How has this summer changed you?
God has really humbled me this
summer. At home, I'm constantly thrust into leadership positions--always
teaching or leading worship or organizing things. This summer, God has
put me in a position where I don't do hardly any of those things. I serve
behind the scenes and help the gospel go forth through the mouths of others who
work around me. He's been rounding off my edges and building up supports
in areas where I've had no experience. Sometimes, ministry can be
different than what we think it is.
In what ways did God surprise you
this summer?
God surprised me by placing me where
I'm not involved in doing hardly anything I thought I was good at. Whether
it's been construction or cleaning, God's been using me in ways I never would
have expected.
How has your involvement in Nehemiah Teams/P52 changed your view
on missions?
I've always viewed missions as taking the gospel, audibly
in some sense, to people who have never heard it. I now understand that,
in the context of short-term missions, it doesn't always look like that.
Sometimes, God uses short-term missionaries to help a ministry for a time
without using them in the front lines.
