As Americans we rarely stop to think about how lucky we are just to live in this great country. I really enjoy a quote from Creed on The Office, “I already won the lottery. I was born in the U-S of A baby.” We have freedoms that many countries simply don’t: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc. In other countries christians are thrown in prison, and even killed for the sake of the gospel. But aside from the religious aspects, we have daily access to clean drinking water, most of us have houses, beds, cars, showers, so many things we take for granted everyday.
We’ve grown accustomed to these privileges. Sometimes it hits me hard, when I think of the friends I’ve made in the Dominican Republic, who don’t have the things that we take for granted.
My buddy Jared on the World Race who is currently in India, has a 3G cellular data plan now, so I’ve been able to FaceTime him every few days lately. Its been awesome getting to hear how he and his squad mates are doing, and their ministries. A couple days ago when I was FaceTiming him he pointed his camera at his squad mates doing laundry, in a big bucket, full of water and clothes. He jokingly said “aren’t you excited to live like this?” Jared has been loving every second of the World Race, and was joking with me, but it really resonated with me. I am tired of living comfortably. I can’t wait to be sleeping in tents, for my clothes to never actually be clean, for me to be living like so many people in this world live their entire lives.
Today marks T-minus 143 days until training camp for the race, where I will be forced to live how I will for nine months, uncomfortably. Then I have 53 short days until I leave the country, and I couldn’t be any more excited.
