We were asked to write a blog about how we felt before leaving on this mission trip. Here is what I’m expecting……
They say that you can never put expectations on what God is going to do!
I believe that with my whole heart, but I know there are some things that I will experience without a doubt….
Be finding my home solely in Christ
I will not have a physical home. I will be traveling from place to place. Christ will be my only home. When I am struggling without my family, friends and warm bed, I know Christ will be there to show me that He is all I need.
Find refuge in my Father’s voice
He will be my shelter from the storm when the life of a missionary may get frustrating or hard. Christ’s voice will be the only voice that I may find comfort. He will be my leading when I can’t find my direction.
Experience the Lord in a way I never have before
I expect to fall in love more and more with Jesus. I expect to be so consumed by the Lord’s presence. Jesus will constantly remind me that He is my first love. I expect to be energized from the encounters that I will have with Him daily. He will move through me in ways that I can’t explain. He will be my passion.
My heart will break, my world will shake
I will experience things that some people will never get to experience. I will see healing, spiritually and physically. I will encounter things that will touch my heart so deeply. I will meet children who live without a home and a Savior. My heart will break and mold into the woman that God is calling me to be. My heart will become more and more like His. My worldview will be shaken and break until I see the world through His eyes.
I want to…..
Feed the hungry children
And reach across the farthest land
And tell the broken there is healing
And mercy in the Father’s hands
I want God to……
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks yours
Everything I am for your Kingdoms cause
As I go from nothing to……………Eternity
