I sat down at my desk after staff worship and prayed that my phone wouldn't ring so I could just get through the day and hopefully feel more normal on Tuesday – that would work – I'd just make my phone calls on Tuesday.
The truth is that when my phone rang around 3:00PM, I debated letting it go to voicemail because I had no answers and no wisdom for anyone.
The truth is that when I answered and heard the soft voice at the other end of the line asking me for prayer, I wanted to give her a, "sure, I'll be praying for you, have a good day!" and hang up.
The truth is that when I asked if I could pray for her on the phone right then, I surprised myself as much as I surprised her.
The truth is that when I said Amen 20 minutes later, we were both crying and stunned by the truth the Lord had just spoken to us both.
The truth is that I wasn't ready to make or answer phone calls, I wasn't ready to be encouraging, and I wasn't up to the challenge of battling doubt and insecurity for the Racers that I'm supposed to be coaching through their World Race preparation…
and the TRUTH is that Jesus is so much bigger than my weird mood, and that He's the encourager, and that He put me at this desk to answer that phone and be the voice that delivered His encouraging words when His daughter needed them.
I am a World Race Mobilizer.
My role is to coach, counsel, and otherwise prepare participants who have committed to The World Race from the time they’re accepted until they’re on the field.
My goal is that participants I come in contact with are sent out on the mission field equipped and prepared for the life-changing journey ahead of them; confident that they are known, supported, and free to charge forward.
It results in young men and women awakening to their full potential in Christ, liberated to be the men and women God created them to be, and sharing the hope of the Gospel with countless communities all over the world.
Perhaps it made more sense to you and to me when the ministry I was asking for financial support for looked like this:
But the truth is that I'm supposed to be right here now –
for them –
and for me.
And the truth is that I need your financial and prayer support to keep me here.
The truth is that I ask myself the same questions some of you ask when I think about living on a support-raised salary.
Why don't I just cut my hours here and get a second job?
Why didn't I just go back to HP, save a bunch of money, and then do mission work on my time off if that's what I want to do?
Why haven't I just gone back to school so I can establish a legitimate income?
How do I not see that I'm just begging?
I probably ask myself those things more often than anyone else asks them about me,
and I need to stop asking myself those questions – because – the truth?
The truth is that the Lord has designed that those who preach the Gospel live by the gospel
(not live out – although that, too – but live by, 1 Corinthians 9:14).
The truth is, the first time the Lord issues that decree is in Deuteronomy (25:4).
The truth is that when I ask you to support me, I'm asking you for so much more than that, and I'm asking according to what Scripture says.
I'm asking you to be part of my ministry. I'm asking for you to be my parnter, to sew an inheritance in the work of the Kingdom of God that is happening as I sit at my desk, pick up the phone, and put it down again in tears stunned by what the Lord does in conversations between His children.
I need a total of $433.00/month and there is not a doubt in my mind that the Lord plans to provide every penny.
He paid off my student loans and credit card debt before the race, He provided my housing, medical care, food, and random unforeseeable expenses the whole race, He provided for me to live from July 27th-September 5th while I was back in America and hadn't started working, and I know that He'll provide the support I need to stay on staff at Adventures in Missions – but I want you to be part of that.
If 8 people donate $50/month, I will be sitting in this chair ready to answer those phone calls.
Even when I don't want to, I will answer them knowing that the Lord has placed me here to be His voice.
Help me continue to be the voice on the other end of the phone line, click the "Support Me" link, or just click HERE.
