I have been officially raising support with Serge (formerly World Harvest Mission) for 2 1/2 months now with the hope of deploying to Mundri, South Sudan by the end of the year. I’m living at home with no Christian community around me, which is HARD; I’m a support raising missionary going to a country that is currently best known for the extreme civil unrest, trying to get my family on board, which is HARD; I’m trying to find a part time job with flexible hours to accommodate my support raising schedule, which is HARD. The past few weeks have been filled with struggles, lack of motivation, and strained relationships. The biggest problem was that I forgot something; I forgot to involve God in what I was doing. I forgot to pray. I forgot to turn to Him with my struggles. I tend to compartmentalize my life, and forget that my spiritual life and my physical life are not mutually exclusive. I need to invite God in to the process of support raising every step of the way. I was reminded of that last night when I had a chance to talk with my team leaders and friends, the Wallace’s. They reminded me of something else very important; getting to South Sudan is my calling, my job, and my number one priority and I need to do whatever it takes to make that happen. That was just the motivation I needed to take my empty days and find ways to fill them. There’s plenty to do and it’s work worth doing.
Serge
16 Monday Jun 2014
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