Multiple people have asked me why I want to go on The World Race, and I don’t know that I can give a full answer. Last month the though just popped into my head. God puts things into our hearts and heads that seem to come up randomly. I’m praying that if God wants me to go, He’ll enable me to go. But if He doesn’t want me to go, He’ll keep me from going. He’s got this covered!
I’ve loved international missions since I first went to Guatemala in 2010. I’ll share about my experiences in Guatemala in a later blog post. I had the opportunity to go back to Guatemala in July of last year, and that brought my thoughts back to international missions. In the past year I’ve realized that I’m too comfortable! I do the same things over and over. I need to get out of my comfort zone.
I love serving, and I want to grow closer to God. This trip gives me the opportunity to do both. I tell people that I’m a different person on international mission trips. I have a different mindset. I don’t need all of the material comforts of home.
The Great Commission has stuck out to me for awhile. Matthew 28:18-20 (HCSB) says, “Then Jesus came near and said to them, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.'” I want to “go” and serve and hopefully “make disciples” in the process.
I’ve been a Christian for a long time, so it’s hard to think about how life would be without God and Jesus in my life. But it would be so empty! I don’t want other people to have to keep experiencing that. So this trip has 2 purposes for me. 1) I want to help other people and point them toward God. 2) I want to grow closer to God.
Thank you so much for your support! God bless!
