as many of you know, i decided to return home to the states. i had lots of peace before leaving Ecuador, and have lots of peace now that i am home. i know this is exactly where i am supposed to be & i am excited to see where Jesus works in my life next.
with that being said, returning home has been weird. it feels like nothing around me has changed, and it’s been a little difficult to grasp that. i am realizing just how much i have changed over the course of 2 short months, and it’s a little hard to be back. but i’m excited to see how being back will continue to change me.
i have realized that i am a lot happier, stronger, wiser, kinder, and more loving. i got off of my first plane in florida and had a mini panic attack because i was unsure of how to act in my own country— i felt like a foreigner. it was very strange and overwhelming. thankful i had 2 more planes after that to get it down.
i’m looking forward to seeing all of my friends and more of my family. i’ve been learning some while i’ve been home too. every morning i look out my window to the trees that have zero leaves because it’s almost winter. today, it reminded me of how Jesus is using me being home and feeling somewhat overwhelmed as an opportunity for more growth. this time of letting the dead things go & making room for the new. so very thankful Jesus gave me the ability to see Him in every single thing. also being constantly reminded that my identity is not rooted in what people say or label me as, but instead in what my Father says. a really beautiful thought to me.
thankful for every single thing the past 2 months taught me, thankful that i was able to take in every experience, that i was able to live with my world race family. this is not the end of my faith journey, just the end of the race for me. thank you to all of my supporters that helped get me to the race. thank you to my family and friends for supporting me in every single thing. thank you to my world race community for being the most kind and loving people in the world. & team hope, thank you for loving me so well and for being the best sisters in the world.
Gap V travels to Peru tomorrow, so please keep them in your prayers this next month as they prepare for new ministry and a new home.
