At a certain point, you have to sit them down and talk about it–the elephant in the room. It’ll be awkward at first, but you’ll all grow from it. They’ll start to understand a little more about life as you see it.
And I’m not talking about the birds and the bees.
I sat down across the table from my parents last week and told them I want to leave for 11 months, that I want to live out of a backpack, that I’m going to ask people for money, and that the big encore to my college career is full-time ministry.
That’s not an easy thing to take in, but they took it with so much grace. They said they’d support me, even though it would be hard. And I am so grateful, because God has laid the World Race on my heart again and again. He’s spoken to me in quiet moments and on noisy airplanes and told me, “Daughter, this passion you have, for travel, for the nations, for proclaiming my name, this passion is good. It’s a gift from me. Now it’s time to use it.”
So here I go, starting this incredible journey of seeking the Lord within my community at home, among my teammates, and eventually in all the corners of the earth I can weasel my way into. Here’s to the prayers and passports that will get me there.
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
– 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 –
