Courtney is Headed to Africa!
Feb 28th, 2009 by admin
I’m going to be honest. As I sit here and write this blog, on the eve of my departure to Rwanda, my impulse is to try and be super-spiritual, to try and be profound. But in the spirit of being 4Real, I’ll go ahead and say, “I’m not prepared!!” And since I’m being honest I’ll go ahead and say that what has consumed my thoughts the most as I prepare for this trip has been, “What am I going to wear?”
The extent of my travel abroad includes two weekends in Canada and two mission trips to Mexico. These trips impacted my life, don’t get me wrong, but in the end they were full of empty commitments to the people I had met, “I’ll write.” “I’ll come back.” “I’ll send you clothes.” Of course none of these commitments were fulfilled.
My mind wanders down a rabbit trail as I think of the World Vision videos I see every weekend and how numb I’ve become to them. I know that the pitch I give from stage is important and I know the children we are helping matter, but in some ways I think my feelings about those things haven’t reached my heart. It makes me think of the message we are trying to send to the girls at Revolve. I mean, yes they hear it, they get it; they’re beautiful, they matter, Jesus loves them. But do they truly get it? Do they truly hear it? Or is the message drowned out because the world’s message is so much louder and seems so much more important?
The message of Jesus has captured my heart in a powerful way because I made it through my teen years and I know the need I have for Jesus. Is it hard to realize the heart impact until you have gone through it and see the lasting effect?
I’m praying for the girls of Rochester this weekend and for my trip to Rwanda. I pray that our time would be more impacting and life changing than a weekend of empty promises. I pray that God would capture our hearts and challenge us to make a lasting impression of the world and our hearts.
hey just want to say that I get it i get that jesus loves me and that i am beautiful with or without make up but the real me shows when i am with God and i love that!!! I just want to thank you guys for making revolve and teaching us how to be real be are selfs be who God created us to be because with out him we would be nothing. I am 18 and an adult dont want to be but i am i still am in school im going to graduate high school but im scared to see what is ahead of me but with Gods help it will be ok i just have to remeber that well with that said i hope you have fun on your trip!!! You are a great MC by the way !! I hope i see you in september soon amanda
hi Courtney i’m from Rwanda and i just want to tell you that i admire you so much and tell Rwandans that i said hi hahahaha i <3 u guys -the revolve tour and i want to come to the next one in the but idk if i can <3 lots
SAndra
You are a really great, funny person! I saw you at the Revolve Tour in January and I can’t wait to came back to the one in December! I hope that you have a great trip.
Ashley
P.S. Revolve is awesome! I learned a lot from the AllAccess Tour and I had bunches of fun!!
hey courtney i am 11 years old and i would like to speak at one of the tours in orlando because when i was 7 or 8 i asked my dad if he new about the shoe boxes we did at christmas and he said yes and he does disaster relief which is a program that goes to places where disasters have taken place and goes and cleans up around the area and now since I came up with bags of joy my dad take s some of them with him for the kids that have lost everything and the bags of joy is something that has shampoo, soap, hair pretties, coloring books, and coloring crayons, etc. please contact me at 941-722-3667 or 941-720-8485
thank you
kathy jo cole