It might sound a little wierd, but up until about this week it hadnt really set in that in about 2 months I’ll be on my way to go train for a long term mission trip across the globe. We’re talking new people, new places, and new routines. Essentially it feels like im switching lives with someone. One day Im an ordinary high schooler cheating on homework and wasting my money on food, the next thing you know Im a budding missionary in the heart of cambodia probably eating bugs or something and taking cold showers. It’s like I’m in that “Freaky Friday” movie where I wake up and all of a sudden I have an entirely different life (No I have never seen the movie Im only aware of what it is because of that song with Chris Brown and Lil Dicky) but anyways this week I spoke with someone who had spent some time on mission last year and it was really inspiring to see the passionate testimony of the growth that came from the short period of time they spent in Panama. Then, I read an email update from a friend I had met last year who’s been gone for the last few months on mission with YWAM (Shout out Janae). It was a short email filled with cool stories and some takeaways from their time in the field, but again the theme of growth was evident. These people had clearly gone through some powerful changes in their time away but apart from the major growth their was another quality I gathered from listening to/ reading their thoughts. They were clearly both ON FIRE for the lord and were seeing things more clearly then they ever had. Its one of those moments that really makes you go “Dang.I wish I could get whatever they have” but for me, Im in a unique situation where Im like “Wait. I probably will get to experience exactly what they have! SCORE!”. I hadn’t really been thinking about the race too much since I got fully funded, but now all of a sudden Im realizing that something huge is boutta go down in my life and in my faith and I might never be the same. I cant wait. This will probably be the last post I write until Im in Georgia come September so Ill see you folks later.
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Hi, Sam! Gavin told me that you were doing the world race, and I am so excited for you! I’m looking forward to keeping up with your mission trips. I know God will rock your world and blow your mind, like He did mine. My heart is in Guatemala, and it looks like you’ll end up there! Any idea what part?
Greetings Jeana! I vaguely remember meeting you at one of Gavin’s birthday parties in middle school, thats so funny that you reached out! I believe we will be around Antigua for the most part but we may move around a little from there Im not entirely sure.