The day has finally come, I leave for Australia in less than 24 hours. Wow, I am going to be completely honest with you guys, the gravity of what I am doing did not hit me until I took my first step into the hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Saying goodbye to my life back at home was probably one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. My community has become my family over the past year. I felt my heart break with each “see you later,” knowing that my whole definition of “normal” was going to be different this next year and nothing was ever going to be the same. However, the Lord has given me a new season to walk in and its time I take ownership in it.
My hope for this blog is that you share part in this journey with me. With each post, I pray that you are able to see my heart and vision for people and places all over the world. I am going to be honest, vulnerable, and real with my time, experiences, and emotions. I am so excited to see what the Lord is going to do within my squad, team, but even more so the nations! So get ready for the adventure of a lifetime!
First, I just wanted to share what we have been doing at Launch. To be completely real, I did not know what we were going to be doing these next couple of days before leaving to Australia. When people asked me I would say uhhh… I think extra training and debriefing before we leave for Australia?? Little did I know, these days would be some of the most pivotal days of my entire life. I finally have a deeper understanding of who the Lord is and the divine love that He has for his children. He is not selective in the people He chooses to come into His kingdom. He desires us to know and experience His love. The Lord has broken my heart for His people. I have been reading in Hosea, the story of endless pursuit he had in seeking after his wife Gomer and how that parallels in our own life with the Lord. He will pursue us time and time again after we fail him and show us his unending, unwavering love. My hope for this upcoming year is that I am able to share this love the Creator has with every individual I come into contact with in this next 11 months. Please join me in prayer for 2018, and this journey I am about to partake on financially or just in spirit!
xoxo
yours truly
