Hi Everyone!

We are getting closer & closer to THE day. My squad, M Squad, will be leaving on Thursday August 12th for ROMANIA!!! As I have spent the past few weeks preparing for launch, God has moved in BIG WAYS (as He tends to do). Check out what He’s been up to in my life:

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Send Off Parties:

God’s biggest blessing in my life is my support system; they make this crazy rollercoaster of life fun! During the past two weeks, I rode such a big emotional rollercoaster. However, my community stepped up and pulled me away from my packing to make sure I had fun my last few days stateside. 

My friends & family are so good to me! I felt so loved!

Parent Launch in Atlanta:

Adventure in Missions hosted a Parent Launch at a hotel in Atlanta and my parents LOVED it! They were so happy spending time meeting other parents, our AMAZING leadership team, my squadmates, and previous World Race Parents. 10/10 recommend participating in parent launch to help comfort any uneasiness!

My parents & me. How cute are they?!

LAUNCH:

Originally I thought this would be the day we...well...launched. Peaced out. Left the country. Boy was I wrong! My squad along with two other squads (Shout out K & L Squads...WOOP!) are in our second leg of training. We have worshiped together, listened to dynamic speakers, eaten incredible food, and continued to grow in our relationship with the Lord. Favorite part so far: We have had a scheduled Sabbath. That’s right...I am currently writing this on the tail of a day of meaningful rest. How cool is that?!?

MSquad

And last but not least…

I am FULLY FUNDED!

To give a little background, the title of this blog was what I would see everytime I received a donation. I am completely overwhelmed by the generosity that God has shown through y’all. That’s right you. Even though you won’t be living out of a backpack for a year and moving countries every 30 days, you are still going on missions. You, my donors, have given so much more than monetary donations. In December 2020, when I was chosen to go on this trip, I looked at the fundraising amount and my first thought was…”No way...how in the heck am I going to do this?” The answer is: I didn’t. God showed up ABUNDANTLY through my generous donors. I cannot thank you enough for supporting me through this journey.

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I said it before and I’ll keep saying it...GOD IS GOOD! I am so excited to continue showing y’all how He is moving across the world! 

Please pray for unity, patience, peace, & strength. Comment below & please let me know what you would like to see in any upcoming blogs!!

Peace & Blessings, 

Claran