Why I Choose To Go

Let me start at the beginning of this story. I became a true Christian in my senior year of high school. I dated this girl who went to church. She invited me to church and I found a lot more than a girl there. Fast forward a  few months after we break up. I felt the Lord calling me to a different church. What really stirred that in my heart was my buddy, coming and sitting next to me in an elf costume. He looked at me during a practice for a Christmas play and he simply said there is more. I knew exactly what he was saying by those three words. The church I was going to was undergoing a name change. So I went to the church the Lord was calling me to. It was home, as I walked in I felt welcomed and safe. I knew that was where the Lord was calling me. I met some incredible people along the way there. Becoming a youth intern under awesome leadership. He leads by example by the way he walks with the Lord. With having a group of interns I met some people that today I still call those people more than friends but family. Fast forward to a youth event I was prophesied over at an event at our church. The preacher said that he sees me supporting missions financially, owning my own business one day, and that I would be a great father. So I did that, I supported them financially. I was blessed with an incredible job and was able to do that. But I still didn’t steward my money correctly. There was a lot of areas I failed at. There came a time somewhere in there that I felt the Lord saying there is more. I felt called to more. I looked into mission trips and dropped the thought because I never thought I could take that step of faith. I kept feeling that call and finally 2021 came around. I knew I had to go. I knew this is the more! I knew it was time to sell my stuff, drop my job, and GO! I found the world race, and I was completely moved by what they are doing around the world and how the Lord is working through them. I knew it was what the Lord was calling me to. So let me fast forward to now. 

Today, I am at launch where we prepare to go to the field and begin this 11 month journey. This is such a safe and welcoming place. They are all about what the Bible says and what the spirit says. The Lord is so evident in this place. The intentionality and care they have for people is  unlike any other. They love people well and love God well! The community mindset they try to instill in people here is such a beautiful and biblical thing. You just don’t find a group of people like this often. It is so uncommon. The boldness they have and just being completely sold out for bringing His kingdom here on earth. I know the Lord holds so many great things for this year. From growth to miracles, signs, and wonders. Our first stop is Honduras. I know without a doubt the Lord is going to move peoples hearts, heal the sick, and let His light be shown into the darkness. At the same time changing me and shaping me into the person He wants me to be. I feel this is a launching pad into the rest of my life. I know I will grow and be a completely different person as he uses me to bring the kingdom into the dark areas here on earth. I don’t know what the future hold after the race but I do know the one who holds my future. So I say Lord use me, I am available to live a life set apart and completely sold out to you! More of you and less of me at any cost. 

So be in prayer for us. Pray for health, pray that nothing would hold us back from doing the Lords will, pray that Covid has no place here, pray that people would be open, pray for safety! And I know you all will! I love you, and I cannot thank you all enough! I couldn’t be here without your support and prayers! I will try to update this every month! I won’t have cell phone service and it will be tough to get wifi in some places. Stay tuned!