Why missions? Why me and why now?
These three questions are on most people’s minds when I tell them that I will be leaving for 11 months to go and serve 11 other countries. Honestly, I’m not sure how to really answer these questions. My heart however, can paint a picture for you.
-Why would I want to go long weeks without a shower or clean clothes? Because God will gives me a new picture of what it means to be beautiful. God will show me the faces of beauty.
– Why would I trade the comfort of my bed for a sleeping matt on the floor of a tent? Because God will show me what it means to sacrifice my comfort. God will show me the faces of those that have never know what comfort feels like.
-Why would I want to leave the projection of our country? Because God will show me his divine protection and I will depend on prayer more than ever before. God will show me the faces of those that live in fear of their life daily.
-Why would I want go places with no clean water and possibilities of getting water born bacteria? Because God will show me love and care for those that have no clean water. God will show me the faces of those that have to travel far each day in search of clean water so they may go one day without sickness.
–Why would I want to go to countries that have no bathroom and have to use squatty potty. Because God will give me compassion for the people who live in garbage dumps. God will show me faces of children who have to walk barefoot through the sewage to get to school.
Sometimes I struggle with finding an answer to these questions. I will ask myself the same thing, why? Then I remember what God did for me. He sent His one and only son to die for my sins on the cross. He sacrificed His life for me. Then I remember God calls us to love one another and we are to be used as His hands and feet. I remember the raw human need in the world and the love that needs to show. God has called me to sacrifice my life so that He may be seen in the eyes of the lost. Where would I be today if someone did not sacrifice their time, money, comfort and energy into me? I would be lost, alone, without love and without God.
So as for why….
There is no better time than now.
