So this is posted in “Who I Am” but I thought since admissions suggested we post how we were called to missions I would just re-post it as its on separate entity.
I struggled at the
beginning of the year with wether or not to continue with school or take
some time off. I felt a tug at my heart to work with other cultures and
children. Along with that, I didn’t know what I wanted to major in and I
didn’t want to spend money on school and not knowing if I was doing the
right thing. I talked with some people from my church who told me to go
back to school and get the associates degree that I was so close to
getting and just allow God to work on preparing me for something bigger.
So back to school I went and I hit up google looking into mission work.
I thought about the peace corps and short term missions. I talked with
people who have been on such trips and after listening to them I knew
that it was what I was supposed to do. However, none of the trips felt
right. One night while looking into a very expensive 5 month trip I
prayed a quick prayer saying “Lord, I want you to break my heart so that
I may be your hands and feet. Amen.” But I thought that was a dumb
prayer. My next move was literally typing into a google “a prayer to
break my heart for children”. The first hit was a blog from the World
Race which had the headline, “break my heart for what breaks yours.” I
read this girl’s entry and was captivated. Page after page that I read
the tug on my heart pulled harder and harder. I then went to the World
Race about page and watched the video. When the video ended I felt a joy
and a peace and felt that push with God whispering go. I was shocked.
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine this. I have wanted to
travel the world and I have wanted to do missions, but to do both at the
same time?! GOD is so AMAZING!! I applied and had my interview. That
peace I felt before never left me. I still can’t believe that this is
what I am doing for the next year. Undoubtedly it will be difficult to
leave behind the people I love and the things I know, but I am excited
to see what God has in store!! “If you say go we will go, If you say wait we
will wait. If you say step out on the water and they say it can’t be
done We’ll fix our eyes on you and we will come.”
