Hey guys!! Welcome to my blog!
As you can see my name is Tamara. I am 26 years old and currently live in Hollywood, Florida. I am a registered nurse and have been working on a surgical trauma unit for the past two years. Fun fact: I was born in the same hospital where I now work. I have a large Romanian family. I am the second eldest out of ten brothers and sisters, five sisters and four brothers, and I was the first to be born here in the U.S. It’s usually pretty crazy around my home and there’s never a dull moment!
Some random things about me include: I love hugs and deep conversations make me so happy. I could survive on coffee alone. My favorite part about my job is listening to people’s life stories and even those opportunities I get to offer up some hope that Jesus is greater than the situation. I’m usually a very caring person and I am always thinking about the little guy. I think someday I would make a good leader, but right now I am content at Jesus’ feet and I want to keep learning everything I can and give Him all the glory always. For fun I like to go roller blading, take my ten year old brother on ice cream dates, play with animals (especially dogs), and I’m currently trying to learn how to play the guitar. It’s a slow process! Haha.
I originally heard about the World Race when I was in middle school from a friend. Then when I was in high school one of the girls from my church went on the world race. When she got back, we met together for coffee and she shared stories with me of her experiences and how God was using her.
Fast forward to the Fall of 2015, where God met me in a very powerful and loving way. During this season, I gently felt the Lord reviving old dreams about being a missionary as I pursued Him with all my heart. One particular message I read during this season was by John Piper. To quote the message, “The tragedy is that Satan uses the guilt of these failures to strip you of every radical dream you ever had, or might have, and in its place give you a happy, safe, secure, American life of superficial pleasures until you die in your lakeside rocking chair, wrinkled and useless, leaving a big fat inheritance to your middle-aged children to confirm them in their worldliness. That’s the main tragedy.” I knew I was pursuing materialistic pleasures and I wanted even more than that out of my life. There is this desire I have for the unknown and I can’t say no. If I say no to this I know I would be missing out on something awesome! I am expecting God to do powerful and amazing things.
Last Summer I went on a mission trip to Cajabamba, Peru, and while I was there, I was able to see this dream of being a missionary overseas magnified. The Lord taught me so many things in two short weeks and that experience also gave me the courage to do what I wanted to do for a while, apply for the Word Race.
Now I am getting ready to leave and the excitement is building! I think about my team every day and I pray for my heart to be ready to love them well and to love the people we will be serving all over the world. I can’t wait! <3
