Central African Republic

God spoke to me BIG TIME about outreach. As I was thinking about outreach before I got here, my first idea was that I would join the team going to Africa. I’ve really wanted to go to Africa since I was 15; it’s been a strong desire. And if I could have picked which country, I would have picked Ethiopia! (There is a team going to Ethiopia, but I’m not n on it) As time went on, and people kept asking me, and I continued to grow, my ideas changed, and I wanted to join the team that was going to be in the same place for the longest amount of time. (There will be in Jakarta for 12 weeks, but I’m not on that team either.) I thought that would be the best way to build really strong relationships and be ale to disciple those around me. Well, this week, I actually sought God’s voice instead of figuring it out myself. I was in full expectation that God would tell me which team to pursue. That’s all that I thought he would do. I asked him about the Jakarta team and listened, he said no. I would be going to Jakarta based on things I’ve already done, based on the passed, he told me he was sending me to a country based on my future. Obviously I don’t know my future, so I don’t really know what that means yet. I asked about the team going to Ethiopia. I didn’t hear anything, so I moved on to the next one, and……..the Holy Spirit spoke. Not just a word or two, but volumes. He really showed me more about lies I’ve believed about myself, that I’m not capable of doing great things for the kingdom. He said that if I wanted to step up and step out for him, and struggle and persevere and be part of something big, then I could go to the Central African Republic. He gave me a picture of the place we would be, and how he felt about the people there. I decided to go for it, I don’t know what to expect exactly, but I do know that it will be a hard 3 and a half weeks there, but if we really lean into what God wants to do and live in obedience to him, God will use us to do something BIG!