We were asked to write a blog on How we were called to the mission field…so here it is!
Two years ago my brother came to me and said, “I am packing my backpack, selling everything I own, quitting my job and leading a life for Christ on the missions field.” I thought, wow…he is crazy, but oh well. So he was off! I heard stories, read blogs and saw pictures of things I was very proud of him for, but was glad it was not me. I told my mom and dad, “Don’t worry, I will NEVER do that!” I am staying right here where I am perfectly comfortable. So long story short, the Lord lead my brother on this race not once, but twice…but in the midst of it all, he never told me I should go on it, never pushed it on me at all. (Good thing because I would have told him to go take a hike…not a life for me!)
So fast forward to the beginning of 2008, maybe even a little before. I had been asking the Lord where He wanted me and what He wanted to do with my life, but only one thing was popping up….The WORLD RACE! I thought, well this must not be the Lord because I am not doing that and I wont do that, so try again Lord. But to say the least, it would not go away for months. I tried everything to shake it and the strong hold to my heart would not let go. When the Lord wants something it will be done 🙂 I thought to myself, OK why not go on a short missions trip, get this missions thing behind me and then move on. Surely God had a plan for me that did not include full time missionary work. So off I went to Swaziland with AIM…it was truly amazing and faith building. I thought, perfect, now that I have the mission thing out of the way, God can really speak to me about where He wants me. So again, I spent much time with Lord and all I was getting was The World Race again. Are you kidding me, I am not doing this, no way, no how! I said, “Lord if this is you, then please make this very apparent and give me a peace about it. I can’t do this with my own strength.”
After much prayer and listening my God clearly said, “GO, GO, GO!” It was like nothing I had ever experienced before. He told me that I was in His hands and to just go. I immediately got an overwhelming sense of peace and couldn’t believe what I was about to do! I was going on the world race…WOW.
Long story short, I had plans for my life and God had different plans. I could only fight with Him for so long until I had to fall to my knees and obey my King. I never had a strong desire to go out into the missions field, but I did pray that Gods desires would become mine…. answered prayer right there. (be careful what you pray for..eah!) I hope to one day be able to support missionaries, but first I must embark on the journey God has me now. There has been a new desire birthed in my heart, and all thanks and praise must go to Jesus! I never thought I would be so excited to go on THE WORLD RACE…thank you Lord!
