we were asked to write a blog about how we were called to this mission trip. Here’s my story…
God put a love of different nations in my heart when I was just a young girl growing up in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I have always had friends from different countries. I have always wanted to go different places in the world. I became interested in what was going on in the world. I had a particular love for Africa and reading books about Poverty and Social Justice. This was long before I knew Christ, but I believe this was from God. After all God made me who I am.
My friends knew long before me that I would do the things I am now doing. I have always dreamed, hoped, prayed about serving in Africa. Unfortunately I had many issues in my life stemming from my sin and how I have been sinned against that prevented me from being who God made me to be. There were many things God needed to work on in me before I could be sent out.
As I grew closer to Christ and began to turn my life over to him He changed my heart. He has done amazing things. Things I never thought possible. I was hopeless and He gave me Hope. Through His work in my life my passion for serving the poor continued to grow. The Passion was always there, but I didn’t believe I was capable of doing anything. I thought how could God use someone like me?( Hello Moses)
Through circumstance that can only be described as from God I heard about The World Race. It happened like this I saw a video on my friend’s Facebook page. I watched it. I immediately went to The World Race website. I looked up everything about it. I started the application form. I didn’t finish it, because I realize this was crazy I wasn’t qualified. Well the thing is God thought I was, because He wouldn’t take the thought from my mind. Whenever I talked about it my heart beat faster. Finally I listened to God and finished the application. The rest is history.
The truth is none of us are capable, but Praise God he works through broken, messed up people. My pastor often says “Its not ability but availability”. Well I am definitely available so here I go.
