The past week has been fantastic! It has been filled with great friends, great family time, and great food! (Thanks mom for making my favorite meal last night!) As each day comes and goes, Monday becomes more and more of a reality. The World Race is no longer something that I am talking about. It will be my reality and my life for the next 11 months in 4 days!
A lot of people have been asking me, “So, what are you hoping to get out of this year? Do you think you are called to long term missions? Will you teach when you get back?” I appreciate these questions because it makes me focus on the reason that I am doing this, but to be completely honest, I don’t have an answer for you.
I catch myself daydreaming about the day I get back (because I am a planner.)What will I look like? Will I forever be changed? What will my hopes and dreams be at the end of this year? Will I get right back on a plane to go to a country that will become my home for the rest of my life?
I can probably answer a few questions, but the beauty about the World Race is that you only get pieces of information as you need them. This flows directly into my relationship with God. I would LOVE to know what the day I get back looks like right now, BUT God does not work that way. At least not in my life. He knows my planning, have to know it right now ways, and He keeps silent.
Until I NEED direction.
Until I NEED guidance.
Until I NEED wisdom.
I don’t NEED to know what this year will look like. I don’t NEED to know what the day I get back will look like. I WANT to, but this year is about NEED, not WANT.
I don’t need a closet full of clothes, a hot shower, a different meal every night, or a comfortable bed.
I NEED to go and make disciples.
I NEED to be used by God to bring hope, life, and restoration to others.
I NEED to learn how to be a lot less selfish in the way I serve my team and others around me.
Paul said it best. “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” (Philippians 4:12 NIV)
I NEED your prayers this year! Thank you for those of you who have financially supported me, I will forever be grateful! I would not be able to be a part of this journey without your prayerful AND financial support!
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