plot twist. I’m not going to college. Well..not next year at least. Instead of living in a dorm room, I’ll be livin thousands of miles away on the other side of the globe, and instead of taking college classes, i’ll be doing all sorts of ministry. in case you’re a little confused, i’ll fill you in. a few months before my senior year of high school, my plans for what i would be doing after graduation took a COMPLETE 180 turn (when i said, “jesus take the wheel” he actually did).
so. what’s this whole mess actually about? what is this “world race”? why aren’t you going to college right away? where are you going?? WELL IM GLAD YOU ASKED. The World Race is a 9 month long, 3 country, missions trip! in short, i will be spending 9 months being the literal hands and feet of jesus. i will be going to thailand, india, and guatemala, in less than a year!!!!! how crazy is that?! my days on the race could look like a number of things; building relationships with people from different countries, praying for sick at a hospital,working with sex trafficking victims, visiting orphanages, or simply grocery shopping with my team mates. most importantly of all: spreading the love and hope that is in jesus christ. i will be living among the broken, the weak, the hurting, the places that ache for hope. i pray that god would use me as a vessel to bring light into this dark world. i have a passion for the broken, for serving others, and luckily for me, that goes hand in hand with serving the one most high. i have a deep, unshakeable desire to share the good news of christ with others who desperately need to hear it.
as i said before, my plans for after high school completely changed. all my life, i’ve been in love with theater and i have always had the plan to pursue acting as a career. while i still plan on doing this, my plans have been put on hold for just a little bit. when i first felt God speaking into my life about what I would be doing after high school, I did not embrace it in the slightest. I heard about the World Race the summer before my senior year from a friend who had just returned from going. “you should consider this! it’s such an awesome way to experience god and it’s changed my life completely!” yeah. no thanks. ive got my life planned out and nothing is changing that! ha. little did i know.
as my summer continued, i kept seeing things that reminded me of what my friend had said. they were very subtle (at first), things such as seeing a bible verse on pinterest (matthew 28:19-20 to be exact- go therefore and make disciples of all nations), or a sermon that weirdly applied to me a little too much to be a coincidence. the more and more these things happened, i finally said “okay God. if missionary work is something i should consider, show me something. make it obvious.” and he certainly did. i saw multiple things that deep down i knew was God calling me, but i chose to ignore or brush them off as excuses. “there’s no way, this is purely coincidental” or “i would never be able to spend 9 months in different countries, much less be accepted into the program” “i am not qualified, i dont know enough” there i go again. putting my ultimate, divine, sovereign creator in a teeny tiny little box.
at the end of my summer, i received a phone call that shook me to the core. my friend ricky, (who moved to Australia a few months prior and had absolutely no idea of anything going on in my life at the moment) called saying he had to tell me something prophetic. prophetic?? what the heck does that mean? the word itself gave me the chills! “everytime i see a picture of you, or think about you, God reminds me to pray for you. this big thing that you’re considering, God has it under control! and he just wants you to trust him!! he’s calling you to do this and he has BIG PLANS for you!” woah. back up. put it in reverse terry. you mean to tell me, that my friend, whom i havent talked to in months, who is thousands of miles away, (keep in mind at this time i had told a select few about even considering the World Race, which i dont even think included my own parents at this point) just confirmed everything god had been showing me in the past few months to be true?!!
okay god. message recieved LOUD && CLEAR!!!!!!!
it was as if God was in my face saying, “HELLO?!! YOU ASKED FOR SOMETHING OBVIOUS AND YOU GOT IT!” there’s been a select few times where i have heard the sweet voice of my father speaking directly to me. it’s not loud, not some huge booming voice from up above. it’s simple. you know that it’s god’s voice when it’s something completely opposite of what you would ever think or say. it is comforting. absolute truth. and it rids your heart of any doubts. “i want you to trust me, submit to what i have in store for you. my plans are greater than your plans. so, go.”
so because of this i will go. here i am, god!!! im standin here with arms wide open, ready to embrace what’s to come!!! i’m throwing every part of what i thought to be true, any desire of mine, to the side. i’m living for you. WORLD RACE, IM SO READY FOR YOU!!
isaiah 52:7 says, how beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
all the love,
Taylor Morgan
