No expectations.
From the minute I applied for the World Race I began reading current World Racer’s blogs. If I am honest, I read their blogs long before I decided to apply for the Race myself. I read about how the Lord was providing for them, teaching them, the places they were living, adventures they were going on and ministry they were doing. I saw pictures of beautiful people and sunsets and they fed my dream of going on the World Race.
.. and from then on I began to form my expectations of my year on the World Race.
I am trying not to have many expectations of what my year will look like however, with the expectations I do have, I want to hold them loosely. Brandon Samuelson says “Expectations are like fine pottery. The harder you hold them, the more likely they are to crack.” I want to hold my ideas and expectations of what the World Race will look like loosely, because I think the less I hold on to them, the more that will allow the Lord to work in His incredible, mysterious ways.
I have heard by now about team changes on the World Race, even changes in the countries we will go to (my squad has already had one and we still have six months before we leave!) I know that ministries will change from month to month and even day to day. Also, food won’t always be what it appears to be. Yikes! But I know about all else that the Lord is in control of everything and that He has a plan.
Honestly, it can sometimes be more fun if you have no idea what you are doing the next day. But I wanted to list some of my expectations, some of the ones that I believe will happen in some ways.
My expectations:
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The World Race will be unlike anything I could ever imagine.
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I will laugh a LOT.
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I will cry.
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I will fall in love with my teammates – they will be my family for 11 months, after all.
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I will eat something I never thought would go anywhere near my mouth.
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I will yet again experience the joys of squatty potties.
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I’ll meet incredible people all over the world.
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To see incredible places.
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To fall more in love with Jesus.
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To fall more in love with His people.
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To never want to leave the people and the countries I am in each month.
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That I will want to leave and just go home to Little Rock.
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I expect to make many, many memories.
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To have the time of my life!
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To be stretched and grow in my talents and passions, while experiencing things I never thought I would try.
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To be heartbroken and angry at the injustices I will see.
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To come home forever changed.
- I am expecting the unexpected.
I am so stoked about this adventure that God has me on. I am excited about what I know will happen and about the unknown. I am just pumped about the World Race and everything that will happen throughout the next year and a half!
