In the short 21 years I have lived, there are some things that will never change:
I will forever be a student. Maybe not in title but definitely in spirit. I find that there’s so much the world has to offer and I never want to stop learning from it.
In my life, dance is synonymous with breathing. All the girls that I dance with can attest that I would be lost without the art, it has become a release of emotions, strength, and grace as well as a primary medium for worship. With that said, I am so so SO very excited to learn how cultures around the world find expression through dance.
My family keeps me grounded. I call Chantilly my hometown but in reality, family and the friends I consider family have become my home. I will always come back to them no matter where I venture off because they remind me of who I am, where I’ve been, and how far I’ve come.
I want to travel everywhere. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since I’m going on the World Race. But even after those 11 months have come and gone, I want to continually visit new places, adopt to new cultures, and connect with new people. Not yet sure what the Lord has in store for my life with this in mind, but I’m anxious to find out.
I am His. There is a line in Les Miserables that goes:
My soul belongs to God, I know
I made that bargain long ago
He gave me hope when hope was gone
He gave me strength to journey on
Who am I?
I take those words to heart and find comfort in belonging to the Creator of it all.
Needless to say, everything else in my life is variable. For there is a lot of life left to live.
“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” –Philippians 1:6
And so I go. To Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, India, Nepal, Mongolia, China. And I praise God daily that He calls the willing and not the qualified as there is nothing that equips me over another, except my strong desire.
Thus I pray. I pray for validation and encouragement in this decision. I pray for time to dedicate to preparing for this adventure in all ways; physically, emotionally, spiritually. I pray for support, both in funding and prayer. But I also pray that the Lord will make me aware of spiritual warfare and strength in being able to deal with it. For I know that the enemy will do everything in its power to prevent me from going. Praise be to Him that our God is greater.
