Back in November, I started considering going on a mission trip but wasn't sure where I wanted to go. The trip to Honduras seemed to be the safer and more logical option. I remember saying in the past that a mission trip would be interesting but I would never go somewhere like Africa. I would want to go somewhere closer to home where the culture shock would not be so great and the cost wouldn't be unreasonable. The more I thought about it and the more I heard about the orphanage we built in Uganda, the more intrigued I became. Once I started sponsoring a child there, it became more personal but I still wasn't sure that is where I wanted to go. I inquired about the 2011 mission trips and cost and when I heard that Uganda was $2500, I had almost ruled that trip out. This is where God stepped in and I began to see that it should not matter the cost or the miles that I had to travel this was about what I was willing to do for HIM. Was I willing to do what was comfortable for me or step out of that comfort zone. The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't get Uganda out of my mind but the cost was still scaring me. I prayed that God give me a sign that this is what I should do and give me direction in the first step that I needed to take to save money. It's never easy to say no to friends when you are a people pleaseer but saying no to God was not an option. You can read bout this life changing moment in my original post The Answer.
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