Something Heavenly
It has been quite a journey this past few years. I could start with the unsettlement that I felt a few years ago that there was something I was missing in my daily service. Through the prompting of the Spirit I realized it was evangelism that I was suppose to be doing. That prompting opened my heart. On a missions trip that summer with Global Frontier Missions I found myself with a new visions of God's kingdom and His desire for me to be part of bringing His people to that kingdom.
On a journey for evangelism I began praying about what that would look like. I gained a heart for the people of Africa who have not had the chance to hear of God's love for them; to experience the same assurity that I have and to live in it. My next step was to attend Urbana where I resignated with the African Inland Missions. It was that spring that I was able to practice evangelism in Alpha, a wonderful program God uses for His harvest.
Still in my mind was the idea of working in Africa. Knowing that it would be good to see Africa before serving there, God gave me the opportunity to serve there for a week in the summer. I had held two hands open all summer. The first was the hand to stay and look for opportunities to do more evangelism in the states, the other was to do so in Africa. Prior to going to Africa I was leaning toward staying home in the next years but had several people remind me to be open as I went. It was three days before I left that God had a lady from African Inland Missions call me. Her prayer answered a prayer I had been praying for months. I had asked God to send me someone who would ask if they could help me toward missions. Without that call I had thought the door was closing and so was leaning toward home. That call was God's way of moving me forward on my journey toward missions.
This past year I have worked diligently to apply to be part of the missions organization, read books, and a working on the Perspective's course online. With the advisement of my church I planned to go back to Africa for a longer stay in anticipation of potentially going for a longer stay in 2015. With this in mind I told my school of this possibility. Thinking it was better to stay the next year I asked if this was possibly. Sensing that there was More going on they felt it was okay to let me go this coming year.
God has required much patients from me, yet He has been at work. I am thankful for the wisdom and support of those around me in the midst of this and I thank God that He is continuing to work. I am completely humbled that He would use me and pray that I may be His servant. Oh Lord, I pray. Please pray with me.
In the midst of this journey the following song came across the radio. It has been a comfort (minus the need for healing, the chorus is more what I heard thinking).
On a journey for evangelism I began praying about what that would look like. I gained a heart for the people of Africa who have not had the chance to hear of God's love for them; to experience the same assurity that I have and to live in it. My next step was to attend Urbana where I resignated with the African Inland Missions. It was that spring that I was able to practice evangelism in Alpha, a wonderful program God uses for His harvest.
Still in my mind was the idea of working in Africa. Knowing that it would be good to see Africa before serving there, God gave me the opportunity to serve there for a week in the summer. I had held two hands open all summer. The first was the hand to stay and look for opportunities to do more evangelism in the states, the other was to do so in Africa. Prior to going to Africa I was leaning toward staying home in the next years but had several people remind me to be open as I went. It was three days before I left that God had a lady from African Inland Missions call me. Her prayer answered a prayer I had been praying for months. I had asked God to send me someone who would ask if they could help me toward missions. Without that call I had thought the door was closing and so was leaning toward home. That call was God's way of moving me forward on my journey toward missions.
This past year I have worked diligently to apply to be part of the missions organization, read books, and a working on the Perspective's course online. With the advisement of my church I planned to go back to Africa for a longer stay in anticipation of potentially going for a longer stay in 2015. With this in mind I told my school of this possibility. Thinking it was better to stay the next year I asked if this was possibly. Sensing that there was More going on they felt it was okay to let me go this coming year.
God has required much patients from me, yet He has been at work. I am thankful for the wisdom and support of those around me in the midst of this and I thank God that He is continuing to work. I am completely humbled that He would use me and pray that I may be His servant. Oh Lord, I pray. Please pray with me.
In the midst of this journey the following song came across the radio. It has been a comfort (minus the need for healing, the chorus is more what I heard thinking).
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