I have been accepted to a lot of things in my life but never something this massive. I have also got to be a part of a lot of teams in my life but this, this is different! This is a trip with people, who by worldly standards, should never get along or have anything in common. This is an experience that a lot of people have said is a waste of time and money, a lot of money. And even greater then those is that it is a trip, that to the world, is not worth the time and impossible to accomplish. Going to eleven countries in eleven months, living out of a backpack, and sleeping in a tent with only a handful of other young adults sounds like complete stupidity to most.
But then again in 1 Corinthians I am reminded that we are going to be called fools and looked at like idiots because we say yes to God. In Matthew 6 I am reminded that I have no need to worry because I serve a God who even clothes the lillies of the field and feeds the birds of the air so why wouldn't he care for me when I am his prized possesion!! In Isaiah 43 God declares that we are His! He tells us that no matter how deep the mud pit we seem to be stuck in or how strong the current we are fighting, He will be there with us right by our sides walking us through it! 2 Corinthians 6 tells us that as Christians we are going to be treated like the least of all men but will still have joy and be able to keep going because we have Jesus!
So I will gladly be called a fool, looked at like an idiot, and treated like crap! Because being in the will of God is the only place I want to be!
