Wow….I am official! I have a blog! This really is real! Ha! I am going on the World Race in October 2008! But believe me….I have had a long journey to get to the point that I am at now!
I first learned about the World Race from a friend that I worked with this past summer at a church (we basically lived together, worked together, hung out together, and shared every thought with each other)! One day I was telling her how I felt God had been telling me for quite some time that I needed to “GO” for Him and how I kept making excuses(school, work, money, etc.), but how He had been becoming much more persistent in me going and I had was not allowed to say no this time! I also shared with her my feelings about missions (I love them and I always wanted to do missions…I just didn’t have ONE place in mind like many of my friends do). At almost an instance after sharing this with her….she was overly excited to share her knowledge of the World Race with me. She told me to check it out and see what I think!
As soon as I could (probably that night), I went online and was completely captivated with what I was reading about the World Race…I was sold….I waited a few days before really applying, because, of course, I wanted and needed to pray about this. I knew deep down that this was it….this was what He wanted me to do! So I applied….and the rest is…well….here I am….blogging for the World Race!
And I am excited! And terrified….in some way! It’s not that I am scared to go to a million different places that I had never been to in my life and experience a multitude of different cultures…it’s just that I had never before had the responsibility to raise support for a mission trip in my life….this is my first….and it terrifies me! What if I can’t raise enough….what if I don’t get to go….what if I’m sent home half way through the race….or just what if?! Of course I understand having faith in the Lord….and believe me….I remind myself daily not to worry….but oh how clever that Satan is…..he just wiggles his way into my thoughts! But I do believe that God has it all under control….and I must continue to have that faith in Him that things WILL work out in the end!
Boy….this is the start of something new!
OH….and PLEASE PRAY for me!
