Hey everyone! I am back home in Virginia after a wild and powerful trip going around the world telling people about Jesus! It was an amazing year seeing our mighty God at work in all the 9 countries I went to. I was in Romania, Albania, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, and India and Jesus was proclaimed in every one! I saw miracles, people get saved, met many different people, prayed over the sick, made awesome friends and saw and did much much more!
I am giving y’all a BIG thank you for all your support through your prayers, love, giving financially and encouragement! Couldn’t have done it without y’all! Love you all!
This year was a life changer, and the biggest adventure I have ever been on! There were some many beautiful places and people I got to see. God was showing off his world to me and he is an insane creator! I never thought I would be able to see 2 of the seven wonders of the world in just one year! I saw Petra, the ancient city carved in the rocks and the Taj Mahal in India!
The biggest takeaway was not seeing the seventh wonders of the world though, it was seeing and experiencing God’s love for the world and his unconditional love for my friends and I. The love He had for me was often shown through my friends on the squad. The amount of love they had for me was unreal and was purely the love of Jesus. When they loved me, and encouraged and prayed for me, I was able to love the people in this world who needed Jesus the most. We were and still are a community and a family and I deeply love them. God used me in big ways to love and encourge them just as much as they did for me. I have never been a part of a community that loved and cared for each other like my friends on the World Race. Shout out to my brothers Travis, Malachi, Nathan, Matt, Brian and Barret who were always there for me and who I got to tell the gospel with and go on many fun adventures with. The amount of grace Travis and Malachi had for me showed me that it wasn’t their grace but the grace of God.
Also, seeing God save and transform people, transformed me as well and brought the verse to life,”not wishing that any should perish, but all should reach repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)
Though this year was amazing and I never could have imagined God using me in the ways He did, it was very hard. God was my strength and when I fell which was many times I would rise and keep going only because of Him, my hope and light in life. I was able to drop the shame and run the race with endurance, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfector of my faith.
Through brutal trials and going through fires, Jesus is always with me and I came out stronger in my faith. Now I know that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, for those who love God all things work together for good and that nothing is impossible with God!
I love and miss my friends and the friends I made around the world but I know that God has more incredible adventures for me and a bright future! Thank you God for everyone who supported me on this journey and for making me stronger in my faith and bringing me closer to You. Thank you God that you know what’s next even if I don’t know right now. God You are so cool!
Stay tuned for more blogs as I will go into more detail about the year by telling stories about the trip!
