Hello everyone! I am so excited you decided to read this! It means you care about me, are interested in what is going on in my life, or don’t know me personally but want to see amazing things happen in the next year or so.
My name is Sharon Price…
I was born in Houston, TX but grew up mostly in Harrodsburg, KY. I went to Northern KY University, and graduated May 2007 with a BA in Anthropology (and a minor in Religious Studies). I now live in Southgate, KY near where I went to school.
I chose Anthropology because it’s the closest I could get to learning about other cultures: how they view the world, their life experiences, how our decisions affect them, etc. I’m not really sure what I’ll be doing “for a living” or career-wise, but I know what I love to do and am good at. First of all, I love being around people who are different than me and soaking in their way of life and perspective, I enjoy being outdoors, children and youth are the greatest and are fun to be around, etc. Also among these passions is a desire to meet the needs of those around me, and to care for those who are hurting, living in unjust situations, or are not having their needs met.
When I looked into The World Race, I thought “Wow, that has my name written all over it!”…but I also thought “Man, a year! That’s a long time to be out of the country and so many things are involved in such an endeavor.” I am the kind of person who takes my time making a decision; I can be pretty indecisive at times, but I will evaluate the situation and when I make a decision, I go for it guns ablazin’. I was really torn with making the decision to even just apply to The World Race. There were a million reasons TO DO IT and a million reasons NOT TO DO IT. How could I ever decide with so many pros and cons?
As I was deliberating over this struggle with a close friend and mentor (on a long phone conversation one evening), she shared some wisdom with me that really changed my perspective. She said I needed to stop viewing God and making decisions based on my circumstances (pros and cons, positive and negative, and so on), but by who He says He is–I should make decisions based on His truth. I realized most of my reasons for going WOULD BE based on the truth of who God is, but my reasons for staying were all based on my circumstances (practicality, the unknown of my future afterwards, the cost, missing my family, the work and time required to make this happen, etc). Now this all sounds like I had so many reasons not to go, but again the reasons for doing The World Race were also overwhelmingly convincing (but impractical in the world’s eyes). I applied, was accepted, and committed myself to the program -all through serious prayer and by discussing the situation with those more spiritually astute than I.
With that stated, I am so siked about this opportunity. I know God is going to do so much in my life, in the lives of those I serve and care for, and in the lives of those who read my blogs and grow at home. I know some of you may not believe in Jesus Christ or have a personal relationship with him; but I hope you will continue to read my blogs, see the value of what we are doing, and learn something new each time you’re on the sight.
The next two years of my life will be insane!
A few facts about me:
I have 3 brothers, 2 in high school and 1 is married with 3 little ones
My favorite sport is soccer
I love the outdoors, fall weather, camping, and campfires
I have been to Kenya for 2 months and Peru for 1 week, both for mission trips
I enjoy cross-cultural ministry (big surprise, right?)
