Sitting in Hong Kong with the World Race A, B, and C squads I couldn’t get out of my head that “this all makes sense now!” Sitting with these brave, young adventures, some not all that much younger than me, and listening to their story’s, suddenly MY life made sense. Every choice, love, loss, pain, victory, lesson learned, brokenness, and joy…it is all for them, the next generation. My life has been a training ground to see what I am made of, and how deeply I really believe God can use a broken vessel like me. It is only in the living, dying, growing, giving up, and starting again that we can give our lives away for something bigger than ourselves…it is all part of the plan. Looking into the eyes of these “kids” I saw myself, desperate to please God, desperate for more than a cubical and a computer and a mini-van, mega church life. We are all desperate to see the Kingdom of God to earth, and we all have to surrender to the call. The cost is great, the freedom unspeakable…it is the dream. Gary and I should be exhausted, but we are fully alive, we were given the privilege to do what we were born to do….and you can’t be more alive than that! My dream is to spend my days, loving, covering, mothering, mentoring, teaching, protecting and challenging the next generation to come forth, and LIVE life…
To all of my spiritual sons and daughters, all who have trusted me, sat with me, listened to me, known me an loved me anyway….Know that I love you, believe in you, and I’ll never stop praying for you… NOW, GO TAKE THE WORLD…we will be waiting with a cup of tea, a hug, and the God given truth of how amazing you are!! Then we will cry, pray, take a deep breath, and head back into battle, stronger, and yet more humble…and then do it again and again,
Yours for the Journey…
Mama and Daddy Black
