i have been called to missions since i was 12 years old.
thinking back to the moment i knew i was going to do missions one day, it kinda makes me cringe and smile (just wait because this makes me sound a lil crazy): it was at Mountain Top Youth Camp, and i had been saved the night before (woot!!) I remember the next day walking out, looking out to the mountains when i saw the plains of Africa in a cloud as the sun was setting.
okay, let’s pause. clouds, plains of africa, me doing missions- it might sound wild, but i was gripped by the Lord in that moment and knew He was calling me to do mission work in africa. and, looking back, its incredible to see how God met me where i was in that moment with the clouds.
okay, pause again. africa. the basic white girl mission trip. i have wrestled with God over this calling and particular place for a long time, over fear of judgement. i always get defensive when i tell this to someone (if i ever do), feeling a little dumb talking about being 12, seeing africa in clouds, etc.. because i am afraid someone will think i sound too young. but i don’t need to defend my God, its kind of funny i think i need to.
the coolest part about this is, 6 years later, the Lord is still slowly revealing His plan to me, all rooted in the day i saw africa in the clouds.
funny enough my route doesn’t go to africa! (ACTUALLY IMPORTANT UPDATE: my route changed a little bit, now we will be going to thailand, india, and costa rica instead of guatemala)
so, i have known missions was my calling, what’s next? well, as soon as i got into the car with my mom after camp, i insisted that i needed to go to africa right that second- i mean, you should see this woman laugh when she talks about this. but since that day i have waited for the Lord to show me when He was going to lead me to missions. and while i have gone on a mission trip here and there, i knew from the moment i filled out the application for the race, this was the beginning of my future. and i have had nothing but confirmation after confirmation since.
and if you have read any of my blogs, you can see how God has been leading & growing me in the past 5 months, like a crazy amount. and i am so ready to see where He leads me, how the Lord takes me, and what He is teaching me along the way.
it might sound wild
but wild is my my heart sings
