Vision for my future

As the end of the World Race draws closer, thoughts of my
future back in the U.S. keep coming to mind. I often think of; what will be
different, will I be different, where will I live, what job should I go into,
should I stay in full-time missions? Well God has answered most of these
questions or given me an idea of what life will look like for me after this
journey.

Will I be different? I’ am not the same man I was before the
World Race and I can never go back to the mediocrity that once ruled my life.
I’ am no longer a man who is ruled by anger, malice, and hated towards those
who I feel have wronged me. What I have become is a man who is filled with
compassion, grace, and love for any and every one that I come in contact with.
I’ am no longer a man who shows how much I love someone by just my actions. I
now show love with words of encouragement, acts of service, and a heartfelt
embrace. I’ am no longer a man who is only concerned with my own needs and
wants; selfishness is no longer my portion. By God’s grace and love I am a man
who wants to push others into the destiny that God has for them. I’ am man of
sacrifice. I will use my time, energy, possessions, money, Spiritual Gifts, and
voice for the Glory of the Lord.

Where will I live? I have really learned the value of living
in a Christian community and I don’t want to back home and not have that. My
best friend Tyson Payne is also on this trip with me and he feels very similar
in that a Christian community has been a huge part in the sharpening and
transforming that God did in us this year. His parents have agreed to let me
live with them in Amarillo Texas until I can get back on my feet and support
myself again. They have blown me away with their generosity! They told me that
they were planning on buying me a bed already! How awesome is that! Amarillo
only has a population of about 200,000 which is nice because I think there’s
more opportunity for intimacy with a smaller population.

What job should I pursue? In Ghana I decided to look into
what Job opportunities there were for mechanics in Amarillo, Texas. I just
googled local car dealerships and wrote down which ones stood out to me. I pray
about which ones I should contact and felt like I should email the Service
Manager of a Toyota dealer in that town. I just sent him an email saying who I
am, what my qualifications were, and what I’m doing presently. He responded
with a short email saying he would like to talk to me and he wrote his number
down. I called him the next day and we talked for about 45 min. Within the
first 15 minutes or so he told me this “There’s something different about you
young man”. Then he began telling me how his dealership is owned and operated
by a Christian man and that he is also a Christian!! This was an answer to prayer! One of the
things I hated about being a mechanic is the corruption of the trade. We talked
for a bit longer and he offered to hold the job for the next 4 months until I
returned home to America to take my place there. I’ am thrilled at this
opportunity! I have spent the last 2 months praying for my future boss. I pray
that I can honor and respect him as my authority. I pray that I will work for
him as if I were working for Christ himself. Once a month I send him emails
asking how I can partner in prayer for him or his family. God is soooo Good!

Should I stay in full-time missions? I believe that God has
created for something big in this world and that it will involve some sort of
ministry. I don’t know what that looks like, or even where to go from here but
I know that I’ am destined for creating change wherever God places me. Because
of financial debt from student loans I cannot go into missions again until this
is paid off. So my desire is to work as hard as I can and take advantage of the
fact that I don’t have a rent payment and pay off my debt as soon as possible
so that is no longer hindering me from going where God asks me to go.