Some reading this may know me really well, some may only know my name. I want to share a piece of my story, about why I made the choice to begin my journey with the World Race.
As a little kid I remember going to church every Sunday and some Wednesdays when we could make it. Around the time I was in the third grade we were about to move to Michie, Tennessee from Eastview, TN. At the same time we were moving our church was about to undergo a name change and we were moving further away. So we decided to stop going to church there. Once we were moved in and settled we began to look for a new home church, hopping from one church to another not finding our place in any of them until eventually fizzling out and we completely quit searching. We still believed in God and tried to do what the Bible said. Fast forward almost nine years and here I am sitting in high school as a senior. I started dating this girl who went to church at the church we used to go to. So she invited me, and of course I went there for her. But I found something there much more breathtaking than a girl. I found the creator of all things and all of His goodness and love. Some months went by and as I was sitting in the front row on a Sunday morning before the Christmas play my good friend sat beside me and he said, “there is more.” I knew exactly what he meant by that. We just looked at each other acknowledging the truth in that. Within a few weeks we felt lead to go to another church as the youth pastor at our church was leaving. So as I walked in that place I knew that is where home was. The rest is history. I became a youth leader getting the opportunity to serve and lead kids to the Lord. Meeting the best spiritual father/youth pastor/mentor I could have ever met. He has discipled me in such an incredible way and helped me through tough times and vice versa. Our journey together has definitely been ordained by the Lord. The zeal and violent abandonment he has for the Lord has encouraged me and taught me so many things.
Being a leader I got to attend all these events such as youth camps and conventions. I remember in 2017 or 2018 specifically at a youth convention, as we were singing a song by Lindy Cofer I paused in the middle of everyone worshipping around me in there own way, and breathed and the Lord just overwhelmed me. I knew yet again “there is more”. At an event called Unveiled we hold at our church I had a pastor prophesy over me telling me that he sees me supporting missionaries financially. Other people in my life have always seen my call to missions as much as I have, some saying they see me building churches and creating a business.
I got this incredible job, the best paying one I could get within a large radius. I supported missions and the church with the money and even wasted some of it on things I didn’t even need. After knowing for months now I’ve known this isn’t it, and knew something else was coming. Since I haven’t ever gone on a missions trip I decided to start searching for one to join after looking at a few I saw the World Race. As I scrolled through the site watching videos and reading stories my heart was compelled and moved towards this. So I applied, got accepted, sold my car, my boat, and I am now ready to give up this job to do the Father’s will. Now here I am writing my first blog of many starting the journey of fundraising and preparing my heart for what the Lord has planned.
Thank you for all you do as supporters, friends, family, and last but not least, prayer warriors.
