Saying “Yes.”

All my life, I have heard “maybe this is your time to say yes to the Lord,” but yes can be a really difficult word to say. It means wrestling with the pros and cons of a situation. Yes means committing to something so much bigger than yourself. So, even though this was a difficult yes, this is my yes to doing the Lord’s will. 

Hello!!! It is awesome being here! Never in a million years did I think I would be going out of the country for 9 months to Guatemala, Cambodia, and Eswatini (Swaziland). I am so excited to embark on this journey with my squad. I know this is exactly where the Lord wants me to be and I am so at peace with that. In this blog, I want to talk about what I am doing, why I decided to go on the World Race, and what led me to whole-heartily pursue it. 

It is amazing to be writing this and I feel completely overjoyed to be a part of it. Going on the World Race Gap Year is something that has been on my heart for 2 years. 2 years of praying, 2 years of hard conversations, and 2 years of the Lord moving in my life got me to this point.

I know that this is what the Lord wants for me, but at first, this is not what I wanted for myself. I wanted to go to college and do the “typical” thing. I slowly learned that every person is on their own path, and just because other people are going to college right out of high school, doesn’t mean that I have to. I’ve started to lean in to embracing the unknown. This decision was really difficult for me to make but ultimately, it wasn’t my choice, it was the Lords. John 15:5 says “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” I am going to be the Lord’s working hands. I am nothing without him, because he is everything. 

To be honest with you, I don’t entirely know why I was called to this. But what I do know, is the Lord has a plan for my life. He has a plan for this next year in fundraising. He has a plan for every person my squad and I meet. I know above all else that the one who holds the whole world, also holds me. I don’t have any doubts that the Lord will guide and sustain me through all of it. He has taught me that it’s okay to be uncomfortable for my comfort zone is what holds me back. I know that he will be walking by my side the whole time. 

I heard about the World Race Gap Year a couple years ago and I thought that it was the coolest thing, but I never thought that I would be called to go on it. When I would ask the Lord what he wanted for my life, he kept bringing the World Race up. I would continuously push it off until a couple weeks ago. Someone that I had been around tested positive for Covid so that meant I could not leave my house until my results came back. Being in my house all weekend left a lot of room in my schedule to do nothing. I decided to apply, and here we are. WHAT!!!?? A couple short weeks later and I am feeling immensely blessed for having the extra time that I did that weekend (a small blessing of covid). 

The Lord is going to tear down walls and move mountains on this journey and I could not be more ready. I am so pumped to be going on the World Race and I can’t wait to see what the future holds. I’m feeling super blessed to already have the support that I do. Please keep me in your prayers as I begin fundraising. If you feel compelled to donate, the donation button is at the top! I will keep you all posted on what’s to come. If you have any questions or want to talk about anything feel free to reach out, I would LOVE to chat. I love you and am praying for you all!!!!

Forever His,

Celia