The BIG Question: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN YOU GET HOME????
I ask myself this question daily.
Every single time I talk to someone from the States…they ask me that question.
I ask God for the answer to this question all the time.
Here is where I’m at:
I have lived my life with a Monday-Friday job. Actually, teaching is more like a Monday-Sunday job. I might go back to it eventually, but not now. God has just spent the last 11 months completely rocking my world. My perspective on just about everything is completely different. The greatest gift the World Race has given me is TIME. In my life as a teacher, I never had time to really get after God and his plans for me. There was always some responsibility that was holding me back from obedience. (Whether that “responsibility” that was “holding me back” was real or perceived….) On this trip, I have had tons of TIME to get into the word. To pray…to journal…to meditate on God’s words…to think about things I never thought about…to question things I’ve never questioned….to understand things I’ve never understood….to realize that I don’t understand things I thought I understood. TIME. I have begun to understand that God hasn’t called me to live like I was before. He has different plans for me. After 11 months, I am here, in a terribly broken state. God has spent this time unravelling who I thought I was and showing me who I really am. So right now, my foundations are rocked. There is rubble everywhere. I know I’ve got to rebuild, but right now, I’m not quite sure where to start. If I look at the mess, I’m overwhelmed, but God promised he would lead me. I just need to take it step by step. He has not given me a long-term plan yet, but I do have a short term vision that I am REALLY excited about!
So, here is the answer to the BIG QUESTION:
I am going to INDIA!!!!!
I will be spending a month in the United States before I leave again.
The next leg of my adventure with God involves leading a group of college age women on a 2 month mission trip to India. I can’t explain how excited I am about this. I’ll be leaving in June and returning in August.
Why would you leave again so soon??
Lately God has really been burdening me for college age women. I have a passion and a deep desire to pass on the things I’ve learned this year. I want to empower these young women to follow their calling and walk in authority as Christ followers. I want to see them experience the power of God in new ways. I want to see them transform. I am SO EXCITED about this!!! The ministry we will be working with is called Rahab’s Rope. It is located in Bangalore, India. We will be working against human trafficking and helping to rehabilitate women who have left that lifestyle. Other ministry opportunities include working with a local dump community, doing children’s ministry in the area, teaching basic english and math, and basically helping to support women as they begin the healing process.
How can I help??
This is an intense ministry, and I need your prayer support!!! I also need some financial assistance. I have to finish support raising for the World Race before I can lead this trip, which consists of 940 dollars. Then, I need to raise $1500 for my 2 month trip to India. $2440 seems a daunting amount to raise in 8 weeks. It seems like a lot, but every donation counts and helps to move me towards my goal of bringing KINGDOM around the world!!! I only need 100 people to give $25 to be FULLY FUNDED!!! Please please please pray about helping me follow God’s call on my life!!!
Thank you ALL for following me on my journey this year!!!
