One of the questions I get most often from my family, friends and supporters is, “Why?”
“Why are you doing the Fellowship program?”
“Why aren’t you going back to a normal job?”
“Why would you want to move to Gainesville, Georgia?”
I would try to explain the vision of the program, regurgitating some of the information I had read on the recruiting sheet, all the while realizing that I wasn’t EXACTLY sure what I was signing up for. What would I be doing day-to-day? How would this program help me figure out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life?
And then I arrive at the Adventures office, only to find the same question being posed.
“Why are you here?”
“Why do you want to be in the Fellowship program?”
In that moment, I realized that I didn’t really have an answer. But I do now.
I am in the Fellowship program because I want to give God an opportunity to show me how He will use my past and prior experience (my upbringing, my degree, previous jobs, gifts/skills) and newfound passions (equipping and empowering others) to drive the most impact for the Kingdom.
I am in the Fellowship program because I am not OK with there being an entire generation of potential world-changers being just that – potential. A generation that hasn’t been introduced to their inheritance, identity and calling as a son or daughter of the King. I want to see Jesus set people free from the smallness of their own thinking – every day. Right here, right now.
I am in the Fellowship program because I am a living testimony to the mission of Adventures in Missions: to mobilize a generation of radical Christ followers, discipling and training them to establish the Kingdom of God. I have experienced first-hand the transforming power of the work God has given them to do here. And I want to be a part of that.
I want to be God’s conduit for changing the trajectory of a generations’ worth of lives.
We all have our “why?” for what we do or don’t do – whether we know it or not, and are willing to admit it or not. What’s your “why?” and what are you going to do about it?
John Maxwell wrote in his blog today:
“The thing is, one person is a big start. One person can act and make a change by helping another. One person can inspire a second person to be intentional, and then another. Those people can work together. They can become a movement. They can make an impact. We should never let what we cannot do keep us from doing what we can do. A passive life does not become a meaningful life.”
I am in need of a team of individuals who are looking to do something about what they believe in. People who are willing to invest in those who have an opportunity to make an impact. Maybe you aren’t currently in a time/place in life where you can go out and DO what you believe in. But you CAN financially support someone who is doing it. Or perhaps you don’t have the means to DONATE right now – but you can still PRAY.
Does my “why?” speak to you? Are you inspired by the same “why” as me? If so, I am asking you to invest in me – financially and in prayer – and the piece of the Kingdom the Father has placed on my heart. I ask that you would prayerfully consider joining my team by making a donation and sending me your email address (so I send you weekly prayer updates). Let’s start a movement that changes an entire generation – you and me.
For His Glory,
Natalie
