I've never been on a Summer Mission before. I've wanted to for a couple of years, but prior commitments kept me out of the process. Last October I signed up and was selected, and since then I have been frantically treading water to keep up with the prayer, listening and practical preparations involved. Finally, as the departure date draws nigh, the enormity of the trip is hitting me.
I am looking at three weeks in an environment the likes of which I have never experienced, among many people I don't know, working solidly to enhance young lives. Certainly noble, but not easy; not something a lot of people would deem a holiday. I have yet to start packing, for a journey which will I am sure will test me.
However, I am trying to remain level-headed and calm, and fighting my tendency to predict the worst. I have many comforts, chiefly that a) I am surrounded by an excellent and experienced team and b) we will be doing this in the strength of the Lord. He is good; He is above all things, and yet He does the most incredible work here among us. As I don't know what to expect; God and the team will be my only constant, and my faith in both is matched only by my certainty that I want to go on this trip.
I know that the best in my walk with God is yet to come, but this mission I am sure will be a big step further. The opportunity it provides for a greater relationship with Him is unsurpassed, through greater reliance in His power and the ease of sharing His unrequited love. I know that the next month will change me more than any other in my life so far. And I hope to play a part in changing other lives.
To conclude, I don't know what to expect, bar occasional extreme joy and emotional and physical exhaustion. But I know that I want to go to India and to serve, and I hope and pray that I will do it to the best of the abilities with which the Lord has provided me.
I am looking at three weeks in an environment the likes of which I have never experienced, among many people I don't know, working solidly to enhance young lives. Certainly noble, but not easy; not something a lot of people would deem a holiday. I have yet to start packing, for a journey which will I am sure will test me.
However, I am trying to remain level-headed and calm, and fighting my tendency to predict the worst. I have many comforts, chiefly that a) I am surrounded by an excellent and experienced team and b) we will be doing this in the strength of the Lord. He is good; He is above all things, and yet He does the most incredible work here among us. As I don't know what to expect; God and the team will be my only constant, and my faith in both is matched only by my certainty that I want to go on this trip.
I know that the best in my walk with God is yet to come, but this mission I am sure will be a big step further. The opportunity it provides for a greater relationship with Him is unsurpassed, through greater reliance in His power and the ease of sharing His unrequited love. I know that the next month will change me more than any other in my life so far. And I hope to play a part in changing other lives.
To conclude, I don't know what to expect, bar occasional extreme joy and emotional and physical exhaustion. But I know that I want to go to India and to serve, and I hope and pray that I will do it to the best of the abilities with which the Lord has provided me.
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