I am back in Australia!! I've been here for one week now and sleeping in my own bed is good, but flushing toilet paper, wearing shoes on the carpet, and not eating rice three times a day is strange. I cannot believe how much my heart loves and desires to be in a nation where life is so precious and seemingly simple.
I wish words could explain the way I feel when I am in a developing nation. Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a missionary farmer. I wanted to draw water from a well, hand wash my dishes and clothes, milk cows, gather eggs, wear long skirts and have an apron. Being in nations that are not the west is the best way of fulfilling my desire for living in this type of a culture.
Things that I've experienced since I've travelled to places that have an incredible amount of beauty...children are beautiful and precious, without all the plastic, video games, and movies around. Old women are full of stories, behind every wrinkle, scar and smile there is more grace and love than you could possibly imagine. Every breathtaking view "newly discovered" from the top of a mountain or tucked away in a valley is already accredited to God's handiwork.
Over the past two years I have been blessed. Life stories that I can tell my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. I have held newly birthed babies and asked Jesus to be the Lord of their lives. I've prayed for physically hurting grandmas while holding their hands. I've laid hands on a paralysed man to speak healing into his life while he is screaming out in pain. I have built a house that will be service to many international missionaries. I have met swell people from many nations.
I'm twenty-one. I'm blessed. I'm tired. I'm in love with the Lord. I'm ready.
Trust me with carrying your Word. Send me, please Lord. I'm ready.
I wish words could explain the way I feel when I am in a developing nation. Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a missionary farmer. I wanted to draw water from a well, hand wash my dishes and clothes, milk cows, gather eggs, wear long skirts and have an apron. Being in nations that are not the west is the best way of fulfilling my desire for living in this type of a culture.
Things that I've experienced since I've travelled to places that have an incredible amount of beauty...children are beautiful and precious, without all the plastic, video games, and movies around. Old women are full of stories, behind every wrinkle, scar and smile there is more grace and love than you could possibly imagine. Every breathtaking view "newly discovered" from the top of a mountain or tucked away in a valley is already accredited to God's handiwork.
Over the past two years I have been blessed. Life stories that I can tell my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. I have held newly birthed babies and asked Jesus to be the Lord of their lives. I've prayed for physically hurting grandmas while holding their hands. I've laid hands on a paralysed man to speak healing into his life while he is screaming out in pain. I have built a house that will be service to many international missionaries. I have met swell people from many nations.
I'm twenty-one. I'm blessed. I'm tired. I'm in love with the Lord. I'm ready.
Trust me with carrying your Word. Send me, please Lord. I'm ready.
