This past Summer, Summer 2019, I had the opportunity to go on a week long mission trip to Guatemala. It was a very life changing trip for me. I was really pushed out of my comfort zone that week and God really broke my heart for what breaks His. While on this trip God placed a huge calling on my heart for the people of Guatemala and missions/ministry. I had/have no doubt that this was just the beginning of the plan/journey God has set before me. Coming home from Guatemala, I was overwhelmed with so many emotions. I was so overjoyed with the work God was doing in Guatemala but at the same time I missed being a part of it and missed spending time and sharing the gospel with the beautiful Guatemalan people. This was the start of a very difficult summer for me. But through it I knew there was so much purpose because God had revealed to me the calling He had placed on my life and heart and also used that time to teach me so much about Him. He taught me that through hard, challenging times to cling to His name and dive deeper into His word. He taught me that He is a God that carries me and never lets me go. He also made me realize that importance of prayer and how powerful it can be. Our God is a mighty and awesome God. A God that is so so good. A God that never lets us go. Ever since that trip I have been praying that God would reveal to me where He was calling me to be. Yes, I had confidence that the mission field was were He wanted me but what that looked like for me I wasn’t completely sure. I remember sitting down with a mentor of mine just talking with her about How I was really struggling with listening to the Lord. I wanted to be back in Guatemala, but was that were God wanted me? One thing that she said to me that really stuck out was ” Morgan, are you all in? are you willing to do absolutely anything, whatever it takes to bring glory to the Lord. to start this process you need to surrender to Him. Let go of the things holding you back and give yourself completely to Him” That hit me pretty hard. Maybe Guatemala was what I wanted and not what the Lord had in store for me at that moment. He had already closed multiple doors I just didn’t want to believe it. I needed to be willing to let go of the plans I had for my life and and surrender to Him and place them in the hands of the Father that created me, the Father that loves me with an overwhelming love that cannot be stopped. So now that leads me to the big question, why World Race? Once this whole COVID-19 outbreak had began I have been more intentional of spending lots of time in prayer and in the presence of the Lord. I had found myself pleading with Lord. I started by surrender my heart to Him and inviting Him in. I asked God to reveal to me where He wanted me to be if the mission field was really were He wanted me. After about four weeks of praying this, I came upon the World Race while on my Instagram one day. I had looked into World Race my Junior year of Highschool but didn’t really think much of it at the time. This time I decided to give it a look. Truth is I spent multiple hours looking into it, reading blog posts, watching the videos on the website, and reading about the different programs they offer. I clicked on World Race Semesters Program and the first route that it brought me to was the one that I got accepted into!! Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. I am in awe of the goodness of the Lord. Guatemala is the first country we start out in and I just see that as a reminder that God is faithful. He knew from the very beginning that I would be back in Guatemala sharing the gospel but there were different things He had to teach me before revealing that to me!! I am huge believer that God places passions on people’s hearts with purpose and that He calls each one of His children by name. I see World Race as an opportunity to use the gifts that the Lord has given me and also an opportunity to go out of my comfort zone to be willing to do whatever it takes to bring all of the Glory to His name. I am so beyond excited for the plans the Lord has set before and I can’t wait to declare His glory to those around me!!
