Hey friends! Big news—I’M GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE! I can’t describe how excited I am to finally be done with school, and to be stepping into whatever the Lord has next for me.
I am graduating from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a B.A. in Psychology and a concentration in Mental Health. College has been a crazy time full of laughter, friends, all nighters, mental breakdowns, amazing trips, and a ton of personal, academic, and spiritual growth.
When I think back to my freshmen year, I remember an anxious, scared 18 year old with her backpack all ready to go for the first day of college. I had no idea what to expect. The thought of possibly being in a class with college juniors and seniors absolutely terrified me. I didn’t know what the course load would be like. I was chalk full with thoughts about the unknown.
Four years later, I stand here two days before graduation with a whole new set of unknowns. The difference is that now my hope is in the Lord and what He has planned for my life instead of trying to figure things out on my own. It’s a pretty cool place to be, but it can also be very scary. I mean come on, out of all things God could have me do, He has me go on the World Race? That’s crazy.
When I really start to think about it, I get seriously overwhelmed by the amount of grace that is required for me to go on the World Race. Sometimes, it gets to be too much and I think about quitting. I start thinking of all the reasons I can’t do it. I think about how much easier it would be to stay at home, where I’m comfortable, where I know how to do life.
But every time I start to go there in my thoughts, the Lord gently whispers “No RaeLynn. I am calling you to the World Race. Yes, it might me easier for you to stay home, but I am going to use this to change your life. I have too much for you to see and learn for you to stay home. It might be difficult, and you’re right, you can’t do it, but your power does not come from you, it comes from me.”
You can’t argue with that, right? You’d think so, but I sure try my best. When it comes down to it though, I would rather be in the most uncomfortable situation and in the Lord’s will than be in my comfort zone but outside the Lord’s will.
So here it goes. Here’s to the rest of my life. Two days from now I will officially be graduated from college and moving onto this incredible adventure called the World Race. I would LOVE to have you join me in rejoicing over this accomplishment. I graduate on May 9, 2015. Will you help me celebrate graduation by donating $9 or any multiple of 9 ($18, $27, $36, $45, $54, $63, $72, $81, $90, $99, $108…you get the picture) to my World Race trip? It would mean to so much to me.
I am currently 34% funded! My deadline to get to training camp in July is met, and I need to have $10,000 in by August 21. Please help me reach that deadline early!
Thank you all so much for your love and support over the last four years. I can’t wait to share the next stage of my life with you.
