Today is the day I leave for The World Race! This is the day I have been looking forward to/dreading since I signed up for this in January.
There are a lot of thoughts and emotions rushing through my head right now. I am excited for what these 11 months have in store. I have fear for 11 months in all new places away from the comforts of my home. I have anxiety over if I packed the right things and if I got all my errands taken care of before I leave. Honestly, I cycle through these emotions about 100 times a day and it has been pretty exhausting to say the least!
Throughout this whole getting-ready process I realized something amazing. After writing countless thank you notes to my donors, hanging out with my great friends, and spending the last few moments I have left with my family, I realized how lucky I am to have all this support from people I love. I have to remind myself in the moments when I feel alone, stressed or scared that I have an army of people behind me who are praying for me and loving on me the entire time. I also have the love and support of an almighty God as well which I think is pretty cool 😉
I will definitely miss the life Ihave made in the states. I will miss my loving and supportive family, my friends, and the comforts of my life. But, I am also excited to embark on this journey! I can’t wait to see what God has in store for me during my time in 11 different countries. I am excited to go out of my comfort zone and put my trust in God. I am also terrified about this. There are times where I really wish I could have packed more than 2 backpacks worth of stuff. I wish that I knew every detail about the trip so I could prepare myself. I wish that I didn’t have to leave my loving family behind. But, if I never get out of my comfort zone and let God work through me, I will never learn how to fully trust in Him and grow in my relationship with my Father.
So… here goes nothing! I will be taking a huge leap of faith today by stepping out of my life in the U.S. But I am not going alone. I have the love and support of my family, friends, and my Heavenly Father. 🙂 WORLD RACE.. HERE I COME!
P.S. I have currently raised about $12,900. I need to have the full amount, $16,247, by the end of December (yes you can donate while I’m on the race!)
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE DONATED ALREADY! YALL ARE AWESOME!!!! 😀
