2 Timothy 2:2

"and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20

MTW called this morning with some great news. I am officially going to Dublin over the summer! God is so faithful. I can't say it enough, because he truly truly is. I know that he has placed this desire in my heart and I am so excited that he is sending me to serve him there.

A while a go I went to a missions meeting with my church and it was great to have the emphasis put back on the Lord. Missions have nothing to do with anything that we take upon ourselves to do. It is entirely the work of God and what he is doing through us. Missions are altogether the purpose, goals, and actions of the Lord, acted out through us as he leads us.

I've been asked numerous times through this application process why I wanted to do missions, or what made me feel called to the mission field. My answer is this. God said go. If for no other reason than that I feel certain that I am called to missions. Just as he asked in Isaiah "whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" God is looking for his people to go out and teach his word. So it isn't a question of am I called, we are all called to missions whether in our hometowns, or overseas. It's a question of how much of myself am I willing to give him; will I go where he leads me?

This is such a blessing to go and serve him. Thank ya'll for all your prayers and support, and I ask for continued support as the Lord leads me.

God Bless!!

Application Update

I had my phone interview today with MTW. I felt a little ridiculous once the interview got going for having felt so nervous before. My coach's name was Blair. She is AMAZING! Quite possibly the cheeriest, most positive person I have ever spoken with. And she was very encouraging throughout the whole interview and made me really comfortable. Anyway, we talked about different sections of my application in order for her to get a better understanding of how I came to find MTW and what drew me to missions and to Dublin, etc. Overall it was a very great experience.

What's more important than anything is that this is the Lord's will. I'm extremely excited about possibly going to Dublin and serving over the summer, but first and foremost it's important that this is aligned with God's will. I will be perfectly honest, I will be disappointed if I am not accepted, but I trust Him enough to know that he has other plans for me if I don't. I just want to be used by Him. So I feel calm and confident that it will work out ok nomatter what the outcome is. I KNOW he is in control.

Great News!

Well, I got an email this morning from MTW about my application. They received the last reference letter and have set up a time for my phone interview. Things are finally moving along again. God is so faithful!!!