Q&A!!
Greatest lesson so far? My relationship with the Lord will affect EVERYTHING else in my life. There is nothing I have or am chasing after that will be considered “good” without a strong relationship with the Father.
Favorite ministry? Getting to preach and teach to people of all different age groups. That is so much fun to me.
What will I miss most when this is finished? The way we can create our own culture within our team and mini communities. We might not have picked the people we spend 9 months with but we do get to pick the culture we have in that community. Sure, it can be done back home, but finding people like this group that is so ready and willing and hungry to form that culture around the Lord is rare at best.
First thing I will do when I get back? Go for a run… Wow, just kidding, probably eat a whole lot of food with people that I missed.
(Thanks for the questions Momma Grimm!!)
Biggest surprise in how God used me or has spoken to me so far? I’d say that His calling me back to being a pastor was the biggest surprise to me. Looking back it should not have been a surprise but it sure was at the time. My reaction to it was also a huge surprise!!
(Thank you Jana- miss you!!)
Am I read to come home? No not quite. God has done a lot in me and through me but I know He is not done yet. So I’m excited to stay out here for the next four months.
(Thanks Grandma!! Love you!!)
Why do you think God called you to do the World Race? It’s difficult to explain but I think that He was rescuing me. I was living in a place where I was more or less content and convinced of my miniscule value to His Kingdom. This trip was the ‘great whale’ that He used to swallow me and get me to pray the same prayer of repentance from Jonah chapter 2.
(Thanks Zack, your man bun looked good today)
What is one strength or good thing I’ve discovered about myself on this Race? I have the best beard on the squad so I’m definitely calling that one a strength. But honestly, I think that I have discovered that I am a person that is gifted at bringing peace into situations and allowing people around me to bring me chaos without the fear that it will overwhelm me. My peace allows their chaos and I have the chance to give them my peace.
Are there any moments that have changed me to the point that I will never be the same again and what has changed? What a question that is. I met a 21 year-old drug dealer while we were in Haiti. I got to talk to him for a bit and invited him to church that night. He showed up and I got to pray over him and I got to see a person my age in such a different place than me, different in every way. When I told Faniel that God loved him as much as He loves me, those words were not coming from me but from the Spirit. Speaking those words rather than simply “knowing” that truth changed the way I see the people God loves.
(Thank you Mrs. McKenzie!!)
Most difficult thing to eat? We were served this coffee in Boca Chica, DR and that was difficult to stomach. The food that we have is actually amazing and has been from the beginning. That coffee though…rough.
(Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Clardy!)
Have I eaten the Great Gatsby? Sadly, the restaurant closed down just before we arrived here. Moment of silence for the fabled food………………..Amen.
(Have fun on your trip Don)
How do I feel about manistry (all guys ministry month) honestly? I’m actually a little hesitant. That is not somewhere that I have thrived relationally in the past so I don’t know what to expect from a whole month with just guys.
(Thanks Hailey! Stay safe up north)
Now for a series of answers attached to the questions I got from IG all from racers on my squad. One of them is literally right next to me asking them…
No, Jesus is.
Anytime.
Vinegar and salt. My mom has a recipe somewhere.
I don’t.
Michelangelo sculpted David, this was my chance to make a masterpiece out of my face. Good job me.
No.
Prudence.
No.
Only a few times today because you said you were making them for dinner. I was not disappointed, well done.
To be a good husband and father someday by God’s standards, not my own.
Jesus.
South Africa.
My swim trunks came almost all the way off saving Alina from the river today. Good thing the water was up past my hips.
Western Cape is gorgeous, you should come visit!
I have no idea. That’s four months away! Stop trying to rush me!!
Blue.
Thank you Kendall and Hailey for all of those intriguing IG questions!! Trust me everybody, writing just the answers is better for everyone!!
