To be honest with you, I try not to jump to conclusions and have expectations when it comes to mission trips. However, when you go on a trip that is 11 months long, how is it possible not too!? Every mission trip is different because there are always different people on it, and things could very easily change in a blink of an eye.
What I am expecting out of this trip is an adventure, and being on a journey to learn more about God and myself more deeply. I really like what this quote says about going on a journey, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a first step,” Lao Tze. I like to take adventures and be challenged in my life and that is what I am expecting out of this trip.
I am letting my heart be open to what God wants to show me every step of the journey. I don’t have control of what He is going to do in my life through this journey of 11 months, but I can have an open heart about letting Him do what He wants and I will let Him use me for His glory.
This is a journey that not many people get to take because they may be married, can’t get away from their job, have kids, or just haven’t made the commitment to go on a trip like this. Going on a trip like this I am hoping to find out where God wants me to be. My heart is towards missions, but I just don’t know where at this moment in my life that is. I am praying that through this trip He will be tugging at my heart and I will just know where he wants me to be and there will be no more questions.
I know God doesn’t always work that way but as believers we have to have faith like Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is the confidence in what we hope for, and the assurance about what we do not see.” Having faith is a struggle some days but there are many amazing examples to live by in the book of Hebrews.
