Many of you are probably wondering why I'm not in Nepal right now or why am not in Ecuador with my squad. I could give you many different reasons from not the right time to support raising, or lack of…. The big reason somebody told me though, is faith. I said what do you mean, I have faith. I've been praying about this. It feels so right, and has been confirmed through other people that I should go. I've posted things on Facebook, i've written the blogs, i've called and emailed churches. I've been to the training camp and gotten my life straight.
But he was meaning true faith. The faith that no matter where I go or what I do, it will be in God's plan for me. I should be willing to go anywhere in the world, even if that means the danger zones of the middle east, or the seclusion of the Amazon jungle. But it could also mean staying here right where I am in Gloucester, Virginia. Just because he says go therefore into all nations, doesn't mean that right here is part of that. I need to be willing to stay right here where I am. And that's something that I never thought of. I always looked at it as going out into the world and going to the places where people told me I was crazy. Now i have done a mission trip here in Gloucester called the Jerusalem Project. Where we passed out water bottles on the beach and did free car washes, and passed out mini hurricane survival packets. While I loved that, I love traveling and going out into the 'third world' countries. I love trying to adapt to the culture, try to 'fit in' with the locals any way I can. I love learning a new language from the translators. I love brining a smile to someone's face. I love a challenge. I love most everything about it (not fond of getting travel sickness's, or what we would deem as a nasty squatty potty. Aka a whole in the ground) but if it means getting sick, or having to use a dark, 3 wall no roof, spider web infested squatty potty, then so be it.
I have the opportunity to go to a country for two months. Depending on which one we could be doing anything from loving little babies in an orphanage, to showing love to those caught up in the sex trafficking and possible work with an organization to help prevent and stop human trafficking. Or hike the mountains or the jungle to villages that are unreached or far from civilization. We could do hut to hut, sports ministry, vbs, medical clinics or even physical labor. But I also need to be willing to stay where I am, in Gloucester County, Virginia, where I've lived my whole life. I think that's what he meant by true faith. Just being willing to be available.
At the moment it looks like I will be going to another country for two months. But with more support, I could go on another trip after this, or get to do the World Race:) This trip is through the same awesome organization:) So while what I physically need is money, I need prayer and support.
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-Brittany Johnston
