I’m leaving my team, yes. This is one of the hardest things I have recently experienced in my life. I really care for my team Komboa. I’ve cried these past few days, and my team never even new why, because they didn’t know this change was coming. But my heart was grieving how I would be leaving my friends. But a new joy has come. I will be leaving my team to become the squad leader of M Squad, yaaaaay. So, what does this mean? What does Squad Leader mean? Well, there’s an M & N Squad. What this means is that about 110 of us ‘racers’ that are a part of the January to November 2010 World Race were split up into two teams, or ‘Squads.’ I’m on M Squad. There’s 52 of us. The two leaders of our M Squad were Mark and Kyla. They were previous racers. They traveled to all of our locations these past three months, set up our ministries, were our spiritual guides, gave advice, were pretty much the pastors and leaders of our missions trip. Well, the heart of the World Race is develop leaders in all of us.
So, three months into this race, we were told that new Squad leaders would be chosen from among us. And the Lord has prepared myself and Mike and Liz, the other two squad leaders, to be squad leaders. When I was told I was totally excited. I prayed about it, heard from the Lord, had peace, and have embraced what God will do in me, through me, and in and through the squad. I have a pastors heart, and I can’t wait to continue pouring into these 49 beautiful saints. It’s such a privilege and honor to be chosen to be the Squad Leader. I’m praying for more of God, and less of me. More of how God will move through me, and that I’m his willing vessel.
I’m reading a book right now on how King David in the old testament didn’t fight Saul back when he was being hunted and sought after to kill and destroy. David responded by accepting that the Lord had anointed Saul to be in leadership and that it was not David’s place to fight back or destroy Saul. Then when David was in his old years, and still king, Absolom, David’s son, ended up wanting to kill and take over his own fathers kingdom. Absolom turned into Saul. I’m learning that how David handled himself is how I want to handle this new position I’m in. I will be traveling so so much more, many more flights, bus rides, train rides, many more one-on-one conversations, many more tears with people, joys, and praises. All of this is great, and I know there will be many hard aspects.
But what I do know is this…
I want to be a leader that has taken this mantle for this season in a humble and pure way. I want to receive this as a time of leadership that God has appointed for purposes and reasons. No pride, but also no doubts and no fears. I am so excited to have God’s supernatural abilities, along with Liz and Mike, to make right decisions and to be exactly what this squad needs through us. I look forward to walking this journey with you too. I thank the lord for all of your prayers and financial support. I am so blessed to have you a part of my life. PRAISE GOD for this change, I pray for more of his supernatural guidance and direction. Amen!
