My calling to missions/ the power of prayer

 My call to the mission field was quite a lengthy process, due to my choosing. I believe God was calling me to international missions about 5 years ago. After many years of wrestling with what God wanted for my life, I finally gave in. It was a very good feeling knowing that I had given into the only thing that would ever matter in my life. Here’s a little snippet of the process that God brought me through to break me then remold me into what He wanted me to be:

About the time I was a junior or senior in high school, God put this idea in my head that I should pursue as my life’s calling. It was a very ambitious calling that I have not told many people about (I will probably expound on that later). Anyways, to pursue this calling I thought I was going to need a lot of money. Due to this fact, I decided I would get rich first, then I would serve God later. That was a stupid idea. After many different failures trying to make money, I became frustrated with God and my life. I was at a breaking point and had no clue where to go.

About the time I was going to give in to whatever the world would offer me, we had a simple prayer gathering at the BCM in Hawaii. This was a time to refocus on God, and just take a brake from what was going on around. This time lasted probably an hour or two (not really sure). I am naturally not a talkative person, so I could only think of stuff to say to God for a little while, then I realized it was more important that I listen to God instead of rambling on about useless stuff for an hour or so. When I started listening to God, He started to explain to me why certain things have happened in my life, particularly why I could never seem to find my “get rich quick scheme”. In about 30-45 minutes God made perfectly clear why my life had followed the path that it did. Through these vision/revelations it became OBVIOUSLY clear that I was supposed to pursue the ministry ASAP! I approached the BCM director about this, and he told me about the world race. He told me how crazy it was, and that I may or may not be interested in doing something that crazy. Well I was EXTREMELY interested!!
(Insert random picture of an awesome sunset in Hawaii)

After learning about the world race, I was still reluctant to pull the trigger on my application. I still was not sure if this is what God wanted for me. When I started doubting, God kept making “coincidences” happen to me. One extremely weird/awesome thing after another made it absolutely clear that the world race is exactly where He wanted me. Now that I’ve applied and have been accepted, I can not wait to get this show on the road (forgive the cliché)!!

Through this process I not only learned God’s will for the near future of my life, I also learned the power of prayer. Not the part where I ask God for the nonsense that I do not really need, but when I actually give Him time to say stuff. If you listen, He will speak. I never gave Him time to talk to me, but when I did the results were incredible.