We were asked to write a blog about how we were called to this mission trip. Here is my story…When I first became a Christian in high school i was terrified of
telling people at school about my faith for fear of being mocked and
laughed at. When I lived in NY i learned that people condemn the things
they don’t understand so I kept my faith to myself through most of
junior year. I knew what the bible taught about “making disciples among
the nations” but i didn’t think that I could ever do it. I was just
plained scared of not having the answers to hard questions or afraid of
people trying to condemn me for something I believe in. But as God
continued to reveal himself to me I became encouraged and I grew
stronger in my faith through my youth group. Towards the end of junior
year I was presented with an opportunity from one of my youth leaders
to go on a mission trip to Romania to help run a youth camp for kids. I
felt God saying that this is something he wanted me to experience so I
chose to go and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. While in
Romania God really broke me of my materialism and showed me how
ungrateful iam with the things God gave me. He softened my heart and I
poured myself into the Romanian people, building relationships with
them and trying to do what I can to put on a great camp for the kids.
God stirred up a passion in me to share my faith and experiences with
the Romanians in hopes that my story could be used to win them for
Christ. When I came back from the trip all I wanted to do was spread
the gospel, it was like a switch was flipped in my head and it was
stuck in the “tell the world about the God I serve” position. I cant be
quiet about my faith since then, God is always at the tip of my tongue
and I love getting into debates about Him, or just telling a stranger
how much He loves them. A close friend came across the world race
online and showed me the link and I knew it was for me, so I prayed
about it and started the application process after a few days. Now that
im accepted its starting to sink in how awesome this is going to be!!!
Instead of putting in overtime at work I can submit all my time and
energy into the people I encounter, helping to change their lives
forever, its going to be amazing seeing what God can do through me and
my team during this trip!!!
