I'm at the Awakening conference now in Brasov, Romania. We are still awaiting the announcement of our next placement, so I will update everyone as soon as we find out and I am able to get to internet! As a team we have been praying and asking God where He wants us to go next. It's very exciting--it's Thursday and we don't know where we're going to be on Saturday. Who does that?
 
I have been loving the conference so much. It has been so refreshing to come together with World Racers at all different points of the journey, as well as the WR alumni and AIM staff. There's so much potential in the room when we're all together, it just feels like it's going to explode. It's a really unexplainable experience. It's people who are so passionate about God, being ushered into his presence through engaging with Him. I have loved worshiping and praying and hearing from amazing speakers. Through all of these, God has been speaking to me. 
 
One thing that I have especially loved is a series of seminars that Seth Barnes has been teaching called "Kingdom Dreams." I am a dreamer at heart. Actually, Seth told us that we were all created to be dreamers. I love this. I love using my imagination and thinking about the way that things could be. Seth believes that we all have the ability to dream God's dreams. The world has such unfathomable needs, and we have such amazing skills and passions that God has gifted us with. The key is combining those in order to bring some of God's kingdom here on earth. It's the whole, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." It's a concept that is right up my alley. I love the fact that right now I am living out my dream. I can't believe that every day I wake up and this is just my life: to love God, love my team, and love the people around me. It breaks my heart to see people who aren't living their dreams. It's not that my life is perfect or that I'm happy every second of every day, it's just that I have such peace and joy in where I am right now.
 
Here's the thing. I don't want to come home after these eleven months and then enter "the real world." This is the real world. Wherever God is working is where I want to be. I have no idea what this looks like right now, besides me being here in this moment. I don't know where I'm going to end up after the race is over. I don't like it when people say, "It's cool that you get to do this amazing year," or "This will be good to get the craziness out of your system." If my life is this crazy for the rest of my life, then I'm okay with that, if that's where God wants me to be. I feel like my life is wide open right now.
 
In the "Kingdom Dreams" seminar, Seth has been asking people to share their kingdom dreams with the group. They're amazing dreams, such as starting a transition home for street kids in Peru, planting churches all over the globe, ministering to prostitutes in Hawaii, and on and on. I think part of the reason why I'm on the World Race is to find out what dream God has for me. I truly believe that God has a dream for my life. All of these are His dreams, but He allows us to dream with Him, and He allows us to be a part of carrying out His plan. It's amazing. It's exciting. I'm so excited for the rest of the year, as I continue to seek Him and find out what He has for my life. Thanks for being a part of this journey with me. Your support and prayers are having an impact on my life.