Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:29
I remember walking off of the plane in Seoul, South Korea like it was yesterday. The atmosphere was instantly different. It was my first overseas mission trip and I was nervous, excited, scared, and thankful my mom was with me. It's crazy to think that was 7 years ago. We had no idea who we were going to be with, where we were going to go, and how long we'd be at each place. We were told to hand over our passports to some guy so he could work on getting us Visas for China.
Blind Faith experience #1
So what did we do? We gave all of our passports to the guy, and didn't think one thing about it….except for the small part where we weren't sure if we'd ever see our passports again. Afterwards we were split into groups at random (thank the good Lord my mother was still with me), given a bus ticket, and told to get on the bus.
Blind Faith experience #2
So what did we do? We took our tickets, grabbed our luggage, hopped on the bus, and didn't think one thing about it….except for the minute detail that we had no idea where we were headed, what bus stop we were supposed to get off at, how long the bus ride would be, and who would pick us up.
The bus stops, we wake up, assume this is our stop, and hop off. So you can imagine how we stuck out like a sore thumb. A group of white Americans in old South Korea just standing at the bus stop waiting…..that was us (it's ok to laugh…it was pretty funny to us too).
Blind Faith experience #3
Here comes the best part…..wait for it.
We finally have someone come up to us saying we're supposed to go with them. Now, in South Korea elders are highly respected above everyone (and apparently so is luggage). I'm the youngest of the group….the next youngest of our group is my mom. So they load up the van with all of the adults…and the luggage….and close the door. I'm standing on the curb, and everyone else is in the van. I get told to follow a Korean to a taxi and to get in.
Blind Faith experience #4
So what did I do? I had a minor/major freakout inside my head thinking, "This is it….I'm going to die now….they're going to take me somewhere, and chop me up into tiny pieces! I haven't been out of the country for more than 24 hours, and apparently I have done everything God's wanted me to….this is it! I'm a goner!" (yes I realize that's a bit dramatic, but when at the time it seemed completely reasonable…and it was all in my head).
Obviously I didn't die though….and the journey continued. Blind faith incident after blind faith incident for two weeks. Two amazing weeks.
What I didn't realize at that moment was how God was preparing me for what He had in store for me and my future. How He was teaching me to TRUST Him, and know that He was going to take care of me. To take a leap of FAITH. That entire trip was all about blind faith and trust. From the moment I stepped off the plane to the moment I got home.
I'm continually asked about my upcoming journey on the World Race, where I'm going, what I'll be doing, and etc. I go through all the possibilities, but sometimes tell people that they know just as much about what I'm doing as I do. It tends to freak people out….I find it kind of amusing.
"What do you mean you're not sure?"…."I'm sorry…what may happen over there?"…."What happens then?"….the questions go on and on. It's hard for some people to understand what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, and to wrap their head around the concept. For me, it just clicks and makes sense. It's a blind faith that I'm incredibly excited to experience.
If you think about it….isn't our entire journey as a Child of God filled with blind faith? Having to fully rely on God, and utterly depend on Him to take care of you….not the world. It's now that I look back and have that "ahhh ha!" moment. The moment where it all starts to make sense….at least for now.
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