I am so stinkin excited y’all! The changes have started! 
ROUTE CHANGE!!!
Yesterday afternoon I (and Routes 2, 3, & 4) got an email explaining that our squads are too big. An awesome problem to have, I think! It explained that, logistically, it’s hard to accommodate the amount of people in these squads. The solution: create another route with another squad!
The email asked for volunteers to transfer to this new route & the new squad. We were asked to prayerfully consider switching squads. At first, I read over the information and researched the countries I wasn’t familiar with. I tried to think of reasons not to switch. I tried to talk myself out of it. And then I had one of those “I’m gonna do this, aren’t I, God?” moments. After about 10 minutes of praying and researching and weighing the options, I felt this overwhelming peace about switching. It felt right.
Then God reminded me of when I was applying for the Race and praying over routes.
I was a little bummed that I couldn’t find a route with Guatemala and Europe and Africa.
I felt a tugging of the heart for Europe and Guatemala and Africa.
I felt pretty confident and at peace with Route 3, so I applied.
I love when God tugs at your heart for something that doesn’t seem like a possibility and then what seems “out of the blue”- it appears. It’s beautiful. It really is. And now that the way is possible, the tugging feels even stronger. I don’t know what awaits me on this new route, but I know God’s got something good up His sleeve.
You wanna know the other cool part? Years ago, I spent so much time frustrated with God about timing and His will. I kept praying “God, I’ll do whatever you want, just show me what it is!”. I prayed it til I was blue in the face, but I wasn’t truly listening for His voice. I was hoping what I wanted would be what God wanted. But now. Now, I feel like I know this is what He had planned all along & I know this is where I’m supposed to be. I know it. It doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes He wants us to follow & trust as He shows us one step at a time. And that is beautiful too. But I sure love the precious times when He reveals His plan and we get to walk in that knowledge that we’re exactly where we’re supposed to be.
So for those of you who are dying to know which countries the new route (Route 5- C Squad!!!) includes, here they are:
Honduras
Guatemala!
El Salvador
Albania
Bulgaria
Malawi
Zambia
Mozambique
Thailand
Cambodia
Malaysia
I’m not usually the type of person who likes change, but I am so beyond excited about this one! I am going to miss my A Squad-ers! They have been such an encouragement and blessing so far, but at least I get to meet them at Training Camp! Here’s to the first of many changes!
