Welcome! Thank you for checking out my blog! If you want to follow my journey as I prepare for and go on the race, this is the place to be! Here’s a little more about what I am doing and why:
Basically, this is a nine month mission trip where I will be living and serving for three months each in Thailand, India, and Guatemala. We will live as modern disciples, teaching and spreading the Gospel to different parts of the world.
I found out about the World Race Gap Year by first hearing of it from a friend who went. Immediately, I began to feel “the call” I had always heard about but doubted its power. I pushed it aside for a while, and selfishly told God that I didn’t want to. God continued to develop that feeling and speak the word “go” over different areas of my life, leaving me feeling convicted and confused. It was then I realized that my plans did not align with or take into consideration what God wanted me to do. I was guilty of planning to go straight to college when I knew this was not God’s will.
One day, I was brought to tears from this feeling I mentioned earlier, and I completely was consumed by fear, breaking under the weight of the unknown. I am an extremely indecisive person, yet I had never felt so certain about what I was supposed to do.
For He had spoken so clearly, and I finally said, “Ok Lord, I will go.”
It was in this moment I felt peace, a weight lifted, and finally a sense of purpose and direction for the future. I am now every bit as afraid and anxious as I am excited, but I am confident that God has called me to dedicate nine months to serving and spreading His truth. I know I am going to learn and grow so much along the way. I am excited to see what God will do with me to make an impact on this world. I cannot wait to spread His love as I get to know it and Him in a deeper and more dependent way. I will learn to become comfortable with being uncomfortable, as these nine months will be an incredible challenge of my faith, body, and mind.
Now that I am accepted, my next step is fundraising $16,600 over the course of the remaining eleven months before launch. God is teaching me how to be vulnerable in asking for help with this, as it is a task I cannot do alone. I hope you hear my heart through my words, and also know that this area is where you have the opportunity to be a part of my experience: by helping me go!
Thank you for reading my story so far, I would love it if you joined me on this journey and I would appreciate any form of support!
Stay tuned for updates about how God is moving in my life and so much more,
~Lexi Hatten
