Mission

Almost a year ago from today I can remember sitting in a small room illuminated by the warm August sun with my eyes closed concentrating on a vision. My mind conceived an image of me sitting in a field of grass so green that it was glowing, gazing at a huge sunrise, and taking in all the fresh air that my nostrils would accept. A year later an opportunity to serve in Africa has presented itself to me and I am truly grateful. Sometimes I observe Jesus’s words in ” The Great Commission” and feel a tinge of guilt, because at times I don’t feel as if I’m living it out. As I embark on this mission I realize that I have to devout myself to disciplined prayer and directional discernment in order to know what God’s will is in this situation. It’s amazing how God moves when you put your life in his hands; life’s fears and anxieties no longer have a place in your heart because you know that whatever happens is in his hands. Last year, before I was in a relationship with Jesus, I wandered around paralyzed by the thought of the unknown, but now that has all changed. My first service project was in an empty field planting flowers. Once occupied by a row of houses, the area is now empty without a trace that a foundation has ever settled on those grounds. Now a year later I have the opportunity to serve in another country and that, in itself, serves as a testimony to the power of God. From drug dealer to missionary, from lost to found, from broken to redeemed. Even as God continues to take me to new heights I can’t help but to think that many lives will be changed through God using me as an example. One of my favorite lines of encouragement to use is “If I can do it you can too.” In the “Ghetto” we tend to put our faith into things that have no eternal value and, therefore, are led astray from the truth. I just want young people to know that through Jesus Christ all things are possible considering that we are willing to sacrifice. And I say that just to say; don’t turn to people to accomplish what you want because we’re all human, people don’t move mountains but through people Jesus can do all.