So I was sitting here on this 20 hour bus ride on travel day. I was trying to think how I’ve changedand I had all my thoughts in the wrong place thinking of how I did this, and I did that, and the truth is it’s all because of the lord, him letting me be on this trip to grow more to God and having people there to always be there to help. going on this race that God has put in my path has helped me grow in the lord in ways that I never though I would get to. And I have realized how much the race has helped me with it before the race I hardly picked up my bible. I would go to church to see my friends and maybe I would hope to hear something that I would like or if it would apply to my life, which isn’t how it should be. Then when I signed up for the race I thought it would just be a fun trip to go around the world and it’s a plus that it’s a Christian trip too! But my world got flipped into perspective on this trip. First of all them having us do Devotions in the beginning of the trip helped more than I new it. It helped to start not only the trip but also each and every day with the lord. Then on the race in costa I had a bible study with Doug and some others from the squad and he broke things blown and people talked about it, it has shown me how much I actually like bible studies. We started them in South Africa as a team and then in Thailand and in Myanmar I think this was my favorite time as spent as a team. I have also realized that in each country God puts someone from the ministry that I just draw to in Costa Rica at the first ministry was actually a group of 3 boys that I played soccer with, and the second one was this 1 or 2 year old named Braiden. In South Africa it was hard at first it was manual labor at first and I wasn’t really with anyone so I didn’t get to click with anyone but then for 3 day we got to go to this camp and I got to lead a group of 7 to 9, 8th graders and so I was like yes I will get to be with kids but that wasn’t who I just felt like God put in my life to talk to and to just show Jesus to, it was actually these 3 girls who are like from 18 to 21 and these three girls I still talk to today! One is really into her word and loves Jesus a lot! The other two arnt so much but are still amazing. In Thailand what this 1 year old millyann and she just look my heart! She was at agape home which kids that have HIV and if I could adopt one kid right now it would be her it was the first time I just cried and cried to leave her and she just cried too it was the worst. And Myanmar I was where teaching English to 6 to 9 year olds and these 3 little boys that were all 6 just drew to me they were big trouble makers but they just wanted to learn when it was time and they would always take turns praying in the morning and I got to teach a bible study each morning. So with this it was just how I clicked with someone, God was showing me how I worked in ministry’s on the race. I am so thankful for the race I have some friendships that will last for a life time, Kids who will always be in my heart, and adults that I will forever look up to and love. Thank you God for putting me on the world race and letting that happen for me, and it was hard at first with fundraising but he made it happen and I am for ever thankful.
Ps: I didn’t get anyone to edit it so I’m sorry for that.
