My name is Samantha Martinez, I go by Samy. I was born and raised in the wonderful country of Guatemala. I have the amazing opportunity to live with a Christian family that daily points me to God´s faithfulness and wonder!
I believe God has given us different missions and talents in life. Because I was raised in third world country I saw poverty and injustice since childhood, the Lord placed a little bit of His heart in my heart and He called me to be a voice for the voiceless, for those who cry and are not being heard, the most vulnerable and weak, those who God loves and defends. I started volunteering at orphanages at the age of 12 and my passion to share God´s love grew and I learned more about Him from them. I remember I would wake up at night and cry because my mind could not understand how poverty was real,I remember praying and crying and asking God why He did not do anything to help them… then He placed the idea and passion to work hard, study hard and open an orphanage to help some of the kids in need, As i grew up i search more opportunities to help and love on people i graduated as an elementary teacher so that i would know how to speak to children and teach them and become better and be prepared to have the orphanage.
I thought i was going to stay in Guatemala and study sociology here in the university but God had different plans for me, in 2009 the best year of my life started when I took off to Christ for the Nations institute in Dallas Texas! oh boy did i experience the best years of my life there! I met God in a different level, and I studied to be a children and family minister! There i understood God´s heart for His children, this time i thought i was ready to head back home and work in an orphanage till i died devoting my life to those little ones, but no, again God had different plans for me, He called me to Dallas Baptist University to study sociology! I thought it was going to be like CFNI but it was not like it at all, there the Lord showed me how to trust Him and to hold his hand through different trials, oh boy did i learned about faith and patience there (now im proud to announce that im graduating this December, no awards or merits but lots of efforts and lessons learned and great friends made)
i had all my life figured out i thought the after DBU I was gonna head back and serve orphans till the day i died, but after praying i knew the Lord had something else in mind, the Lord started putting a passion for the nations i had never experience before, In my time in Dallas i met some of the most amazing human beings from all over the world, I was so amazed by the beauty in the different cultures i met and started researching and wanting to know more about God´s people, then i realized the huge need the world has for Jesus, I remember once again waking in the middle of the night and just crying for those little ones in need but this time faces from all races popped in my head. I know i am not the solution for them but I remember praying God if you can use me to love on people and cultures showing them about you SEND ME HERE I AM!! the idea to be a missionary was placed in my heart and mind. just let me share that i never had thought if that until I started praying for God to take me to a deeper level. I had never heard of the World race before but the Lord had, i sure wanted to be a missionary, and i did not know where or when, I was just ready to go wherever! honestly i cannot remember how i heard about the World race and I prayed about it and applied. I was accepted to go on a mission trip that helps the least of these! my heart rejoices in the fact that i can be a voice for the voiceless!
this is a new destination the Lord is walking me too, Please pray for me as i commence one of the most amazing journeys in my life. I believe the Best is yet to come! and my prayer is "Let this be a sacrifice, let me dedicate my life, to worship You"
