Sept 2000, It was during a 3 day fast and i remember i was standing in my living room praying and then i seen people all around me. Their hands were all reaching towards me. They were happy, yet at the same time desperate for something and they were reaching out for me to give it to them.. I was in a foreign land and when i tried to focus on their faces to see what nationality they might be they kept changing…They were all colors all sizes and all ages. Although i knew without a doubt God was calling me to these people i had no clue who there people were!
Everyday i asked the Lord in prayer and searched for mission trips to go on, just knowing God wanted me to go, ofcouse! i mean he gave me that vision so i must be leaving any day now.. Well, sense i was leaving any day i prepared to go, i really pressed into the scriptures and spent a lot of time with God… I went to Cross Cultural classes and read books about the mission field.. I was ready! Well, days grew into months and months turned into years…
May 2002, Maybe that vision wasn’t for me =( maybe it was for when i retire or something.. Ill give up, i have no clue where he wants me to go and he hasn’t given me any idea when im going…Guess ill just keep doing my local outreaches and become a foster mom because it looks like ill never get to go on a missions trip, God forgot about it i guess..
Wow, these foster kids are really making me see things about myself that i didn’t know was there. All these little issues in my life i would have never had to deal with if i hadn’t had these kids.. God is showing me so many areas of my life i still need to work on..
I love volunteering at my church giving food and clothes away to people, and The Mexico outreaches really make me see life in a new light.. I feel Gods love for me as i do these things, I like it here at my church.. im comfortable serving the Lord here and i think this is where he wants me..
Aug 2005, 6am i awake with an urge to go.. I log onto the computer, Lord if you really want me to Go you better show me where this time and when! Please God i trust you..
—The World Race— What’s this? Travel to 11 countries in 11 months planting churches and helping Gods people !!!!! Here God?You say yes! It leaves Jan 7th!!! Im not ready Lord!! You say i am???? I am ready?
The last 5 years were all to prepare me for this trip? All those peoples faces in my vision, i get it now! I wasn’t going to one place you were taking me to many places! how would i have ever known! What a faithful God you didn’t forget me.. You were preparing me for this day… I love you God..
So here i go, im leaving all i know and love, to go on this Word Race God predestined me to be on 4 years ago… But, God has a plan for each and every one of us.. Do you know Gods plan for you?
