It’s so surreal, but this season on the World Race is
officially winding down. As of right
now, I will be home and in my bed in one week. I’ve been to 12 countries and been gone for about 11 months. In some
ways it feels like an eternity ago since I was at home and in other ways like
it was just yesterday. I promise that
the World Race is truly some sort of time warp.
With the reality that
this race is coming to an end very soon, I am feeling a whole slew of
bittersweet emotions. I am so excited
about coming home, I can hardly stand it! I can’t wait to see my family and
play with my niece (who is an extremely different little girl from when I
left), sleep in my own bed, eat some good food, have some real sweet tea, have
some alone time, and take the next step in what the Lord has for me (the World
Race is truly on the beginning and a mere step). I fully believe that the Lord prepares you to
move out of a season and into a new one, and in my heart I’m excited about this
new season that is ahead.
And while I’m feeling this excitement, I know that I am
going to miss these O squaders that I’ve called family for the last year
desperately once I make back to the states. It’s funny to remember back to
training camp when I was first meeting this group, and I couldn’t even dream of
the possibility that I would love every single one of them as much as I do
right now.
Thank you so much for all your prayers this year. I covet them. I would ask that even as I come home, that you would continue to partner
with me in this way. I’ve heard the
re-entry process can be a tough one. So I ask for your prayers for readjusting and
strength and boldness to walk out at home what I’ve learned this year, as well
as, asking the Lord what’s next for me.
What’s next for me???? That’s a great question! At this point I’m not
sure. My plan as of right now is to come
home and give myself time for my body to heal, to process what all just
happened in the last year, and to pray into what the next step is for me. So as of right now I will be home at
listening to what the Lord has to say about this next season.
Tomorrow I will be heading to Antigua, Guatemala for O squad’s
last hurrah, final debrief! It will be a
time for us to talk about and celebrate what the Lord has done in and through us
this year, not to mention just have some fun and spend time with each
other!
Can’t wait to see ya’ll, oh so soon!
LOVE YOU!
Tyler
PS. Big shout out to all my supporters. I absolutely couldn’t have gone or made it
all the way through the World Race if it wasn’t for your sacrifices. Thank you for all the prayer and monetary
support. There is no way for me to
convey to you how your contributions have changed me and countless others. I wish there was some way for me to reward or
thank you besides these words. But I know
Jesus is going to reward you far better than I ever could!!!! THANK YOU SO
MUCH!!!!!!! And if you want to get
together when I get back to catch up let me know…
