I’ve been really nervous to even attempt this blog for a while now. I was (and kinda still am) afraid my ‘why’ wasn’t going to good enough, that is wasn’t going to be what people thought it should be. But, my why comes from Jesus and who He has called me to be and what He has called me to do so that makes it more than good enough, it makes my ‘why’ this:
Jesus began to sew my love for missions back in September of 2017 on my first trip to Haiti. Before that trip I had major anxiety about my future and no peace about my calling because I had NO clue what it was. On that trip my eyes were open and my heart was completely and utterly wrecked. From then I was lead back to Haiti 3 more times that same year! I grew immensely in my relationship with the Lord and learned what it means and how it feels to be a servant. In the midst of that year I knew that I had never felt more passionate and more called to anything else in my life than mission work and serving others. To me this not only meant serving across the globe but also in my own community, I became more confident in my ability to share Christ love obediently with others.
Okay, I promise this whole blog is not just about Haiti. The real question at hand is “why world race?”. When I came across World Race Gap Year I was simply curious, I had never really considered another option after high school outside of college & I wanted to continue my mission work but I wasn’t really sure how (and I was never really thrilled about college). When I researched more about it, I would like to say I knew right away this is what I wanted but honestly I was nervous to even pray about it, I didn’t know if I wanted this is be my reality just yet. But nevertheless Jesus has different plans, the race was the only thing I could think about for DAYS and finally I brought it up to my parents and then of course to Jesus. The idea of leaving everything I’ve ever known and living in the uncomfortable was so powerful to me, leaving it all to serve others and bring glory to the Lord through sharing His love is what my heart urned for and Jesus has been so kind as to place that opportunity before me. The next few months following that I was met with an overwhelming amount of encouragement and support and in my alone time with God I continued to come across a verse that really stuck out.
Matthew 7:7 Ask and it shall be given to you. Seek and you shall find. Knock and the door will be opened for you.
During my time in Haiti I asked the Lord to show me my calling and how to use it to glorify Him. I searched for opportunity after opportunity to serve and finally I was shown world race. And next was to knock, to apply for world race and to be obedient in this season. The night before my phone interview I asked my small group to pray with me for one last confirmation that the Lords favor was over me going on World Race and that night I came across the same exact verse that was in Matthew 7:7 in Luke 11:9. And sure enough the next day I was accepted on the spot. PRAISE!!!
My ‘why’ is that Jesus has called me to this journey to step out of my normal and into His promises all for HIS glory. I am not going on World Race for me, I am not going so I can travel the world or get out of going to college. I am going to make sure the whole world hears that Jesus loves them and to bring Kingdom through being obedient to God and shouting praises through it all.
Thank you Jesus for this opportunity. This is my ‘why’. Thank you guys reading a little of my heart <33
– Mags
