World Race Blogs

But every day since then, I haven’t NOT thought about the World Race. I wrestled with God on this. I hate to admit it, but I cried multiple times over this. I couldn’t believe He had put this on my heart. [Continue Reading]

I kind of feel dazed, as though I’ve been staring at an inanimate object for too long, deep in thought. Deep in thought about all of these things that don’t quite feel real. [Continue Reading]

The Lord taught me so many things at training camp; physically, emotionally, spiritually. To tell you all of it, I’d have to write a novel. To alleviate your eyes and shorten the time needed to read that long of a post, I’ll just tell you about the body I found. [Continue Reading]

I’ll be honest with you, going into college, I definitely thought I was going to find my husband there. I thought we’d get married immediately after graduating. [Continue Reading]

Think about eternity. Literally no end in sight; it’s forever. When I put it in that perspective, 11 months is just a blip. A blink. Hardly worth mentioning, really. [Continue Reading]

Team, I hope you have seen Jesus in me. I hope you have seen Him in my choices, in my character, in my day-to-day. I know I haven’t always held to that. I’ve shown you my sin in more ways than I wish were true [Continue Reading]

This morning I said my hardest goodbyes yet in the Houston airport. The reality that I won’t see my sisters for 11 months is barely sinking in. [Continue Reading]

We made it to Serbia! Check out my first ever vlog! *Shoutout to Kristin and Korynne for getting me a GoPro for this trip!

Another vlog, friends! This is where we are staying.

My heart sank with fear. Why did the Lord put me on your heart, I thought. I quickly shut it down, knowing that it wouldn’t change anything, and doubt wasn’t going to help. [Continue Reading]

Hey everyone! Check out my thoughts on the next country we’re headed to. God is funny, y’all.

We made it to Romania! Check out how our travel days went and see where we’re staying!

A state of mild shock took over. With a nervous smile, I threw my hands over my face and bent over in my chair. Just as quickly I sat back up, whispering “wow” under my breath. [Continue Reading]

Check out what a day in ministry looked like for us last week! We handed out bibles, did street evangelism (my personal fav), and prayed over the city of Craiova.

Yes, I won’t always be comfortable. And frankly, I don’t think I want to be. There isn’t growth if I’m content in stagnation. [Continue Reading]

This country is beautiful, and the place we are staying has a gorgeous view. It doesn’t feel like real life, honestly. [Continue Reading]

Check out our adventure day that we had this weekend! We had a blast exploring Lake Malawi!

As we sat and worshipped, someone from back in the states came to mind. I kept thinking about them, and then immediately got frustrated, wondering why I was so distracted. Then I realized that I actually wasn’t distracted. The Lord was speaking to me. [Continue Reading]

Tears filled my eyes multiple times. Partly in hopeful expectation, but more so out of frustration. What I somewhat expected to happen, was happening. [Continue Reading]

Until I dwelled in Zimbabwe for over a week, I genuinely didn’t realize how much I appreciate certain things that seem to be more prominent in the States. [Continue Reading]

Hi friends and fam! Get a glimpse of what our month 4 looked like in Zimbabwe!

That one time when I jumped off a bridge near one of the seven wonders of the world…

We started walking, and my mind was swarming with what it could be about. What is this? What is she going to ask me? [Continue Reading]

The process of pruning. I have literally never thought much in depth about it before this month, but it’s amazing. Listen to the official definition: trim by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to increase fruitfulness and growth. [Continue Reading]

And then I saw it, something moving far out in the field. We couldn’t even make out what it was. It blended in well with the field. [Continue Reading]

26. You ride in a bus with no AC and the locals still don’t want to open the windows, so you produce even more sweat because there’s no air flow. I still don’t get it. [Continue Reading]

We didn’t walk right in; we were waiting in line for something. This wasn’t just a night’s sleep in a building. [Continue Reading]

Janele made a comment, stating that we should pray for my taste buds. I laughed and told her she should. She replied, telling me not to say that unless I was serious, because she was going to pray if I was. [Continue Reading]

Some of you reading this have heard the Lord and are not shaken by anything you’re reading. Some of you are probably questioning my sanity as you scroll through this post. I get it. I’d never heard or thought through this concept before the Race. [Continue Reading]

I internally evaluated how to handle the situation. My knee jerk reaction was to get up and walk away. Something I probably would have done if I were in the same situation back in the States. [Continue Reading]

I didn’t want to write this blog. I could’ve written it two weeks ago, but I refused to believe that I was in this category. A category that a lot of my squad also fell into. [Continue Reading]

He guided us down a street off the main road, but still seemingly normal. We looked to our right down what looked like an alley from the street. But once you stepped in a few feet, you could see what it actually was. [Continue Reading]

We just so happened to be in Chiang Mai, Thailand for their new year celebration called Songkran! It is a water festival, and for an entire weekend the whole country has a huge water fight. Y’all, it was a BLAST.

The note had many things in it. Reminders of hurt that we’ve both shared with each other in our friendship. A reminder that our friendship was a gradual, beautiful growth that has become an amazing, genuine friendship. Toward the end, though, she wrote a sentence that literally had tears streaming down my face. [Continue Reading]

I feel like I speak and people don’t hear my words. If they do hear my words, they rebuttal everything I say, disregarding my thoughts or feelings. [Continue Reading]

Here’s a throwback to an adventure day last month when we went to a waterfall called Sticky Falls! The rocks actually have grip, even though they look slick! It was beautiful. I even went back to visit with my parents during the Parent Vision Trip couple weeks later!

17. You accidentally offend someone by using your feet to point, hold a door open, and many other things that you don’t realize you do with your feet until it’s considered offensive. [Continue Reading]