So I’ve never done a blog before. I guess there’s a first time for everything right? So please bear with me through this as you adventure into this new writing journey with me!
This is supposed to let you get to know me a little bit so I guess I’ll just start by telling you about my year. I ended 2013 feeling void. I wasn’t following God, just kinda doing my own thing. I always felt empty, like something was missing and I couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t feeling fulfilled. Everything I tried on my own just left me feeling the void even more. I knew something needed to change. The new year was right around the corner so why not start it off in a different way? I told God that I’d start putting Him first in everything I did and spending more time in His word. I started seeing a change almost immediately!
I’ve always heard people say that they hear God speaking to them about what to do in life, but I never experienced it myself. I finally understood what everyone was talking about after I started diving into His word and spending more time with Him. It’s one of the most exciting things I’ve experienced! From the big things like knowing what God is calling you to do or knowing that you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be to the little things like a simple conversation with a stranger about nothing in particular, I started hearing His voice and seeing His presence in everything throughout my day. It’s one of the coolest things in my opinion.
I got involved at Sagebrush church. I got myself into a small group which was not an easy thing for me to do. I can be pretty shy when it comes to going to new things alone, but I found a group pretty quickly and fell in love with the people I met there. They have been such an inspiration and a huge part of the growth I’ve experienced. I am so blessed by every single one of them. I also started singing in the worship ministry at Sagebrush. I’ve met some amazing people through that as well! There are so many people involved in that ministry that I get to meet someone new every time I sing. It’s been an incredible opportunity.
I had decided to go back to school about a year ago. I enrolled myself in the EMT program this fall, but after being in the program for a little while, I realized that it wasn’t where I felt I needed to be. After praying about it and going on my clinical shifts, I dropped my classes. I started praying about my next steps in life and what I was supposed to be doing. Mission trips were what kept coming to mind time and time again. My friend in my small group had been talking to us about The World Race, so I decided to take a deeper look into it. I immediately felt that this was something I needed to do. It made me a little nervous so it took me some time to accept the fact that this is where I’m called to go. Now that I’ve been accepted and have started the process, I couldn’t be more excited about it! I know without a doubt that God is going to use me in great ways while I’m out there. I’m also so excited to get to know Him in a new and more personal way. I’m ready for the change this will bring and ready to see God work in incredible ways!
It’s been such an exciting year filled with so much joy, many trials, and an immense amount of growth. I’m so excited for this next step in life! I hope you will join me in this adventure through prayer and giving if you feel called to do so. I will be going to Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. I appreciate all of your guys’ support so much 🙂
Some (not all) of the people in my group 🙂
The worship ministry at Sagebrush.
