For the past few years, I have been serving my community through various outreach opportunities and church ministries. This has been a time of great growth for me, and also an opportunity for me to develop some great friendships. I consider myself blessed to consider each of you a friend. Many of you have watched me grow both personally and spiritually. I thank you for investing in that growth and contributing to it. As I have served in various ministries within the church over the years, I have begun to feel a strong desire to pursue full time ministry. About two years ago God began to convict me that full time ministry was where He wanted me. I fought with this conviction for some time, before I finally surrendered and accepted that calling. A little over a year ago I decided to start taking classes through Nazarene Bible College to fulfill my education requirements for ordination. At the time, I had no idea what my call to ministry was suppose to look like. All I truly knew was that God was calling me to pursue Him blindly. So, for the past year, this is what I have done. I have been preparing myself for the moment when God made it clear to me what my ministry was suppose to look like.
This past summer, I was blessed beyond measure when I was able to lead a team of young adults to Haiti for a short term mission trip. During our time there God spoke immense truth to my own heart about the love He has for me, as well as the plans that He has for me. It was on that trip that I felt the presence of God more than any other time in my life. Through this encounter, true and genuine healing began in my own heart. After returning from Haiti I struggled to sort through the various things that God had revealed to me. As the weeks went on, I knew without a doubt that I was being guided to return to the mission field, both domestically and internationally. I began sharing this desire with some friends who worked for Adventures In Missions (AIM), (the organization that arranged our Haiti trip), and together we began to pray what this calling on my heart was suppose to look like. Through steadfast prayer, God has made it clear to me that I am being called to the mission field, now! Once again, I fought this calling. To be honest, it simply did not make sense to me. I had a very comfortable and stable job, I had a good life going, and was comfortable within the church. The more I tried to plead my case with God, the more He revealed to me that it was for those exact reasons that I was to leave it all and pursue His calling for me. In addition, He showed me how the past few years have all been preparation for this exact moment, for this calling! I have accepted my call, and will be joining the staff of Adventures In Missions (AIM)!!
Accepting this call on my life means that I will be relocating to Gainesville, Georgia. As a full time missionary with AIM, I will be serving as a project leader for short term mission trips around the world. I will also be working with college-aged young adults, helping them to discover the leaders and disciples within themselves. This is an incredible opportunity and something that I am passionate about pursuing. God has been molding me and bringing me to a place in my own journey that I would be ready to accept this opportunity. There is still much that He wishes to do in my own heart, and part of this opportunity will be about my journey with God and having the chance to be discipled by some amazing Godly men.
As with any ministry, no single person can do it alone. Being able to fulfill this calling on my life means that I need to have a team of people ready to take this journey with me. I would like for you to consider joining that team with me. There are two ways that you can get involved, and both are equally important! The first way is to commit to praying for me, and for my ministry over the next 12 months. I am surrendering everything in order to pursue Him and be used by Him, so having faithful prayer warriors is essential. The second way you can get involved is to make a financial donation. As a missionary I am responsible for raising all of my financial support. It takes people like you who believe in the calling I have been given, and believe in the message of hope and love that God has for all of His children, to make this possible. Would you take the next few days to pray about how you can help? There are many ways to be a financial supporter. You can donate on a monthly schedule, a quarterly schedule, or even a one-time gift of any amount.
If you are as excited about this journey as I am, and would like to partner up with me, you can click on the link in the left panel that says “Support Me!” to make a financial donation.
