Hi family, friends, and interested readers. My name is Amy McAllister, nice to meet you. I am 26 years old and currently living in Atlanta, GA. I grew up in Fort Walton Beach, FL and I still consider myself a beach bum at heart. My family is amazing! I am very lucky to have grown up in a Christian home with great parents… Oh to Chuck and Wanda! My sister, Brooke, is two years older than me and I am thankful that our relationship has blossomed so much over the years. Living 6 hours away from home is hard, but my Atlanta family has made this my home away from home. After I graduated from Harding University in Searcy, AR I moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in fashion. Well, God had a different plan for me and thank goodness I didn’t give up on trying to see where that led me. For awhile I walked away from my relationship with God and wanted to see what the world could offer me. Who knew sin could be so much fun; but it was an empty life. My soul craved for more. I praise God that He humbled me and showed me the way to truly live a full life. When Christ became the center of my life the “new Amy” was finally at home.
I know to a Christian it seems obvious that God has a plan for ones life. I think that I am just to the point where I truly see and believe that God has been guiding me through every difficult situation, every joyful moment, in order for me to be at this point in my life. I have been passionate about mission work my entire life. I grew up in high school going on a trip every summer. I did a campaign one summer in Australia during college. But I did not trust God enough to fully surrender myself to longer term mission work, especially while I was single. I remember the day I felt my true calling to missions. I was driving down I-85 in Atlanta and praising along with Third Day. All of a sudden I couldn’t breathe, but I felt breathe coming into me that wasn’t mine. The Lord was breathing into my soul and saying trust Me and follow Me. Woah… that was an intense moment. I searched and tried to find where the “follow Me” part would take me. That was 3 years ago. I did not feel called to a specific region or ministry until I read about World Race. I knew the moment I found that website that this was it. After much prayer and a lesson of not living a life in fear, I decided to trust God and follow Him. I am ready to surrender myself and go where I feel Christ is calling me. I will no longer live a life of fear!
Here are the fun facts about Amy that you can’t live without. I love the following: my doggie Muffin (who is probably going to kick the bucket any day since she is so old), spending time with my friends, hugs, a day on the beach, hanging out with Jack, Kate, Locke, and Sawyer (sad if you don’t know them also), playing with kids, car windows down and singing at the top of my lungs, going home to see family, reading a good book outside, laughing a lot, winning free tickets to country concerts, honest conversations, flip flops, anything sweet to eat, and crying from a book, movie, ok basically anything. But above all I love serving my Lord with all my heart.
