For the past seven years I have been working as a Registered Nurse, the last two of these years I have been a travel nurse, traveling the US. As a travel nurse I have had an incredible amount of freedom and have experienced more than I could have hoped. I’ve found God continuing to show me how broken the world is and how much people need to experience him but how much I need him in my life as well. I have always wanted to go on a mission trip but always felt like the time was not right or my relationship with God needed to be stronger, I kept making excuses. After visiting a friend in Denver this summer who served with Adventures in Missions and learning more about the organization and the missions program, I felt God was calling me at this time in my life to serve with ADV on The World Race. I am excited but very nervous to see what God has planned for me over the 11 months I will be gone. I have been very independent for the last few years. I am currently enrolled in college classes again to finish another degree and had lots of thoughts, “Do I really want to do this and give up my great job I have, then I will have to drop my classes because I wont be able to finish before I leave, will I be able to live with so little” these are the main things I struggled with when deciding to do the world race.After praying I realized it even more that one can not take valuables and possessions when there time here on earth is done and having another degree or title will not get you to Heaven in the end. These are things that can wait. Psalm 9:10 says, Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. I am putting my trust in God.
