Many people ask us how we got here to Africa. We didn’t just wake up one day with God’s calling as clear as a bell to go transplant our lives to this third world country (if that were the case we probably would have run away screaming!) It began with a series of small steps of obedience to Him-when He provided us with ministry opportunities while we were in college: leading Bible studies, discipling other believers, being mentored ourselves by older, mature believers in the way of the Lord. Allow me to share with you some of our journey of obedience to God…..
In the midst of our daily “yeses” to God, He also called us to local missions in the downtown soup kitchen, public schools, nursing homes….to state missions throughout Georgia in youth detention centers, pet therapy in children’s homes, aiding orphans and widows.
We followed Him in obedience to national missions throughout the US-to New Orleans to help rebuild houses after Hurricane Katrina, to Alabama with World Changers, to Florida with M-Fuge.
We served Him in obedience internationally through mission trips to Thailand to serve the people affected by the tsunami, to India to minister to school students, orphans, and encourage pastors in churches, to Haiti to help strengthen churches after the earthquake.
If you say yes to God in the small acts of obedience, the opportunities to minister to a hurting, bleeding world are absolutely endless. Along the way, the Lord grew us in our faith and because we were actively involved in serving others, I truly believe we were able to be in tune to the Lord’s leading when He did indeed call us to Africa. And while we are currently serving in South Sudan, it is a daily process of taking up our cross and being obedient to God. This is by no means the end-we didn’t figure everything out in our arriving on the field here, we don’t know how long the Lord will have us serve here before He leads us elsewhere. But today, right now, we are seeking to live surrendered to His will alone in our lives so we can be faithful servants. To say yes to God and no to our selfish desires that get in the way of serving Him with all our heart, soul, and mind.
It is through these faithful acts of love and obedience to the Lord that He will build up Your faith. And what is so beautiful is that all of our callings of service are so unique-there is no certain way to serve the Lord. “God does not call the equipped, He equips the called.” If you are able to give your costing point over to the Lord what He gives you in return is of far more worth-it is eternal, forever. You Will. Not. Regret. It.
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