In my last blog post I mentioned that I was about to fly to Uzbekistan, which is bordering a certain country I’m sure you’ve heard mentioned on the news a few times in the past couple days. Don’t worry, I’m safe! Even before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan we were rerouted to Armenia, a country in the Caucuses region. A lot of friends and family have messaged me to ask if I’m anywhere near the danger, so I wanted to let y’all know that I’m very much in a safe place geographically speaking.
Our plan was to go to Kyrgyzstan next month, a country I’ve wanted to visit for a long time. Central Asia has been on my heart for about a year and it’s where I was “supposed” to be by this point in the World Race, but as per the norm for this year God threw a curve ball at me. Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in particular are two countries that are important to me for no explicable reason. Obviously the region is hardly the safest place in the world to be in at the moment, but that doesn’t change my heart. Now more than ever, these people need to hear about Jesus.
If your first thought is to hope and pray that we get rerouted to a “safer” place then first off, thank you for your concern. Your love is appreciated! But I want to ask that you pray for the opposite, that we still get to go to Central Asia. It’s a time of fear and instability for so many people, which means they’re looking for some kind of hope or security.
Christ came for those who need Him, and right now the people of Central Asia need Him more than ever. Knowing so many of them are suffering and even being killed hurts, but the idea of them suffering and being killed without knowing Christ aches me in a way I can’t explain. With fear being the dominant ruler now in the region they’re hearts are opening to some kind of salvation. The harvest is being made ready, and I want to be among the laborers.
The main point of this blog is just to let y’all know that I am currently safe, but I do want to ask for prayers that we still get to serve in Central Asia next month, and of course for continued safety during that time.
