In less than a year I will be leaving to serve and minister to unreached people groups in 11 countries across the globe. There will be lots of risks….and only a few hot showers. Why in the world would I be volunteering to do this?! To be completely honest, I’m not sure I have much of a choice. I know what you’re thinking, but wait, let me explain!
When I first heard about the World Race during my freshman year at Baylor I was super impressed. It totally wouldn’t be possible, but a very small part of me actually thought I wanted to go. I was being a little presumptuous…right? Wrong. In season after season, I found the World Race resurfacing again and again, and with it, that nudge to go. It wasn’t a coincidence; it was God’s small voice calling me to an incredible adventure.
Understandably, His calling on my heart became stronger and completely unavoidable. Don’t get me wrong, I’m terrified. But I know without a doubt that this trip has been God’s plan for me all along. He has been preparing me and shaping my path to bring me here. God is bigger than my fear. Through my application and commitment process, I have felt a supernatural peace and unexplainable excitement that I know comes from being obedient to His plan. I can only begin to imagine what He has in store. My goal: be completely changed by God. In places totally outside my comfort zone, both metaphorically and literally, God will be walking before me, behind me, and beside me in order to transform me to be more like Him. Everyday I spend in darkness, I will fall more in love with the Light. My other goal: to grow in boldness. There are people that need to hear about Christ. In the American Bible belt, the ability to talk about God and practice faith openly is a luxury I often take for granted, but there are so many who still do not know the Good News. I know that God is going to test me and help me to unapologetically share his word not overseas but back home as well.
It is so surreal to see my dream finally coming to reality. I am excited to see my life be changed forever, and I am confident that God is going to use it for His eternal agenda!
