I guess it started in high school. I was going to church all of the time, because I really liked the people in my youth group. As I started drawing closer to God, He kept putting other countries on my heart. Mainly Africa….so it’s pretty amazing that I will be spending 3 months there. After negative situations started taking place in my life, I pulled away from the church. By this time, I was beginning college. I partied my head off, like most college kids do, and never thought about mission work until years later. Which brings me now to the present.
I knew I wanted to travel and not feel so enclosed, as I did in my clasroom. But I put away these feelings, because I’m turning 29 in August. At my age, I should be settlling down, getting married, and having kids. This is what I had been planning for myself. However God had other plans for me, and His plans are 100 times greater than I could ever imagine for myself. In a 3 month span, I got de-staffed from my job, broke up with my boyfriend of 2 1/2 years, and went on a church retreat that brought me back to reality. I have been taking my life into my own hands, and it hasn’t turned out so well. Now it was time to see what God’s purpose was for my life.
I began looking on the internet for teaching jobs overseas, then my search started changing. All of a sudden, I found myself looking for mission trips instead. That’s when I came across The World Race. I filled out the application because I thought it sounded like a great opportunity, but in the back of my mind, I never really expected to pursue it. Once I got accepted, everything changed. God spoke to me for several days…..and so clearly, that it was necessary for me to go on this trip. Any other door of opportunity that was opened immediately closed, and I knew there was no way I could turn this down. Even though sometimes it seems overwhelming, I have so much peace in my heart about it. I know this is all a part of my purpose, and I’m excited to see what this trip has in store.
