For most of my ‘Christian’ life there has been the question of; ‘What is God’s will for my life?’, ‘Is this God’s will?’. . .
Right after high school I joined YWAMPursuitsNZ, was that God’s will? – Absolutely! 
In 2006 I packed up my backpack and did The World Race for eleven months. Was that ‘God’s will’? – No question!
Then I decided to move to Swaziland (a country I had never been to before to work with people I really had only heard about). Was I in God’s will? – Of Course.
Something that I have been learning and am only now really starting to fully understand is that ‘God’s will’ isn’t about where I am or even what I am doing. ‘God’s will’ is about who I am.
YWAMPursuitsNZ was part of God’s will for me because of who I became while I was there. My ‘religion’ became mine, I grew up in my faith and transitioned from being a youth to an adult. The same goes for The World Race and living in Swaziland… I continued to grow and change, becoming a better person and having a closer relationship with Christ.
After leaving Swazi suddenly in December the question came up all over again… ‘God what is your will for my life now?’ … the options were limitless! I could do anything I wanted, and I really felt like that was what the Lord was saying to me… I could do anything, it was up to me. No matter where I decided to go or what I did, I would be in God’s will.
So I’ve decided… I am moving to Gainesville, Georgia! I know, it surprised me, too. I will be working in the Adventures In Missions office for the World Race as the Assistant Project Coordinator. In English that means that I will basically be working on the setup stuff (logistics) for the teams from the states as well as working on all aspects of training for the teams before they leave, while they are overseas, and when they come back. I will be learning new skills and utilizing my experiences travelling and working with other organizations. Hopefully I will also be able to go out and meet the teams overseas to help encourage them and do some more training and debriefing with them.
While I am looking forward to helping with the World Race logistics… the real reason that I am excited about moving to Georgia is because some of my favorite people are working in the office right now! They have created a wonderful community. I think that ‘God’s will’ for me right now is for me to be me. Sure I will still be giving out, but I will have people around me who will be able to speak into my life, and most importantly I will also be able to have fun with them : ) I think it’s time I relax and act my age (no I’m not 82 like some might think, I’m only 26).
Because the office is short staffed and well, they love me, they want me to come ASAP. I will be leaving Seattle April 3rd! There is ‘training camp’ in GA from April 4 – 11 and I want to help with it and experience it since is going to be part of my new job.
Even though I will be in the States I will still need to raise all of my own support. I will need $1,000 per month for housing, utilities, groceries, and of the other ‘necessities’ of living in the States. I know that for some of you that sounds crazy, but they need my help and I really feel like it’s the place that I should be right now. It would be so much easier if they had the funds to pay me, but they don’t. Even though I will not be overseas, I will be training the missionaries that are going out and that’s just as important as going myself.
If you’re in a position to support me financially, donations can be made right here on my blog – on the left – ‘Support Me’. If you support me and your company has matching funds, please take the time to fill out the forms on my behalf (doubling your money is a huge blessing and a great way to be a good steward). If you’re not in a position to be able to support me financially please consider supporting me spiritually, emotionally, or prayerfully. God has always been there to meet my needs and I know that He will again help me in this new adventure.
For those of you who have followed my adventures from the beginning, thank you for supporting me, praying for me, and for staying in touch by reading my blogs. Now that I’ll be Stateside I will have a phone (I’ll let you know the number as soon as I have it), access to good internet, and even snail mail. I’d love to hear from you and see what the Lord has been doing in your life!!
May the Lord continue to Bless you in all that you do as well,
Casey
