“Do I know what am I doing?” you may ask. In fact, I asked myself that question too. To make it very simple, here are two reasons why I am going to the World Race:
1. I truly believe God called me to go.
2. I am passionate about this! I mean…..I just really want to go to those countries and serve the people.
After reading one of the posts from my teammate, I think it will be good for me to give a little explanations and thoughts I had during this whole process.
If you read the “About me” section, you may already know my story. Basically a year ago I started to sensed that God called me to serve him in mission trip. After months looking/praying for a short term mission trip, I came across the World Race and instantly I felt that’s what God wants me to be. I always think that you don’t need to go to a foreign land to serve and love others like Jesus. There are people who in desperate needs (physically/spiritually) all around us, may be I should just stay here continue my regular serving/volunteering duty. I even asked myself “Am I being selfish by abandon my friends/family here?”
There is a yes and no to that question. No, I am not being selfish because I am following where God called me to go. Yes, I abandon something but it isn’t the people.
I abandon myself into His hands.
The truth is I am always the kind of guy always play it safe. It is scary to leave home(comfort/stability/close friends/entertainment….etc) for a year to be honest. “What do I do when the trip is over?” “What if I don’t raise enough money and have to come back earlier?” “What if something happen to my close friends/family when I am gone?” “How many things do I need to take care of before I leave?”
I will never truly experience God’s providence if I don’t completely surrender.
One thing for sure is that I will do my best to prepare for everything, but also trust in God to help me through with all my doubts. This mission trip isn’t a vacation, I will face many challenges and difficulties. I may get sick; I may feel terrible seeing people in extreme poor condition and I can’t do anything; I will live in places that are uncomfortable; I will miss out many things happen at home. However, none of these matter when I get to bring Jesus’s love to the people I am gonna meet. That’s why the support from you guys means so much to me, it motivates me to keep moving forward.
I love to serve, and I believe I will able to do something good in this trip. I can quote many bible verses to back up my statement, but it always comes back to those two reasons.
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9
