Purpose Asia

What amazing things God is doing!! I wanted to tell you all of the most recent thing God is doing in preparing me for launching out onto the mission field. Through an amazing set of events God has given me the opportunity to go on a short term medical trip to Indonesia. I've included a copy of my support letter below. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,                                                                                     When I was seven years old, God very clearly impressed on me that I was to be a medical missionary in Asia. For over 16 years my heart has beat with this goal, my blood has burned with this passion and my steps have moved resolutely in this direction. As I have grown closer to Jesus He has indelibly burned a single purpose into my soul – to obey His command to go and make disciples among the people groups who have never heard of Jesus or His redemption, and to teach them to obey all Jesus taught. This August I will b

For some of you reading this blog may feel as though you are stepping in on a conversation that began some time ago, and as such may seem confusing or disorienting, and for others it will feel like you are finally sending me out on the first step of a long awaited and much planned for journey you have helped bring me to. However, whether you are the former or the latter I want you to know the incredible things God has done so that you can walk along side me into the wonderful and amazing things He has planned for the future.  To go to the beginning of the conversation let me tell you a bit about myself. I grew up in church and called myself a Christian from a very young age. However, when I was nine I moved away from all of the things I thought I knew and I realized that my definition of Christianity was composed of following rules and traditions and making sure everyone saw me as a "Christian" when in fact I felt hollow, angry and lonely because I knew that