Here I go.
For some reason I’ve been called to do something wild. Wildly epic.
This calling started a couple of years ago. I was at a snow camp with my youth group when they announced the location of the short-term mission trip coming up in the Summer. It was to Jamaica. I was apprehensive about whether or not I should go, but I knew the tug on my heart couldn’t be ignored. Going to Jamaica was something only God could’ve planned. That trip changed my life. In Jamaica, I gave my life to Christ and began to see the beautiful works of His hands. I saw Him in the way that the people there had abundant joy despite their circumstances. I came back to America only wanting to go back. Ever since then, God has placed missions work heavily on my heart.
Since I was a little girl, college was always my plan for after high school until my world changed. High school looked different through my eyes than the average teenager. I come from a broken family; seriously broken. My best friend, my dad, passed away just a few months ago due to cancer. My world was then turned upside down. I had to rely more on The Lord than I ever have in my entire life. Missions had alway been in the back of my mind, but it wasn’t until I was broken that I realized how trivial worrying about college and tests were. God kept sweetly reminding me of that call to the nations. With the more prayers and tears, the more I felt sure God was calling me to make the world my classroom in the year of 2016-2017. Ultimately, The Lord’s timing is much greater than my own.
After an extensive application and interview process, I’m excited to tell you all that I have been accepted into the World Race Gap Year Program where I will serve with a team in Guatemala, Lesotho (It’s in Africa!) and Cambodia, spending three months in each country. For me to live is Christ. That is all I know. This opportunity is not for me, but to lift a light that could only glorify Him. “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven” Matthew 5:16. May every breath I have lift up praise to My Maker. May the world see His love and unbounding grace. May the people I encounter find what it truly looks like to live in Christ.
The next step: FUNDRAISING! I must raise $13,805 for my nine months on the World Race, this doesn’t include the extra costs of travel vaccines and all the gear I’m going to need for traveling. I know that the Lord will provide the resources, people, and opportunities to help fund my journey. This is where I need YOUR help. In the next ten months of preparation, I will need to raise this large amount of money. More than that, I will need your prayers in preparation for the resources and funds, but also for preparing my heart. I can’t wait to see My Creator’s world in which he chose you and me to live out this epic calling.
If you feel led to support me in this leap of faith, the easiest way to donate is by clicking the tab on this page marked: Support Me.
In His grip,
Cara
