If you were to ask me this time last year where I would be in a year, I would quickly say this wasn’t it. After graduating & starting the “real world,” I have realized this isn’t what I want out of life. Over the past few years, I have been a student, a graduate, a server, & a blogger. I have traveled & even lived outside of South Carolina. With all those occupations & opportunities, there has always been a whisper that has been inside of me telling me “there must be more.” I want more than a 9am to 5pm job & more than a status quo.
I strive to make a difference & I desire to love people. I like to think the love I have in my heart is greater than the boundaries of it. The amount of love I receive daily is unbelievable & for that I am blessed. But, I want others to experience being loved like I am loved. I have been battling an inner calling for quite some time now. I have been praying for a few months now for God to place me where he thinks I am meant to be & I think I have finally found that.
My heart is so full. My prayers have been answered & I have truly experienced God speaking to me. I am blessed to announce I have been chosen by Adventures in Missions Organization (ADV) to join The World Race. For those of you reading this & don’t know what The World Race is, it is an 11 month Christian mission trip to 11 countries around the world. I will spend one month in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Mongolia, & China working to help the local churches, schools, & orphanages meet the needs of each community while spreading the Gospel.
This is going to be a journey of a life time for me full of challenges. I have never traveled that far away from home from that amount of time. That is 11 month, almost a year. A lot can happen in those 11 months, but I know this is my plan for me. Through this journey, beginning now, until I am home from the field, I can’t help but find comfort in my daddy’s favorite bible verse growing up, which was Joshua 1:9b. “Be strong & courageous. Do not be terrified nor discouraged. For the Lord, your God will be with you wherever you may go.” Through this journey, first & foremost, I will ask for prayer. Prayer for my loved ones; pray they will find understanding in the purpose of me doing this & that they will find peace in this upcoming journey. Prayer for the people I come in contact with; pray that they will see God’s love in me & that they’ll long to have that love. But, more importantly prayer for me. Pray for my strength & courage though this process.
I am beyond excited to see this next year play out. I couldn’t be blessed with this opportunity. If you feel led & would like to help me financially through this journey, there is a “Support Me” tab located left. Like most mission organizations, all missionaries are responsible for funding there financial support. Any donation will be tax deductible & greatly appreciated.
I am so in love with the possibility of changing the world & words will never be able to explain my gratitude to you for helping me do so. But, I pray that in the midst of serving, God will change me way more than he changes the people I come in contact with. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting me through this life changing journey. Keep a look out on updates on my World Race!
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” -Romans 8:28
