The Call

This past school year really challenged me to discover what God's will was for me and the harder I searched, the more difficult it was to find. I had to learn the hard way that my plan might not always be what God has planned for me. So I took a leap of faith and gave my summer up to him. There is so much pressure to know where we are headed next and what our future should look like and the simplicity of trusting that God has it under control and we will all end up where he wants us to be is so foreign to us. The bible says in Romans 12:2 "do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will." So I began praying that God would open doors for me and put me where he wanted me to be.

I have always wanted to be involved in missions and I heard about Baby Watoto from a friend. I was drawn to it the second I looked into it as a possibility. A baby orphanage seemed to fit well with my major and my passion for kids but the more I wanted to go, the more I had to pray that this was God's desire for me and not my selfish ambitions. I started filling out applications in October and after 8 months of patience and some frustration, God decided that Kampala Africa was where I needed to be as well.

So....Here I go. With purpose, with passion, with love. I can't wait to see what God has in store for me while I am there but I can imagine it is far more than I could ever expect. Watoto is an amazing christian organization that provides vulnerable children with the opportunity to rebuild and I am so fortunate to get the opportunity to be a part of that.

I am leaving on May 30th and will be back June 30th and I would like to ask for your prayers as I journey alone into a foreign country to try and live my life the way it was meant to be lived.

"Not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness." Psalm 115:1