can i just say THANK YOU for reading these blogs and beings apart of this with me. This blog is so special to me and it blows my mind that people actually read them. so…thank you so much for being here with me.
In this blog I am answering the WHY. “Hey Leanna, why are you doing the world race gap year?” “why did you pick this?” “You are leaving the country for 9 months?! why on earth?!”
I found one of my old journals from 2017 (I know…so long ago..haha!) and I found a bucket list that I made. On this bucket list there were 53 different things that I would like to do one day. Including, get a husky with one brown eye and one blue eye and adopt a child. BUT the thing that was so wild to me was I put go on the World Race. When I saw that I thought that was the craziest thing ever because I am doing that now!!! 2 years ago I wrote down my dream of the world race on paper. I have wanted to go on the world race for about 2 years and it has just been a dream and a prayer of mine for so long that I wanted to make it a reality. The Lord has placed this on heart and I wanted to put action behind it and….it. is. happening!!!!
When I started thinking about future plans for college and jobs, I couldn’t think of doing anything else with my life besides telling people about Jesus. I have loved the little glimpse of life in ministry that I have experienced and I have loved it so much that I knew that the Lord was calling me into ministry in some form. I still don’t know what that looks like for me. I just know with full confidence that ministry is in my future. That is why the World Race was so intriguing to me. Nothing sounded better than taking 9 months to intentionally serve the Lord and his kingdom.
When I think of WHY I am doing the World Race? I really think WHY NOT. I really feel as if I were made for this. I am humbled everyday when I think about this amazing opportunity that the Lord has brought me to. I am humbled thinking about my squad and the wisdom and love they have already shared with me and will continue to and be an amazing community of prayer warriors and friends. I am humbled thinking about the relationships and ministry that I will get to be apart of to make a different around the world. This is something I was supposed to do and experience.
When I was told to write my WHY I had a billion thoughts go through my head. In all honesty, It is a little difficult to put into words. I am very confident that this is what the Lord wants for my life. I hope this answer is sufficient. I am just ready to be stretched in every way possible.
excitement is an understatement.
here is just a little update on some things for you:
I leave for Georgia in 3 days for training camp and get to meet everyone and wow wow wow I am so ready! Please be praying over me and my squad as we learn and prepare for this journey. Pray for unity and opened hearts. As far as fundraising goes, I am $1,060 away from my next goal of $10,000. HOW CRAZY?!? I literally cannot believe it. I am over half way funded and I am just in awe of the generosity and faithfulness from the Lord. Thank you Thank you Thank you !!!
with love & joy<3
Leanna Murphy
