Outreach location revealed!

I am going to Lautoka, Fiji!!

     Last week we were told the three outreach locations that our DTS would be sending teams to.  As most of you know the outreach locations have been changing quite frequently and it wasn’t until last Wednesday that we found out the options. 

Those included: Malaysia, Fiji, and East Timor.

     Before Zac (our school leader) told us what the locations were, he advised us that we would have until the next morning to decide which destination we felt God was calling us to.  God made it so clear to me (& so quickly) that I could have decided before Zac was done talking.  As soon as the second location rolled off my leader’s tongue, I knew that was where God wanted me.  As Zac went further in detail with what ministries would be apart of each location, it only reassured me.

     In order to understand how God made it so obvious to me, you must know what our speaker challenged us to do the night before.  Our speaker, Josh Cole, asked us to say ‘yes’ to God.  Always.  To trust God and say ‘yes’ whenever He calls us, no matter where that might be because we can be certain that He is already there.  Earlier that day he told us a story of how he and his wife were debating on going to Fiji awhile back.  His wife’s was uncertain and a little skeptic at first because of the heat and humidity.  I could totally relate.  Anyone who knows me also knows that I absolutely love winter and tolerate the summer heat.  That being said, when Zac said for the first time that Fiji was an option I heard God reminding me that I told Him I would say ‘yes’ to wherever He wants me to go…that was the very hot and humid Fiji. 

As the ministries for Fiji were spoken, God confirmed this trip even more (and actually got me excited for it!).  We will have the opportunity to work with special needs children, prison ministries, with the locals in the jungle for a week, out on Yasawa Island, and with a doctor for a week. So good!! God has been stirring in me a heart for prison ministry ever since I got involved with Ventura Correctional Facility approximately nine months ago.  Also in Ventura, I was able to intern in a hospital and it was there I realized that it wasn’t my calling for a career because I am too personable.  I desire to have authentic relationships and pray over others for healing.  With this mission trip I will be able to assist a doctor and my sole purpose will be to love on them as Christ first loved us! {Is this real life?!?!} I can’t wait to get the opportunity to serve others and share the gospel with them! :)

Thank you for your constant prayer and support.  I don’t know what you’re doing exactly but whatever it is, it is working.  I am feeling encouraged, loved, supported and I am healthy.  Speaking of amazing health: I have not had a single headache since I had stepped foot into this camp! PRAISE GOD!!

I am so blessed already and I am excited to see what God has in store.  If you could please continue to pray, I would greatly appreciate it.  I still need to raise more funds in order to go to my outreach in Fiji, but I have faith God will provide.  That is how I got here :)

May God bless you for praying on my behalf.