If you had told me a year ago that I would be going on the World Race I would have probably laughed and said, “you’ve got the wrong girl.” But here I am saying yes. Saying yes to abandon, yes to surrender, yes to the uncomfortable, but most importantly I am saying yes to God.
For the past year God has taken my broken, messed up life and turned it upside down. He has truly changed me from the inside out.
I used to be someone who always cared about what other people thought of me (and sometimes I still do). I used to be someone who would never dare defy the norm. But by deciding to go on the World Race I am going against everything that is “normal.” I am putting off starting a career immediately after college. I am willingly leaving behind my family and friends. I am denying the comforts of the modern world to live out of a backpack for 11 months.
So why do this?
The answer is actually quite simple. I am doing this because it is what Jesus commands.
In the months leading up to my World Race acceptance I had been praying the same verse over and over, “Here am I, send me” Isaiah 6:8. By praying this I was saying “God wherever you want me to go, I will go. Whatever you want me to do, I will do.” God has answered my prayer in a way that only God could.
I would be lying if I said I am not completely terrified to go on the World Race, but I trust that God will be with me every step of the way. I am so incredibly excited to take this leap of faith and begin this amazing journey that God has for me! And I am inviting all of you (well all who decided to actually take the time to read this blog) to please follow along with me on this journey! I cannot do this alone and I will need all of the prayers and support I can get!
“Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” Psalm 96:3
