Going on the World Race: Not my Destination

You know, when I decided to go serve the marginalized for all of 2020 in 11 different countries from refugees of a 60 year war in Myanmar to children orphaned by the AIDS epidemic in Swaziland, I thought it was the main place for God to do things in and through my life. 

Turns out, I was wrong.

A couple months ago, I officially decided to put my deposit down for The World Race with the simple assurance “there is no time seeking Me that is wasted” and the simple symbol of birds flying to new places running through my head.

I have been trying this listening prayer thing throughout college. One day, I was barely hearing the word worship in my head. So, I decided to go to a worship night led by my friend from a past missions trip I went on in Nicaragua.

What I learned that Thursday night:

The World Race is not your destination, eternity is. This is about God capturing your heart even more. Going does not make you any more interesting or important than anyone else. If you want to do great things there, you need to start doing great, bold things here.

Let me tell you, last Fall semester was the hardest semester of college I’ve had yet. But it was a semester where, in loneliness, I discovered much.

I discovered how to get on my knees and start aching for God’s movement for what breaks my heart. I discovered again that my exceeding worth and value comes from nothing else but the fact that Jesus would know all my brokenness and be crucified for me, because He thought I was worth it and loved me that much.

After that season, come this semester I was back to a busy schedule with more community. Many occurrences, like experiencing the Holy Spirit physically and supernaturally, led me to start a prayer night.

Last week, my home church Red Rocks reminded me the effectiveness of asking God to open up doors and conversations. And let me just say, He has numerous times since!!

I write this, 12:31 AM Easter Sunday 2019, to tell you what I just wrote in my journal:

There is… No question God can’t answer. No thing God can’t do. No situation God can’t redeem. No person God can’t save!

I am estatic for the World Race, and feel more assured than I have in a year that it is the right next step for me after graduating this December. 

Right now, though, my focus is on serving Christ here and loving all these beautiful souls that surround me each day. 

And tonight I feel so, so alive.

 

 

Grace and Peace  

P.S. I would love for you to join in my journey of leaving all I know to serve the poor and bring love in dark places across the world.

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