Will I go

Since I started this blog (yesterday) I have been really thinking what I should say. Do I really have anything worth saying or am I like every other blog that writes for their own amusement? I pray this will encourage others and in some way keep a record of my journey to Africa. So I and others can see how God is moving in our lives.

This journey started several years ago as I referred to in my last post. Since that dream was given to me it has been three years. I feel as if I will never reach Africa at the pace I am going in school. If I look at what God is doing in my life I can not help, but notice his hand at work though. Just one semester after starting school at Boyce (the bible college I attend) I started going to Williamstown Baptist Church. I started spending time with the youth group and I began to fall in love with youth. Next to missions in Africa it has become a second passion of mine. Working with them has challenged me and also inspired me. Seeing God use this time to stretch me and grow me for his purpose in his kingdom is worth it. So all is not in vain. What I am learning right now will help me to minister to others and help them grow to know God more.

The tension with being in the United States and desiring to go to Africa is a difficult balance for me. I know to be able to go it will take first getting out of debt, paying off student loans is the main area I have. Luckily I wasn't dumb for too long and I only accumulated a small amount. I say smallm, this is compared to many other students I know. So will I go. I have a desire to go and a passion for the place, but it will have to be on God's time.