1. Why would
you like to be a part of this missions experience?
I would love to be a part of this ministry experience because
I feel that the Lord is calling me to do so. I have been searching for a
mission trip for quite some time that would be a perfect fit for me and for
what God wants, and I feel that this is the one. For a long time I had a strong
desire to go to Africa. It was everything I wanted. Not too long ago, God
kindly told me that Africa was not right. I kept praying about an opportunity
to go to Africa, and one night I read the scripture Revelations 3:8. It talks
about God opening doors that no man can close, but when I read it, I also saw
that God can close doors that man cannot, and He can open doors that humans
cannot. After spending my quiet time on this verse, I knew that God was trying
to tell me that he had closed a door that I would not have and could not have
closed, but that he would open a different one.
When I realized that God was shutting that door, I was crushed. I stared
longingly at the door, even though I knew that once God shut it, I had to obey
Him and not open it. I became so focused upon that shut entry that I did not
even stop to listen to God, or to notice the window that He had opened. That’s
when India came to my attention for the first time. I was in the car with Jim
Hodson while on our way to delivering food to a few needy families when he
mentioned that he is going to India. He told me that I should come because of
my passion for helping people, especially kids. He invited me to check it out,
and told me that he thought it would be perfect fit for me, and it is. I feel that this trip would be an immense
opportunity for me. Not only do I want this mission trip, I need it. I know
that God is calling me to help the people around me that are broken, the people
in this world who have very little. I want to heed to God's calling. I want to
be the person He wants me to be. I trust that a mission trip can bring me
closer to that person. This experience would change who I am as a person and
how I view the world. It would also help me to make decisions about my future.
I have strongly considered becoming a missionary, but I am not sure that is
God's plan for me, or even if I am cut out for it. I would really like the
opportunity to minister, love, and change, in India.
2. Do you have
overseas experience? If yes, please describe
I do have overseas experience, but not in a ministry aspect.
I have traveled to many wonderful countries with my family, but have never had
the chance to go on a missions trip before. I have been to Costa Rica, Cuba, Hawaii,
Mexico, Aruba, The Bahamas, Jamaica, The Dominican Republic, Alaska, Grand
Cayman, and many other small islands.
4. Please
describe your personal relationship with Jesus Christ
My relationship with Christ is different from many others
because of how it began. I did not embark on this incredible, wonderful journey
when I was little. In fact, I did not come to know anything about God until I
was 12 years old. Growing up, I heard nothing about God. I did not attend
church, did not own a bible, and did not even know how much I was missing. In
7th grade, I began to feel a hole inside me. Something I could not see or
describe, and yet, it could not be filled. I felt incomplete, empty inside.
Around this time, a friend invited me to her youth group. After years of not
having something I didn't even know about, and months of emptiness, I finally
discovered what I had been missing all along. Not growing up in a Christian
home was something I fought with God about for a long time. I could not
understand why He let that happen. Eventually, I have come to terms with the
adversity that God placed in my life. I know that was all part of His
magnificent plan. I have learned that I have become a stronger person because I
had to fight for my faith, and I still continue to fight for it every day.
Being the only Christian in my family has been very hard, and there have been
times when I have almost caved in the face of difficulty, but I continue to
love my God with my soul. I know that I can always depend on Him, and that He
will never let me down. I will never take my faith for granted, because I know
what it is like to not live for God.
5. How do you
view the Bible?
The Bible teaches me how to live my life, and how to worship
God. It teaches me how to deal with any problem I'll ever have, and it is the best
way to hear what God has to say. I believe that the Bible is God's word, that
God inspires it. It is perfect without flaw. The Bible contains the story of
how this magnificent world began, and the greatest love story ever told; God's
love for me.
6. How is the
Lord calling you to serve currently?
The Lord calls me to serve each day of my life. I live for
Him, and I try to shine for Him in everything I do. Every day, I live by a
mission I have. My mission? To help people.
It does not matter if it is something tiny like picking up someone
else's books at school, or something huge, like providing for someone who
cannot afford it. Either way, I am making someone smile, whether it is for 2
seconds, or 2 days. No smile is too small; no smile is insignificant. Although
I am always doing those things, I have a couple big projects I am working on
right now. I am currently planning a day of fun for inner city kids with some
classmates, and am working on starting a Kids Against Hunger project for my
youth group as well.
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