivated from this blog.
I am saying see ya later for now! I have no idea what the Lord has planned, but I know it’s going to be GOOD! see ya when I see ya! talk to ya when I talk to ya!
GO LOVE PEOPLE! BECAUSE HE LOVED FIRST!
with love & joy,
Leanna Murphy
