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My name is Sadie Goodwin.
I'm 21 years old. I live in Boiling Springs, South Carolina and I have been here my whole life. When I graduated high school in 2010 I attended a two year college- Spartanburg Methodist College. After graduating from there I realized that I didn't have a passion for being in school in that season of my life…and that freaked me out.
Since a young age I had myself pegged to be a teacher. I love kids and that was that. I wanted to do it throughout high school and into the beginning of my college experience. Then one day out of the blue, my feelings on continuing my education to become a teacher changed, and I couldn't explain it or understand why. I had always had this picture in my mind that I would go straight through four years of college, become a teacher and live my happy little planned out life. God had something different in mind. In the past year of not being in school and realizing that God is calling me to go into missions, He has shown me what faith really looks like.
Before this calling became clear to me, another situation was dropped in my lap that left me feeling very down about life in general. In May of 2012 (the month I graduated from SMC and was having some panic about not knowing what my next step was) my parents called me into their room and told me they needed to tell me something. My parents were getting a divorce. When you're 20 years old and your parents have been married for 25 years- divorce is not something that you consider would ever happen. A few weeks after they told me, my dad sat me down and told me the reason for their divorce. My mom was having an affair and wanted to be with the man that she had been cheating on my dad with.
When I heard that, I didn't know how to react. I felt like my whole world had turned upside down and I felt lost. Looking back on this situation now, I remember how completely upset I was but its almost funny how God can take something He hates (divorce) and turn it into a growing experience for His daughter.
In the months to follow, I realized I needed to fully rely on God for peace and clarity. And He gave it to me. God brought me through and extremely hard time and opened my eyes to His will for me. A year and a half ago I would have thought the idea of putting school on hold and leaving the country for 11 months was completely crazy. I have been on one 7 day mission trip to Nicaragua when I was fourteen, but I didn't know God would call me to something so extreme. Since I have realized God's call for me to do this trip, I have never been more excited for something. I know the places and the circumstances are going to be far out of my comfort zone, but something about knowing that makes it even more exciting for me. I think the only bad part is knowing I have to wait almost a year until it is time for me to go, but I know God has perfect timing and I trust Him.
In the past 6 months of my life, Jesus has completely wrecked me with His goodness. I am so in love with Him and all I want to do is breathe His love out to others so they can share in this joy and hope! I am so excited to see what God does through me and in me in the months to come, and once I leave for my trip.
He is showing me more what faith looks like as I am having to put my trust in Him while people are asking me "How do you expect to raise that much money?!" I believe I can do all things through Him who strengthens me, and I know $15,000 isn't too big for God. It sounds silly, even, to be worried about money. Sometimes I have to remind myself and say Sadie…GOD, you know…the one that created the universe, your Abba Father, your dad, yeah…Him…He's got your back. And then I'm brought back to the kingdom mindset and the worry for the funds goes away.
That's pretty much where I am in life right now. Just reveling in God's love and grace and glory!
