Exciting things are happening for me here in the States. The kingdom dreams that I have been going after for a few years now are starting to take even greater shape. I am so excited to be able to officially say that I will be moving to Georgia in May to begin a discipleship/leadership program with Adventures in Missions called the Center for Global Action (CGA)!
CGA is a program that takes all that I learned on the Race, in my life, and through scripture and solidifies a strong foundation for me to move forward in life with. I will have the opportunity to learn, be discipled, live in intentional community, and dive deeper into who exactly God made me to be. As a part of my four months I will be partaking in the field leadership track, which will help better develop my character and teach me how to lead in all different settings.
So now you are probably asking, why CGA? Didn’t you graduate from college with a youth ministry degree, wasn’t that enough? Before the World Race I would have said there was no need for me to go back to “school” and learn the Bible, leadership, or how to live in community with others. I spent 4 years of my life focused on exactly that. But the Race changed me. The Race changed how I saw myself and how I saw the world around me.
Can I let you into my hopes and dreams for a minute? When I was a junior in college God laid a Kingdom dream on my heart that would forever shape the things I went after in life. The dream was simple, to lead young adults in a journey of intense discipleship for about a year in length with missions to multiple countries as the tool for that growth and discipleship. At the time I had no idea that Adventures in Missions existed. I had no idea that the World Race was even a thing, or that it was doing exactly what God and I had dreamed up. I figured I would have to start an organization to make my dreams a reality, and at 22 I knew no one would trust me with their money and time to make my dream a reality with no practical experience. So I listened to God, and he told me to wait. Wait on my dreams, wait on the one thing that I actually wanted to do, and trust that everything he was going to lead me through in the future would lead to my Kingdom dreams bearing fruit.
Well, God definitely showed up. When the World Race came around it actually took me a little bit to realize they were doing exactly what my heart had been crying out for. As I lived on the field for a year, I was able to see exactly how the World Race works to transform lives and build people who are passionate about following Jesus and sharing him with the world. I saw my Kingdom dreams being laid out in front of me, and I actually had the opportunity to live out the exact transformation that I desire for the men and women of my generation. I knew when I ended the Race that I wanted to get involved further with Adventures in Missions and what they were doing.
So, once again, why CGA? I learned on the Race that I don’t know everything, shocking I know. I realized that I don’t know myself as well as I thought I did. I don’t always know how to lead people in real life situations. I also learned that I loved authentic, intentional community. My hope in the future is to be able to Squad Lead on the World Race, which would involve me going out with a squad for 5 months and help them acclimate to the field, set up the culture, and lead Racers to look more like Christ. With all of that in mind, CGA is the perfect jumping off point for me to pursue my Kingdom dreams at the next level. I get to learn more about myself, learn more about how to lead people through the messiness that is life, and I get to do it all in community with the hopes of going out and Squad Leading when CGA is done. CGA is the first step in me shaping my character to be the best version of me that I can be to lead other people on the powerful and transformational journey of the World Race.
As I step out on the next step of my journey with God, would you consider partnering with me? I need to raise funds to be able to attend CGA, and more than anything I need prayer. I need you to pray for me during my time of transition between the Race and CGA, and most importantly, as I enter into an intense time of growth and challenge during CGA. My Race was only possible because of the amazing support team I had around me, and I know that CGA will only be a success because of people like you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to live out my Kingdom dream, and for giving me opportunities I could only dream about.
Click on the Donate link above or to the left to donate, or call me at 734-255-2733 to set up a time to talk about my Race, CGA, or what God is doing in my life.
