Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" - Isaiah 6:8 This is my hearts cry! That when God asks "whom shall I send? and who will go..." That I would jump up and scream "Here I am. Send me!" This trip is the beginning of many mission trip where I will be able to share Gods love. It is the start of me telling God "Here I am. Send me!" I want to be used by God. That is all I want to do with me life, go where God tells me to go. He is looking for people to go out into the world and share His love, and I want to be one of them! Honestly, sometimes it is scary for me to think that I want to go wherever God sends me, because that could mean any where. He might call me somewhere that I do not want to go or somewhere I am afraid of, but I know I will have to trust Him. And I know that when I put my trust in Him, I can have peace and joy knowing my life is in His hands. So God... " Here I am...send me"
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There are only 40 days left until I go to Ghana! That is absolutely crazy and so exciting! 40 days feels like a lot of days though, since I'm anxiously awaiting the trip! But, I know that those days will fly by,especially with all of my finals and projects.
Wow! I still can not believe it all! -40 days until I go to Ghana -40 days until I go to Africa for the first time -40 days until I go on my first medical mission trip -40 days until I start my adventure, serving God in third world countries! I think that is the most exciting part! The fact that in 40 days I will get to live my dream of providing medical care in third world countries. I never believed that I would have this opportunity in college. I thought that I would have to wait 5 long years until I finish my degree to provide medical care overseas. But God is showing me that He wants to use me now! Little old me! I'm barely an adult and He still wants to use me. This is so amazing; I don't have to wait to serve God with medicine. Just because I'm young does not mean I am incapable of showing love to those who need it! "Let all that you do be done in love" ~1 Corinthians 16:14
This verse has been so important to me lately. I feel like in a way it is preparing me for my trip to Ghana. I'm super excited to be traveling to Ghana and to experience a new culture and go on an adventure. But I often have to remind myself that the main reason I am going to Ghana is to provide medical care and to love the people there. When I travel to Ghana I want everything I do there to be done in love. Even if it's something as simple as paper work or sweeping the floor; I want to be able to do it with a servant heart and with love. The more I think about going to Ghana and the opportunity to show the people there love, the more I am reminded about how I can love the people around me everyday too. It is so easy to think that people in third world countries so desperately need to be loved, but people in America need love too. I am slowly learning what it looks like to show love to the people around me. Love can come in the form of patience or even just a friendly hello. Showing people that I care about them and that they are important is something I'm striving to do on a daily basis. Fundraising Update: We are still fundraising, but our main task lately is to gather medications. This task can be difficult and we are working hard to get the needed medicine. The companies we are asking are very understanding, but it is not a simple process to acquire donated medications. Hopefully, by May, we will be able to get all our medications for the trip donated. Also I am still selling headbands to raise money for the trip, if anyone is interested! They are only $5 https://www.etsy.com/shop/WanderMission?ref=search_shop_redirect |
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