In May 1999, I went on staff full-time at NMC. I had just graduated from Bethel College. I was sure of my call into occupational ministry, but to be honest, I was doubting my placement...
Should I really be at a church in the community I grew up in?
Was I settling for what was most comfortable?
That previous Fall, I'd spent a Semester abroad in Ecuador. While there, I'd had several moments of wondering if I was being called to serve the Kingdom overseas. What was I supposed to do with that?
I had a girlfiend spending 3 months in an intense discipleship program that would include a month in Malaysia... What was our future together?
In June 1999, I was one of four leaders who traveled with a team of 12 students to Peru for two weeks. It's was my first IMPACT trip. I was transitioning from my role as the director of the Jr. High program to Senior High. I had a huge passion and desire to see students discipled and developed into laborers for the Kingdom of God.
While in Peru, I saw something significant happen in the students I had been connecting with for several years. Through the opportunities to see and serve in a different culture were allowing the students to connect with God at a much deeper level.
Following the trip, we spent two days in Chicago debriefing our experience. While there, I had my moment... my Greatest Hit.
I was sitting on the top of the hill thinking and wrestling through the different thoughts mentioned above. It was in those moments, a thought hit me...
"You're Home."
It wasn't just a thought though, it was a revelation... a confirmation. It was as if God was speaking to me, letting me know that I was where I was supposed to be; doing what I was supposed to be doing. As I continued on in my processing, I gained even clearer perspective that I was where I was to raise up students who would go out to "the ends of the earth" and share the message of Jesus Christ. In doing this, I was at "home". In the time following, there have been significant questions, doubts, and stumbles. The calling remains sure though.
What about you?
Are you sure of your calling?
Are you "at home" in what you're doing with you're life?
Should I really be at a church in the community I grew up in?
Was I settling for what was most comfortable?
That previous Fall, I'd spent a Semester abroad in Ecuador. While there, I'd had several moments of wondering if I was being called to serve the Kingdom overseas. What was I supposed to do with that?
I had a girlfiend spending 3 months in an intense discipleship program that would include a month in Malaysia... What was our future together?
In June 1999, I was one of four leaders who traveled with a team of 12 students to Peru for two weeks. It's was my first IMPACT trip. I was transitioning from my role as the director of the Jr. High program to Senior High. I had a huge passion and desire to see students discipled and developed into laborers for the Kingdom of God.
While in Peru, I saw something significant happen in the students I had been connecting with for several years. Through the opportunities to see and serve in a different culture were allowing the students to connect with God at a much deeper level.
Following the trip, we spent two days in Chicago debriefing our experience. While there, I had my moment... my Greatest Hit.
I was sitting on the top of the hill thinking and wrestling through the different thoughts mentioned above. It was in those moments, a thought hit me...
"You're Home."
It wasn't just a thought though, it was a revelation... a confirmation. It was as if God was speaking to me, letting me know that I was where I was supposed to be; doing what I was supposed to be doing. As I continued on in my processing, I gained even clearer perspective that I was where I was to raise up students who would go out to "the ends of the earth" and share the message of Jesus Christ. In doing this, I was at "home". In the time following, there have been significant questions, doubts, and stumbles. The calling remains sure though.
What about you?
Are you sure of your calling?
Are you "at home" in what you're doing with you're life?
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