I have been out of college 5 years, have a great job with the best boss I could ever imagine and coworkers I love like best friends, I own a home, and I have a pretty good income……. So why throw all that away and leave the country- my bed, clean bathrooms, my favorite foods, all the technology and comforts I have known for 28 years? Why in the world would I go off on a year long mission trip at a season in life when all my friends are getting married and having babies? The answer to that is all too simple- because Jesus told me to.
Of course one day I hope to marry and have a family and all these types of things…. but last year Jesus broke my heart in Costa Rica and a normal life has just no longer been an option for me. Knowing there are people tonight without food to eat, without a roof over their heads…. yea I want to help them and come alongside them. But what stabs my heart more than this is knowing there are orphans in this world tonight who do not know that anyone loves them. That don't know there is a Father in Heaven who loves them like crazy and hears their every cry and knows their every pain and fear. There are widows who feel forgotten and alone, and don't know that Jesus walks beside them day and night and hope is just a prayer away. So here I am Lord, send me!
See I am one of these crazy radicals who read Matthew 28:19 -"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." and take that literally. I am one of these crazy radicals who read Romans 10:14-15- " But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? 15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, 'How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!' " and I think this is talking to me to go and tell the good news. So a precious lady at church one evening told me about her crazy radical daughter going around the world sharing the gospel and loving on the lost and that is when I first heard about the World Race. I went home and googled it and well obviously the rest is history since you are now reading this blog.
So in reality, is this really so crazy? Is it really so radical? Or is it just obedience? Is it just love? Let Jesus answer that for you- "Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." (Luke 9:23).
I can't wait for the adventure to begin! Thank you God for choosing me who is most unworthy. He is a great and mighty God and worth it all! Let the journey begin!
