I cannot believe it has been four years since my team all
met under a tent in the deep woods of Georgia. We traveled the World together, saw
amazing wonders, experienced the Power of God in ways that we were told did not
exist any longer, cried together more than we thought we could or would,
learned what it meant to fight for one other past our own crap, had real honest
talks that led to a lot of different things, yelled at the top of our lungs in
anger in the bush of Africa only to expose our weaknesses, and learned what it
meant to love each other past our arguments, our rights, our ‘past’ and how
amazing it has been to have continued our relationships through the years…
If you are a future racer and ever come across this… please understand
that the each person on your team carries the Spirit of God in them and this is
the beauty. Though you may not have a clue or have ever met them yet, believe
in Faith that it is and will be good.
If you are currently on the field, Teams – a little
reminder: These men and women carry the Spirit of God. The ones that you are
looking at now, you see every stinkin’ minute of the day, when eating together
on the ground with roaches around you, sleeping in the same room with a
thousand children screaming, all these and those moments of frustration and
questions of “Really, is this it?”-The answer is YES! PLEASE know it is so – so
– so good. You are gathering a lot in your Spirit more than you realize in
these moments… you are in the perfect place at the perfect time.
Honestly- the years will fly by and you will laugh at the
things that bothered you… you will see it really was irrelevant. But the most
important thing that I can say to you now, is to EMBRACE this season of your
life to the fullest! Experience God in new ways, go crazy with who He is, and
do not let this pass you by!
At the end of the day… Please hear this: Love one another
more than you know how to love. Go beyond every thought of what it that is
presumed to look like, or what you have ever seen… dive deep with one another
and let your heart open to knew revelations.
Men, be real with your men. If you need to a punch in the
face and your bro knows you do, than let him… If you need to cry in front of a
man for the very first time ever- than do it- so much life will happen and it
goes beyond 11 months. It flows into your future marriage, life, community, etc…
redeem and restore through your brokenness by allowing another woman to speak
into you… it is beauty that I was able to experience.
Magen, Gretchen, Teagan, and Eli… 
Your love for me helped shape me more than I realize and as
I reflect and rejoice for the fact that it was you all who had to put up with
me and my junk- I am honored. We seriously could write books about our adventures and what we walked through. Know that I completely stand next to you and I
continue to say YES to the plans that the Lord has for you all. Four years
later, I am still excited to watch your lives unfold more and more…So ladies, continue to be rock stars! Thank you for allowing me to be a
part of your lives and husbands, thank you for allowing me. You women are incredible and having so many memories with
you all… makes me smile a lot.
Eli, thanks for sharing your life with me even after the
race. You know how important you are to me and how grateful I am of our
friendship. You truly are a man of God and no matter what you hear, perceive,
or think of yourself…there are people needing what you have in you… Continue to
dive in the Lord and allow yourself to change/mold more into His image…. I am
proud of you brother!
Team Isaac… Thank you! I Love you all! And, Cheers to the
years ahead of us!
Kingdom of God!
Robby
