After a year of traveling the world and planting vision for maritime missions, this season is about slowing down and strengthening what’s already been started. As the Maritime Academy builds foundations, prepares scholarships for students from developing nations, and steps toward accepting grants, I’m focusing on deeper roots—investing locally, developing sustainably, and trusting God to grow the seeds we’ve sown in His perfect timing.

After months of stepping into the unknown and choosing a more “questionable” life of obedience, I’m beginning to see the fruit. From unexpected divine appointments to unprecedented collaboration across YWAM Ships worldwide, God is connecting people, multiplying training opportunities, and opening doors we never could have planned—reminding me that when we follow His lead, He does more than we imagine.

Looking back, I realize how blurry my vision once was—uncertain paths, unexpected detours, and plans that never unfolded the way I imagined. Yet through weddings, reunions, international gatherings, and divine connections across nations, God kept guiding each step with clarity I couldn’t see at the time. What once felt uncertain has become undeniable proof that His direction is always steadier than my own.

Some weeks the weight of responsibility and sacrifice feels heavy, and I find myself wondering what life might have looked like if I had chosen the easier path back home. Yet even in the homesickness and hard days, God keeps reminding me that obedience is worth it. As we train and disciple future crew for the ships ministries, I’m learning again that His strength—not mine—is what sustains this calling, and that everything we do is ultimately for His glory.