Good Morning Family and Friends,

Thank you for praying for me and my squad to get to Jordan safely. We made it!!! We had to take three Covid tests before coming into Jordan. As all of you know, I just recently had Covid. So I was so scared to have to stay back in Kyrgyzstan while my whole squad went to Jordan. Two of my tests to get to Jordan came back negative but the one that I took at the airport in Jordan came back positive. What an amazing God we serve! I was able to get in Jordan and rest as my body heals from this sickness.

Recently, I was asked to write about how the World Race has changed my life. To be honest with you, I have had a hard time writing this blog because I have been burned by this question in the past with other organizations. I do not believe that an organization can change someone's life. I believe God can change someone's life. Yes, God has changed many areas in my life this year. I have learned how to give feedback that causes people to look more and more like Him. I have surrendered the idols such as money and time to the Lord. I have learned how to depend on the body of Christ. I praise the Lord for teaching me all of these things.

Being here in the last country on the World Race has caused me to look back on what has happened over the course of the past 11 months. It is crazy to think of all the things the Lord has done while we moved from one country to another as a squad. Looking at my squad, I see how God healed people from sickness, brought back the deaf to hear again, cured someone from asthma, removed dietary needs and brought people’s bones and ligaments into alignment. To be an eyewitness to this healing has caused me to be overwhelmed with joy. God is so good. I never underestimate what He can do.

While being on the World Race, God has restored my view on the body of Christ. It has been beautiful to live in community 24/7 with people who are on fire for the Lord. Yes, there has been a lot of hurt, but there has also been a willingness of people to ask for forgiveness and accept forgiveness. Looking at my own church, I am convicted about how we resolve hurts and become reconciled to one another. Seeing how easy disunity can divide the body is so sad. Christ died for His bride (The Church). It should not be so easy to disconnect the body.

A lot of people quote the scripture about ‘if you have a problem with someone, you need to go to that person,’ but few of us actually do it. My encouragement to you as my family is to stop making it easy to be disunified from one other. If you have an issue with your brother, then go make it right. Be quick to forgive and quick to not take offense. Every church you go to will have problems and you will get hurt. Are you willing to believe that Christ died for His bride (The Church)?

Thanks again for your prayers and support. Please keep praying for the health of my squad. As we arrived in Jordan a lot of people got sick. There are three people on my squad who are still raising support to be here on the World Race. Would you consider supporting them so that they can finish out strong? I will be home in 20 days! I can’t wait to be greeted with hugs and a holy kiss.

Love you!!