Have you ever signed up for an event or a task and thought ‘cool, this should be fun!’. But as you prepare and think about it, you wonder to yourself, ‘wait, what did I sign up for?!’. This is how I feel… and its not all that bad!
After speaking with my World Race Adviser and reading blogs of current World Racers, I learnt that our ministry work we would do will hugely differ from country to country as assigned a ministry host 2 weeks before we arrive. The scope of the stuff we could be doing to help is even bigger than I imagined! Such as talking with prisoners or helping sex trafficked victims.
I also learnt that this trip is more than just helping people around the world, but an opportunity to meet these people and hear their stories, to experience the magnificent miracles of God, and discover a lot more about myself. This trip is a lot more than I was expecting!
I’m starting to grasp the reality that my daily life will drastically change. That in less than 7 months I will be in Colombia! Even though I haven’t left yet, preparing for this trip has already taught me a lot. I’m more appreciative of the simple things in life that I used to take for granted. Such as taking hot showers, sleeping in my big cozy bed, watching movies on my projector, and even toilet paper.. cause I know some countries have other means! These comforts of life that I know I won’t be able to take along for 11 months.
The more I plan and prepare, the more I am nervous as well as excited about this! Even if I have fears surrounding my safety and logistics of going, I can rest in the promise that no matter what happens God is with me. I take comfort in God’s word in Jeremiah 29: 11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
I’m excited to discover more about myself and about the World Race in the next several months. I’m excited to see what God has in store for me, and what life would be like in less then a year!
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