Isn’t it AMAZING how God works in our lives and all around us?
I was called to missions just this past summer at youth camp. When I first got to camp I was so excited because I’d get to see all my friends that I had met the summer before and it had been a whole year since the last time I saw them! I was so excited, but then when I got there, there was really no one I recognized from the year before, absolutely none of my friends were there. At first I was bummed, because this was what I had been waiting for all year long, and then I get there and I don’t know anyone. After thinking about it I suddenly realized I was coming to youth camp for all the wrong reasons, ya this a chance for me to meet new people and make new friends, but I should be coming to youth camp with God on my heart and in my mind. This was a time to get closer with God, and really seek after him, but instead I was off thinking about what me and my friends could do this week. After realizing this I really started sinking into the message and getting into worship. On the last night of camp we had an altar call, and it was for anyone who felt like they had been called into a full time ministry, and for some reason I felt like God was telling me to go up to the altar. So I went up and they told us if we knew we were called to full time ministry but we didnt yet know what kind of ministry to just start praying and asking God to reveal it to us. By the end of the night I felt God was calling me to missions, but I wasn’t sure if this was really what God wanted for me, or if this was just what I wanted. So when I got back to the cabin that night I prayed and asked God to give me a sign because I wasn’t sure if he wanted this or if it was what I wanted. The next morning we were packing up to go home and I got a phone call, from AIMs, asking me if I was interested in going on a mission trip. I was so excited and I told my youth pastor about it and he said that the phone call was my confirmation from God that this is what he has called me to!
I was called to missions just this past summer at youth camp. When I first got to camp I was so excited because I’d get to see all my friends that I had met the summer before and it had been a whole year since the last time I saw them! I was so excited, but then when I got there, there was really no one I recognized from the year before, absolutely none of my friends were there. At first I was bummed, because this was what I had been waiting for all year long, and then I get there and I don’t know anyone. After thinking about it I suddenly realized I was coming to youth camp for all the wrong reasons, ya this a chance for me to meet new people and make new friends, but I should be coming to youth camp with God on my heart and in my mind. This was a time to get closer with God, and really seek after him, but instead I was off thinking about what me and my friends could do this week. After realizing this I really started sinking into the message and getting into worship. On the last night of camp we had an altar call, and it was for anyone who felt like they had been called into a full time ministry, and for some reason I felt like God was telling me to go up to the altar. So I went up and they told us if we knew we were called to full time ministry but we didnt yet know what kind of ministry to just start praying and asking God to reveal it to us. By the end of the night I felt God was calling me to missions, but I wasn’t sure if this was really what God wanted for me, or if this was just what I wanted. So when I got back to the cabin that night I prayed and asked God to give me a sign because I wasn’t sure if he wanted this or if it was what I wanted. The next morning we were packing up to go home and I got a phone call, from AIMs, asking me if I was interested in going on a mission trip. I was so excited and I told my youth pastor about it and he said that the phone call was my confirmation from God that this is what he has called me to!
IS GOD AMAZING OR WHAT???
Now I’m here and ready to serve wherever God may lead me.
We are excited to have you as part of the team! I love how you take time to listen to God and His leading. See you in June!
ready or not MISSIONS. it is wonderful to hear that you had an open heart and willingness to follow the Lord’s leading in your life. keep sharing that testimony because it should encourage anyone who hears it.
javery