My sweet sister, Maria, wrote me a guest blog! Step into her mind and hear thoughts from the sister of a World Racer!
When I found out that my sister was going on The World Race, I was so excited for her!! I knew that this was and is an opportunity of a lifetime! Getting to serve the Lord and spread the gospel all over the world is an incredible blessing, and privilege.
Before Megan set out on this journey, I got to help her fundraise! It was so much fun! Helping her with her t-shirt design, going with her to a crawfish boil to fundraise through a booth (while also getting to minister to people that way), sharing her story and new opportunity to my high school friends, and connecting with people across the country who saw some of our posts are some of my highlights from Megan’s fundraising journey. On top of all of that, seeing the support and love for Megan grow through the fundraising process was jaw-dropping.
I remember the day we dropped Megan off at the airport. It was bittersweet to say the least. I was so excited for what she was about to experience, but at the same time, I didn’t want my big sister to leave right as my senior year of high school was starting.
The first couple of months weren’t very hard because our family had gotten used to Megan traveling all the time! When month 5 came along, though, it started to hit me just how long Megan has and still will be gone. I started looking at pictures from the sister trip that Marci, Megan, and I took the summer of 2018, and found myself crying. I miss her so much.
I think the hardest part about Megan being gone, specifically this year, is the fact that she is missing my entire senior year. I have prom in a couple of weeks, and I can’t help but be sad that she can’t be here to do my hair and help me get ready. In 3 weeks, I graduate, and she can’t be there to see me walk the stage. Then, in about 3 ½ months, I start college, and she can’t be there to see and help me move in.
Then, I think about what she is doing while she is thousands of miles away, and I am overcome with a sense of peace and joy. My sister gets to share the GOOD NEWS for 11 months all over the world!! I am so grateful for this opportunity that she has been given, and I cannot imagine taking something like it away from her in any way.
I cannot wait for Megan to come home, so I can share the past year with her in person, but while she is gone, I pray that she encounters the Holy Spirit every single day, and that she is a light to every person she comes in contact with. I love you so much big sissy!!
“For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Acts 13:47
