My trip to Haiti and The Dominican Republic was definitely life changing. God gave me his eyes to see what he sees and he brought me closer to him in many ways. Although fully trusting him was hard to do and still is in some ways, he taught me how to put him first and how to bring him back to first when I move him to the back burner of life. Most importantly, God affirmed that I was supposed to be doing this.
One time in Haiti I was granted the opportunity to be apart of a clinic; I helped administer creams and ointments. Even though I was a bit hesitant, it was one of the few things that made me really happy and didn’t exhaust me. There was a feeling of peace and completeness. This was what God has been building up to; this is what I’ve been waiting for and I didn’t even know it.
However, he’s not done building. So, when I got back from my trip I would frequently think about my next trip. I kept going to the World Race Semesters page to just browse. As I looked one trip stood out to me the most. This was the trip to Thailand; my heart jumped when I saw it, and the excitement continued to grow as I read the trip description. “Teaching English? Working with youth? Prison Ministry!?”
I got the same feeling that I did before my last mission trip and before I worked in the clinic in Haiti. An extreme excitement, but also very nervous. My youth leader once said, “that’s how you know when you’re following God, because following him is never boring.” At that moment I knew that this was my next step in following God.
So…. THAILAND HERE WE COME!!!!!
