“The history of missions is a history of answered prayer.”
-Samuel Zwemer
This past year was my very first mission trip, I went to Managua Nicaragua and it was an absolutely humbling experience. It’s kind of crazy thinking I’m about to go on a nine month mission trip by august of next year..how did this happen?! After I left Nicaragua in February, I knew for a fact that God was calling me to do something extraordinary. God clearly showed me that my heart desired to be out in the mission field, serving and spreading the kingdom of God outside of my comfort zone. I heard of The World Race last year when I was preparing for my Nicaragua trip. I remember that I was just looking up YouTube videos about mission trips and a World Race video caught my attention, as I begin to watch the video, I just felt a feeling of pure joy and excitement! I knew right there that I wanted to do missions. It hasn’t been easy though, I’ve had a lot of spiritual warfare go on in my life after Nicaragua. My home life is where satan seemed to grab a hold of, and it ruined me for the longest time. I felt completely defeated and unworthy. Thankfully I have really solid friends and leaders who encouraged me and loved me through everything. Even when I shut myself down from everything and everyone..I still had friends lifting me up, they weren’t going to give up on me. That to me shows a beautiful picture of Gods love and grace towards all his children. Through everything that has happened to me in my life, God has NEVER once failed me. I still don’t know for sure what my career will consist of in the future, but i’m praying that I will gain clarity and an understanding for what God want me to do.
