“People from my first home say I’m brave. They tell me I’m strong. They pat me on the back and say, ‘Way to go. Good job.’ But the truth is, I am not really very brave; I am not really very strong; and I am not doing anything spectacular. I am simply doing what God has called me to do as a person who follows Him. He said to feed His sheep and He said to care for ‘the least of these,’ so that’s what I’m doing, with the help of a lot people who make it possible….” Katie J. Davis – Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption
I am not what you would call an “avid reader” by any stretch of the imagination. The truth be told, i don’t like to read at all. One day in the DR, i overheard a group of girls reading a book together and i couldn’t help but notice the emotion that was coming from their circle. I decided to go see what all the hoopla was about and after receiving a short education on what the book was, i decided i might want to read it.
They were passing the book around the squad and when it came time for me to have my turn, i reluctantly refused to take it cause i thought to myself “no way will i be able to finish that book”. So my turn was skipped and i had honestly forgotten about it until we arrived in Peru and what do you know, it was my turn again. I didn’t turn it down this time and boy was i glad i decided to read it. I enjoyed it so much so that i finished it in 36 hours. If you remember, i don’t like to read at all but this book was different.
The book was called “Kisses from Katie” about a young girl who answered the call of the Lord and moved to Uganda, adopted 14 girls and began a now-thriving ministry. (if you haven’t read it, i HIGHLY encourage it) In the book Katie mentions how many people from her hometown think she is so brave and that they themselves could never do something like that. I began to ponder about how many people reading the blogs of former, current, and future World Racers think to themselves, “those people are so brave and there’s no way i could ever do anything like that”.
Here’s the truth – we are not brave, we are not doing anything spectacular and to be honest, there are many people out there who are much more qualified to be on this trip than we are. The only great thing we did was say yes to the calling. We are all broken, nasty, sinful human beings in desperate need of Jesus just like the rest of the world. I say all this to encourage those of you out there who think that you are not capable of doing something amazing for the Lord, just say YES.
