It’s a question I’ve been asked by others and that I have asked myself a lot . The only response I seem to come up with is …. why not? I’m young and I have nothing tying me down. So why not dedicate 11 months out of my life to growing closer to God, learning about different cultures, and being the light to the world? I think now is the best time to go.
I’ve tried to think of when my passion for missions started. I guess the thought was planted in my mind before I was even a Christian. It all started with I saw a documentary on AIDS in different parts of the world my junior in high school. It was the first time i had ever seen real suffering. I remember my heart breaking as I watch the video with tears streaming down my face. (I was so moved that I asked my teacher if I could borrow it to re-watch it) That’s when I had the desire to go to Africa. To help people who were less fortunate than me and bring attention to the issues like AIDS etc. (this also started my passion of documentaries and video production… but I think I’ll save that for another post)
Aaaannyyyway freshman year of college I had the opportunity to take part in a mission trip to Africa and I so wanted to. But after some discussion and prayer – I realized I wasn’t supposed to go. Through out college I just struggled with wanting to just leave and go help in an orphanage somewhere or do something like that. I did participate some small mission trips during college and after I graduated. But every time a mission trip abroad came up I never felt God said go.
Then when I went back to Michigan for a week this last fall (I currently live in Colorado) a good friend of mine introduced me to World Race and almost instantly I knew that I was supposed to go on this mission trip. The more I talked with friends, read other racers blogs and prayed about it, I finally heard God say go 🙂
So here I am writing my first blog (I hoped it made sense) and on going on World Race!!!!
Aaaahhhhhhh!!
