To be completely honest, I have been putting off this blog post for a while because I have absolutely no idea where to start or how to word what God has placed on my heart. I guess it would only seem fitting to start with, when God put missions in my path.
Anyone that knows me personally knows that mission work has been on my heart since 9th grade. My first mission trip was to Haiti during the fall of 2014, and my second was to Uganda during the summer of 2015. I was amazed to see all that God showed me during these few weeks. He showed me how it is possible for someone to have absolutely nothing, but still have absolutely everything all at once. I just couldn’t believe how happy all of the people were, despite what little they had. I was blown away by how simply the people smiled from ear to ear, as they shouted praises to our heavenly Father without hesitation. Some of the people i met have no home, no family, no certainty of food that day, and yet they still have a heart full of worship.
A few moths after returning from Haiti I attended a winter church retreat. During that weekend the Lord spoke to me in an incredible way. I had always heard pastors talk about actually hearing God physically speak to them, but I had never experienced it myself, until one night during worship. People were all around the room praying, worshiping at the stage, bowing at their chair, and I was the only one in my isle. As I was singing the craziest thing happened. I heard someone behind me say “You are going to go out into the world, and proclaim the gospel to all creation”. I remember turning around to see who was talking to me, but no one was there. I was instantly brought to tears when I realized, God just spoke to me. Ever since then, being a missionary, specifically, in a third world country has been on my heart.
A couple years ago someone told my mom and I about the world race. I was immediately drawn in. I KNEW that this trip was for me. So I decided then that was exactly what i was going to do after high school. So, when the time came to sign up, I ran at the opportunity. I have been praying for this for two years now and it’s finally here. There is no explanation for how smoothly this has gone other than, God. Words cannot describe how excited I am for this journey and all He is going to show me. I realize that this is not an opportunity that many people get and I am so incredibly grateful that I am one of the few. I mean…9 months of traveling for Jesus with a group of awesome people who share the same passions as me???? Whaaaaaat???
I. CAN. NOT. WAIT!!!!!!!
