While leaving Starbucks a few weeks ago, I experienced a conviction that completely wrecked me. As I sipped my Venti Iced Caramel Macchiato, the eyes of my heart were opened to realize I nonchalantly spent $4.75 on this drink while on the other side of the world there is a mother making the equivalent of $1 a day to try to feed her 6 children. Suddenly I was disturbed by the comfort & prosperity I take for granted when there are humans currently being forced to sell their own bodies into sex trafficking. Suddenly I wasn’t okay with hearing the Gospel over & over again at church when half of the world hasn’t heard the Good News once. In this totally random & unexpected moment of conviction, my heart ached immensely for these people & I began to weep for these faces I haven’t even seen. I want them to know Jesus. I want them to light up with hope knowing they are loved so supernaturally that Jesus died on a cross FOR THEM. I know that sympathy isn’t a substitute for action, so I’m taking this broken heart & going to these people.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.” Isaiah 55:8 — I’ve heard this verse since Sunday School as a toddler. I’ve heard it so many times that my mind has unconsciously watered down its true meaning. But this verse came ALIVE recently. He called me to abandon my own plans for my life, leave college, go out into unfamiliar nations thousands of miles away from home, living out of a backpack with a team of complete strangers, to be the hands & feet for Him. God are you CRAZY?! Me? Now?? Yes. God is radical. But His crazy ways are SO much greater than mine. He is a trustworthy Guide.
So I stop talking about traveling the world to spread the Gospel like it’s a far-off dream for my future…
I stop sitting in comfort, procrastinating on the call on my life hoping “someday” I’ll go…
I stop insulting God with my walls of limitation & unfaithfulness…
And instead, like Isaiah replied to the Lord, I say “Here am I; send me.”
AND LET ME TELL YOU, I AM PUMPED!!!!
The World Race is a 9 month mission trip across the globe. We will serve in Thailand, Cambodia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Albania. In these countries the people are struggling to survive in extreme poverty, devastation, hunger, forced prostitution & human trafficking. They desperately need Jesus. They need food & clean water. They need love. They need someone that will listen to them & hold them. By the Glory & power of God, my team will be going to bring them the love of Jesus. We will be going for His Glory. “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” Psalm 96:3
If you’d like to be a part in this journey, you can keep up with my blogs & social media as I document the hand of the Lord in my life during this mission. I ask humbly for prayers. I need them, desperately. Your prayers are heard & they are so crucial. Please pray for transparency, for complete surrender & obedience to God for my teammates & I. Please pray for our brothers & sisters out there struggling- that their hearts will be ready & open to receive Jesus when we bring His love & news to them. Not asking for prayers of safety, but that God’s Will be done in every situation. Lastly, to make this happen, I have to raise $14,951. God is the Ultimate Provider and I have full confidence that He will fulfill this calling with provision. So if you feel called to support me financially (even if it be $1; no amount is too small) you can help me reach this goal by pressing Donate! Your contribution will be a part of God’s plan for restoration & hope to these people. I appreciate it beyond words can even speak. Thank you so much for just taking the time to read this, & God bless you all!! 🙂
