Future Missions

   Growing up I attended Girl's in Action at my church and that is when my first call to Missions began. Learning about Missionaries and what they did really intrigued me and I loved the thought of living in a different country. I have always been one who enjoys being unique from everyone else, so to have the experience to live some place else was exciting! I was able to experience that call when I moved to Botswana at sixteen years old with my parents and younger brother. Ever since then my heart grows more and longs for missions, especially in Africa. 
   During my college years I have been realising that the Lord wants to use me overseas when I finish with my schooling. I have no idea if it will be immediately after college or a few years later or if it will be three months short term or 3 years long term. Whenever it is and however long it is, I want to be ready to answer that call to go! I have had struggles with waiting to go and I've had a handful of moments when I wanted to drop everything I was doing and go overseas and figure it out myself instead of waiting on God's timing. First of all, that would be stupid and I wouldn't succeed as much as I would like because I hadn't waited on God's timing. Secondly, I wouldn't be able to do what I long to do - which is medical work. So, during those times when I wanted to drop everything, the Lord was kind and reminded me that I still had a lot of learning to do before I started that chapter in my life. 
   With all of my postponements in college with my Nursing I have absolutely no idea when I'll be finished with my schooling, but that's okay. I have seen God through this all. I believe this current semester I was not accepted into the programme, because the Lord would bless me with quality time with my family as they are stateside this summer. If I had started the programme I would be in classes for part of the summer. I'm sure He will continue to reveal other reasons as the year goes on. He know's what He is doing.
   Last month I discovered www.worldrace.org which I have to say has probably been the most exciting thing in my life most recently! I read through just about the whole web site and watched testimony videos and read blogs and the more I looked into this adventure the more I felt this overwhelming tug at my very being that was calling me to do this! 

   The World Race: "It is a journey to 11 countries in 11 months to serve "the least of these" while amongst real and raw community. It facilitates discipleship through the process of discovering into the abundant life He promised. It births partnerships with ministries around the world. It requires Luke 10-like faith."
   
   I realised that I worked with someone last summer who said he was about to go on this, but at that time I wasn't really interested in understanding more of what it was. It's probably a good thing, because God had a lot to teach me last year before this journey could even enter my mind. 
   I have been praying about doing the World Race and seeking God's will in this and so far I feel like it could work out! My thoughts are that:
1) If I get into the Nursing programme this fall I would have that completed summer 2015
2) My best friend's wedding, which I am the maid of honour in, is May 2015
3) I would have over year in a half for God to mold my heart, prepare me and teach me things
4) I would have a year to raise money and save money
5) I'm single and I don't really have any excuse to not do something like this

So, with all of those things being looked at, I could potentially start the World Race July or September of 2015 when they offer new routes of which countries you would go to. Ever since I have discovered this I randomly keep meeting people who have participated in the World Race or who are about to and I feel as if it might be a sign from God! 
   Now, all of that is my idea, but obviously God has this all planned out! And who knows, maybe this is not what He has for me. My job is for me to trust Him with this and to know that whatever happens is for the best. 
    So, as I wait and see how things play out I hope that you would keep me in your prayers in this and that I would seek God's will and His guidance in my life. I'm sure I'll have updates in the future on this, but until then I wait. 

"The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places He planned to visit....'Not go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. Don't take any money with you, nor a travelers bag, not an extra pair of sandals'...'Whenever you enter someone's home, first say, "May God's peace be on this house.""
Luke 10:1,3-5