Like Jacob, I am a dreamer…
I have been signed up for the World Race since October 2011. I had my heart and hopes set on leaving in July 2012 and when that didn't happen I was crushed. I had to switch to a January 2013 route. I slowly started to realize that God didn't want me anywhere else than the route I am on with the people I am around now.
Since October 2012 I have had dreams a few times a week about the world race and what it will be like. I would have dreams about meeting awesome people and working with some really neat ministry.
I still have these dreams. I have dreams that I am getting packed up, figuring out what to bring/what not to bring, saying goodbyes. When I wake up from these dreams I am a little disoriented and it takes me a moment to figure out where I am. I am on the world race. I am living my dream.
For one and a half years this has been a dream. I am living the life many people dream of and it is no longer just a dream for me. This is my reality. I am living the hard, rewarding life I wanted for so long.
I am still not fully funded for this life. However, I know that God hasn't gotten me this far, wrecked my life this much and had me love more than I thought I was capable of loving for this to end early. I have full confidence in the provision of my God and my Father because he is ever faithful and proves that to me every day.
I am heading to Thailand. I don't know all of what that month will look like, but I do know that I will be living in a village helping farm, teaching and helping to prevent human trafficking. I don't know what my internet will look like, so I will post a few more blogs while I am spending a LOT of time in the air ports on the way to Chang Mai.
Getting ready for my 80 hour travel day! I am telling myself it will be exciting…
Oh, and one more thing.. This is just a little funny story that is worth putting in a blog but not its own blog..
When I arrived to debrief I started seeing a lot of girls checking others for lice. A lot of girls had lice. In the US, if a kid has lice that kid gets sent home right away and the other kids get checked for it..
On the world race the conversation can go one of a few ways..
"Half the squad has lice? That stinks. When is dinner?"
"Half the squad has lice? Wow. They must have loved really well!" (hugs..)
"Can someone help me comb through my lice?" And about 5 girls come to the rescue.
I did not get lice.. so far. But I did lose my voice again!
And that's all she wrote.
Much love,
M
