Welcome all!
My name is Lori Segur and I love bright colors 🙂 Currently, I am living and working in Ohio as a nurse. I grew up in a small town in Michigan and yes, I am still smitten with “The Mitten” 🙂
I have always had an interest toward global missions since I was young, but I grew up living most of my life in the spirit of fear. (Fear is alive and real, don’t let it fool you. Believe me, it has paralyzed me numerous times from living life fully.) Going over seas and serving in another country always seemed like an unreachable far off dream. I’ve done a couple, week-long mission trips to Guatemala and Haiti, which were amazing experiences. But I still felt compelled to do something more. Over the years, God has taught me SOOO much about Himself, human relationships, and myself. By His relentless pursuit in my life, He has freed me from living a life of fear: Fear of what others might think, fear of their opinions of me, fear of being judged, fear that I’m not good enough, fear that I’m not worth fighting for, fear that I’m not wanted, fear that I am a failure, fear of being alone and so many other fears that I used to believe were true. The struggles haven’t gone totally away, but fear doesn’t seem to overwhelm me as much, nor paralyze me anymore.
God speaks to us all differently and He knows how to love us in the unique way He created us. He has used so many different ways to speak truth into my heart: such as close friends, life mentors, nature, thought-provoking books, the church, Bible study small groups, His Word, the Jesus Calling devotional, my career, my coworkers, journaling, volunteering, running, painting/creating, and dreaming. In fall 2014, my eyes were opened to His unconditional love for me and it tore down the walls of fear in my life. Everyday, He continues to speak and grow me even more into living life fully alive and free.
Now I’m at the point in my life that I want to actually LIVE out all He has taught me. I want to see love triumph over hate, prejudices, and fear. I want to experience people’s cultures and see life through their eyes. I want to shine light where darkness once prevailed. I want to see chains of fear and shame fall off. I want to understand Jesus more through other people’s perspectives. I want to speak boldly of truth and fight against the lies people often hear. I want to listen without judgement and love relentlessly. I want to help the person right in front of me and the next person and the next person and the next person. I want to connect with each person right where they’re at in their lives and just love them the way they need at that moment. I want to serve medically where I can. And I want to love wherever I am led.
The World Race has provided an amazing opportunity for me to live this out in 11 different countries in 11 months! God has made me and prepared me for such a time as this ^_^ I am BEYOND excited!! Soooo ready to join the Unscripted Route Team from January to November 2020 through the World Race!!
Feel free to journey along with me by following my blog here!
Let the journey BEGIN.
