The title of this blog is "My First Mission Trip" in Spanish.. well at least according to the internet. I have just recently decided to take an opportunity given to me by the youth group that I have been working with to go to Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic this summer for a week long mission trip! I am just so excited. There is a lot of preparation that has to take place first and a lot of money that I need to raise but I am just ecstatic.
Since coming to Geneva College the Lord has really been putting on my heart to go on a mission trip. Coming from a small church at home there were not a lot of opportunities to go out into the mission field. While at school, hearing other students stories of their trips, I decided it is definitely something I want to do. There is nothing cooler than stepping out of your comfort zone and traveling to tell people the good news of Jesus Christ. So, I knew I wanted to go on a trip but I didn't know how or who I would go with. God placed the perfect opportunity in my life. I will be going with a youth group I love and people I trust.
To some this trip may seem so impossible. It definitely looked impossible to me at first. I have to raise so much money in a short amount of time that to the world it would seem like an unattainable goal. I don't believe what this world tells me though I believe the truth that comes from Jesus and that truth is that nothing is impossible with God. He will make a way for this trip. He will make a way for me to go out and share the gospel.
What is so awesome to me though already in this process is the people that want to help. The majority of people who have approached me about making donations to my trip have been my friends, broke college students like myself. And although they cannot give me a ton of money, they are most definitely helping and just their support alone means the world to me. To have other college kids supporting me in my ministry is just amazing. It is truly the best feeling in the world. God has surrounded me with the most amazing people and I am so blessed.
Challenge of the Day:
It would be unrealistic of me to ask you to plan your own mission trip, although that would be awesome if you did! My challenge for you today is to get in touch with God and find out what it is He would have you do. We all have a calling and we all have specific tasks at hand specially for us from God. Get into his word and pray. See what awesome things He has for you do to!
If you all could be praying for my trip, both that I would meet the financial need and for the overall trip, I would appreciate it so much. Prayer is the best donation anyone can make. God is so good and faithful. He hears our prayers.
With Love in Christ
Until later Bloggers,
Court
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