Hello everyone,
This blog post is just an update on where I’m at with preparing for my trip and letting you know all the details of my leaving. Unfortunately, I do not have the time to talk with all of you who are interested in learning about my trip so here is everything there is to know!
First off, I want to give a HUGE thanks to all those that have supported me! Whether it has been financial help, prayer, or encouragement I have been so uplifted by so many of you. God has blessed me with amazing family and friends! It has also been so amazing to see people I haven’t even met before be the hands and feet of Jesus by supporting me on this trip.
July 2nd was the first financial deadline of $9,000. Thanks to you and the Lord I was able to reach it on time! I have my final deadline of $12,500 on August 21. I am a little less than $3,000 away from reaching it and being FULLY funded!
Training camp for my trip is July 25th-August 4th in Atlanta, Georgia. After training camp, I will return home for one month before leaving for the World Race on September 5th!!!! I will be traveling first to Thailand; then South Africa, then Nicaragua.
Please be praying for training camp. I will be meeting my team for the first time which is VERY nerve-racking!
So there is my update on where I am at with preparing for leaving in September, but that still leaves another month and a half of being in a season of waiting.
I used to roll my eyes when my mom would use that word… season. She would always tell me, “It’s just a season.” “This season will pass.” For some reason it sounded too mom-like of a word. But recently I can’t seem to stop using the word! It really is true that all of us go through different seasons in life and as followers of Jesus we are to be content in whatever season we’re in.
I just graduated in June, and this past year has been the busiest and hardest it has ever been in my life. Throughout the year, my mom would remind me that this is just a season and to stand firm in the Lord through it. I found myself anxious to be out of this season and to be into the next; the literal season of summer and no school (FREEDOM!). However, when I finally did graduate, it didn’t take long before I was bored and restless and discontent. Again I found myself anxious for the next season; which for me is the World Race.
That is when the Lord opened my eyes to the lie that a new season will bring contentment and happiness. I will never be content in any sort of circumstance. I’m not content with the freedom of summer and I will not be content with traveling the world and experiencing new cultures next year. It is when I am centering my days around the Lord and his presence and purpose that I find true, uncircumstantial contentment…and joy!
God not only opened my eyes to the real contentment that is only found in Him, but also to the importance of the season that I am in right now. I only have a month and a half left to spend time with my family and friends before leaving for nine months. I realized that my discontentment caused me to focus only on myself and how dissatisfied I was. Once I took my eyes off of myself, I realized that there is a whole world of opportunities right at my door step! Opportunities to love on my sisters, to help my mom out, to encourage my friends, and to all around not live this life for myself. That is what true contentment looks like.
This isn’t just a life lesson for this season, but for every season; whether I am living the same boring day over and over it seems like, or I’m in Nicaragua serving those living in extreme poverty.
That is a little update for where I’m at right now. Thank you for taking the time to read this! All that being said, I would really love to meet up with any of you! Getting ready to leave for so long is making me way more sentimental and emotional than normal and I just want to spend time with EVERYONE! So don’t hesitate to contact me 🙂
Thank you again for your support!
Much love,
Sabrina
