A few months ago, I found myself deep in prayer asking God an endless supply of questions. What do you want for my life after high school? Where am I meant to go? Is college the right decision? After laying these questions down to the Lord I had a gut feeling that he had more planned for me than just college. Not too long later I stumbled upon The World Race Instagram page. In that moment I knew that this is exactly what the Lord wanted for me.
I’m going to be completely transparent; this scared me. I was scared because I didn’t know if I was capable of such a task, I didn’t know how I was going to raise such a large amount of money, I didn’t know if I would be able to leave my family and friends behind, and I didn’t know why God chose me. In this time of anxiety and fear, I realized that I didn’t need to know all of these things, because God knew. If he called me to missions, he would provide me with everything I needed to spread the good news of Jesus to the best of my ability. God will always provide.
I prayed to the Lord, and I told Him that even though I was scared, and I didn’t know how this would all play out, I would go. I would go on this nine-month mission trip to South Africa, Costa Rica, Romania, and Eswatini, and I would rejoice in the fact that He had chosen me to go. As it says is Isaiah 6:8, “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here I am. Send me!” I am here and I am ready to be sent.
Fast forward a little to the present moment. I told the Lord a few months ago that I would submit to the plans he has for me after high school and ever since then he has been showing me how this will truly work out. All it took was for me to be obedient to the Lord and put my trust in what He has planned for me, and his love and grace has been overflowing in my life. I am no longer scared for this journey; I am beyond excited. I cannot wait to get out there and love on these people the way Jesus loves on me. I cannot wait to hug each and every child I see and pray over every person I come across. I cannot wait to see what the Lord has to teach me through this amazing opportunity.
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