It all started almost one decade ago.
I've been blessed to have a family that has taken my siblings and me on adventures at a young age such as backpacking through sections of the Appalachian Trail, visiting Alaska and parts of Central America on cruises, and touring historic areas of England.
These extravagant adventures inspired me to travel the world one day and live an exciting life. However, it wasn't until I went to a small Bible camp in a tiny rural town in south Georgia that I found the the greatest adventure of all–following Christ. I was raised in a Christian family and had many wonderful Christian influences growing up, but the environment at the camp made it real to me. I came home excited about living for God–even trying to witness to neighborhood friends (and creeping them out…) I even remember praying for my cat's salvation hehe.
*Fast forward to senior year of high school*
In 2009 I was able to go on a foreign mission trip to the Amazon Jungle. During the month-long trip, our team helped out a little church in a town called Nauta. Seeing how joyful the Peruvians were with only a fraction of what I and most Americans have was a powerful witness to me.
After I got back, it was my last semester of community college and I had
to decide what to go to university for. One day in my public speaking
course, a woman came from Florida State and handed out flyers about
the communication program. The flyers listed many of the careers you
could pursue with a degree in Communication and the one that stood
out to me was missionary. So that's what I studied for the next three
years. (Looking back, I know that is silly. Like God reviews peoples'
resumes!)
Ironically, I let university distract me from my initial goal. During those
three years, I worked 2-3 jobs, participated in student government, and
got a Master's degree. That all sounds productive, but I lost sight of
what really mattered–the adventure.
My life has finally settled down, like a dust storm clearing the air, I can
now see where God is calling me to be– the mission field of the world
race 🙂
