Let the Adventure Begin!

I was totally pumped to wake up this
morning and find an email from AIM giving me a link to set up this blog. Typing
this almost solidifies this crazy new reality I find myself in. A reality I
never would have guessed even a few weeks ago.

I left Two Rivers
Ministries, the ministry I had been serving under the past two years, in
November. It was a bittersweet good-bye. My staff there have become my
spiritual family, my community, and I had gone through the hardest, yet most
transforming seasons of my spiritual journey in that place. I knew God was
taking me away for a few significant reasons, one being my family back home in
GA. I have lived away for the past five years since college and had become
disconnected. My family had no idea who I was anymore, and I didn’t know much
about their daily lives either. I moved home around Thanksgiving, moved in with
my sister and got a job at a Starbucks to pass the time. Life kind of fell into
a rhythm for a couple of months. I felt at peace, knowing this is where God
wanted me, but also couldn’t help but wonder where He would take me in the
future. I desired to be obedient in the place God had called me to, but couldn’t help wanting some glimpse of the next step.
Through a few very crazy, unexpected turn of events, in January my sister was
suddenly transferred with her job to Orlando, FL. Within two weeks of finding
this out, she was gone and I was left homeless and therefore had to quit my job
in Athens. I wondered what the heck God was doing in all of this, and moved all
my stuff to my parent’s house. A few of my friends were planning a road trip
down the CA coast, visiting with ministries there and just seeing what God was
up to out west. I joined them on their adventures and spent the next
month and a half traveling around, visiting friends and places I used to live.
I topped my little cross country jaunt with a trip to Juarez Mexico, helping my
old college lead their annual Spring Break Mission trip. I knew reality
was going to catch up with me soon, though, so I prayed for wisdom and
direction on the next step.

The week after I got back to GA, I met Jimmy, an old
friend from my Youthworks days, for lunch.
He and my close friend Amanda spent most of last year traveling the
world on this crazy, 11 month discipleship program called the World Race. I followed their journeys pretty closely,
reading their blogs and supporting them through prayer. I became very intrigued with AIM as I read
updates about what God was doing through the organization. So, here we were at lunch, catching up on life
since we last saw one another. I talked
about my time in GA and where I see God taking me in the future. He then proceeds to offer me a position on
staff with AIM, specifically working with him on the World Race! I was shocked. I certainly did not come to
lunch looking for a job offer:). I would be assisting
him with set-up of various components of the World Race program, such as
partnering the racers with local ministries in each country they serve in,
travel arrangements, and training pre-departure. As I
spent the next few days in prayer about this opportunity, I felt like God was opening
a door and that I should walk through it.
I met with the director of the World Race and other AIM staff, and was
so encouraged by the possibility of coming alongside people with such a passion
for God’s heart and what He is doing in the world today. So, here we are.

I know accepting this position is
going to be stretching-in so many ways.
All staff at AIM raise support to fund God’s call in their life and see
their job as full time mission work. A
condition of me coming fully on board is that I raise 100% of my monthly
income, to the tune of $1500 a month. I
have felt for awhile now that support raising as a lifestyle would be a reality
in the future. It is a scary, humbling place
to be, and so opposite of the way our culture tells us to live our lives. God has given me such a deep peace in the
midst of those wavering moments, knowing that He has all the resources in the
world. I walk forward in confidence,
knowing that this is the place God has called me to. And He will provide, every step of the way.
So, join me won’t you? I need all the
support I can get as I step out of the boat.
Pray that I will keep my eyes focused on Him. Peter got it right for a few steps, and only
began to sink when he lost sight of Who was sustaining him in the first place. Pray that a network of supporters can come
around me to support me- spiritually, emotionally, and financially. I am so grateful that we were created to walk
through life together! Check back often
(you can get updates emailed to you by clicking the subscribe to my blog
button on the left). I am hoping to
update frequently about what God is doing and how you can be apart of it.
Thank you so much-for listening to my story and for joining me on this journey!