What I’m about to share with you is probably going to come
as a surprise to most. I pray that you will read and accept this with an open
heart, mind and soul. I know that some of you may be confused, relieved,
understanding or just indifferent to the news. I simply hope that you will
support me in prayer as I continue to seek God’s guidance.
After months of prayer, discernment, sleepless nights and
struggling days, I have come to the conclusion that God is no longer calling me
to pursue the World Race mission trip. This has not been an easy thing for me,
and I have not come to this decision lightly. I have no doubt that God called
me to the trip in the beginning. But I do, now, wonder if He intended for me to
actually follow through with it. I may never know why I was asked to walk this
path, only to have it take a sharp turn towards something else, something yet
unknown. But it is not my place to know why, only to follow where He leads.
God has used many things to bring me to this decision. In
order for this mission trip to occur, certain things needed to come together
and fall in line. I believe that if God is in the midst of something and He
really wants it to happen, He will make a way. The path towards the World Race
was closing, not opening. Also, over the past few months, deep places in my
heart became quite unsettled. Eventually, I stopped to seek out the true source
of those feelings. With the guidance of respected and trusted Christians, as
well as personal time spent seeking God’s will, I have seen that following the
path to the World Race is not what God wants from me.
I don’t know what God has in store for my life next. He has
closed this door and given me peace about the things that have occurred thus
far. I also have peace knowing that He does have a plan for my life; a plan
that is far greater than anything I could ever imagine for myself. He has used
this experience to help me learn and grow in all areas of my life. I hope that
you can be supportive and understanding in the work that God is doing in my
life.
For those of you who have supported me on this journey, I
graciously thank each of you. You have touched my life and I am humbled by your
faith and love. For those who made financial donations, Adventures in Missions
is unable to refund money because of laws regarding non-profit organizations.
Your donations will be used to further support the World Race ministry in
reaching people for Christ. I feel personally responsible for repaying those
who made a sacrifice and commitment to this trip on my behalf. If you would
like to have your donation repaid to you, I would be more than happy to take
care of that, so please don’t hesitate to let me know. To request repayment,
please email or mail me by May 1st with your name, amount to be repaid and your
address. ([email protected]; 4111 Whitford Circle #909/ Glen Allen, VA
23060)
Thank you, to each and every one of you, for your prayers,
support and understanding hearts as I continue seeking God’s will on this sometimes
difficult journey of life. I pray that God blesses you the way that you have
enriched and blessed the lives of those around you.
Love in Christ,
Megan
Fitzwater
