Some of you may know that I spent all of June and July in the Philippines on a mission trip. It was incredible and God taught me so much. When I returned home, I had to learn to seek Him even harder. Through the challenging of some people very close to me, I began to seek God’s will for me about this trip. Some of those close to me did not feel a peace about my going, so I prayed and fell on my knees before God. I don’t completely understand everything right now, but I do know and am confident that I am not supposed to go on the World Race. This has not been an easy decision but I do feel at peace about it. There were a few things happening when I was told about the World Race and I “just knew” it was what I was supposed to do. I did not pray very much or talk to many people about it very much. I have been on several international mission trips and believe that for some reason God wants me to stay in the States this time. Maybe it is to grow me and teach me to be a missionary at all times and not just overseas. Like I said before, I don’t completely understand what is happening at all because it has never really happened to me before but I know I’m in the right place. I ask that you lift this up in prayer as you prepare to leave, and I too will be praying and keeping up with your race.
