My name is Joan Moore. I am 22 years old and I was born and raised in Massillon, Ohio. Now that all the basic information is out of the way I can go a little further in depth. I grew up in a Christian home with loving parents and four crazy brothers. So I have always had an idea of who Christ is through church, and sunday school, and all that good stuff.
I struggle with several health problems like asthma and migraines. When I was younger I was convinced that these health problems were going to hinder my plans for my life, but I later found out they would be the very thing that sparked them. One day in October of 2005 I woke up with a migraine, and I ended up battling this migrain for 5 months. Well one day while I was at home I started watching a television program about sleeping sickness in Africa and it sparked my interest. That is the exact moment that I realized God was calling me to become a missionary nurse.
Fast forward 6 years later in the spring of 2011, I am getting ready to apply for the nursing program. I sent in my application and eagarly awaited my reply saying that I had been accepted. A few weeks later I finally recieved my e-mail about nursing school and when I clicked open it had said that they were sorry to inform me that I was not accepted. I was crushed, after 6 years of hard work was thrown out the window in one e-mail. Since I was determined to be a nurse I decided I was going to change campuses and try again in the fall. I had planned everthing out, which was the problem.
On June 27th, 2011 I was walking down my steps, I missed one of the steps and fell. I was at the bottom of the steps and I realized that I had severely broken my ankle. I was taken to the hospital and given x-rays, I had broken my leg in 2 places and needed surgery immediately, where they put 3 screws into my left ankle. This injury required 12 weeks of recovery and 2 surgeries. So needless to say my plans for school in the fall went right out the window. During these 12 weeks I was stuck at home sitting on my butt I started to seriously struggle with depression and incertainty. I didn't know what I was going to do about school, work, anything. I also realized that I don't really want to be a nurse; I only wanted to be a nurse because I thought it would make me a better asset on the mission field. Then one day my mom asked me "If I could do anything in the world right now what would it be?" My answer was I would be out in the mission field. So that's the moment I decided to drop everything and head out into the mission field. Through extensive prayer and consideration I have found myself being called by God to partake in the World Race.
So that is a little bit about my journey and how I came to participate in the World Race. This is just my first post and I will posting more about my walk with Christ and my preparation for this Amazing and Intense journey ahead!!!
