Where should you go?
It’s been 5 years already since I was frantically getting ready to travel with Pullman Foursquare Youth to Thailand and experience my first ever missions trip. I am not a passionate traveler, ready to go at a moment’s notice, anywhere or anytime. The thought of traveling overseas often brings out the worst in me, worry and fear and the unknown. I can recall now many wrong perceptions of what it was going to be like…. traveling in a foreign country. Recently, a friend sent me a link to the following article:
*Despite Benefits, Few Americans Have Experienced Short-Term Mission Trips
I was flooded with memories of a trip that changed my way of life and my way of thinking. My earlier perceptions were all ridiculous and my expectations were beyond realized. God used the time to shape me and bless me in ways I never imagined. He also built my faith in a way that only He could by showing me the miraculous in my own life. We often have numerous reasons or excuses why we can’t possibly join in on a missions trip……I’ve used several of them.
Here at Pullman Fourquare Church, there are many possibilities and potential trips in the works. A team recently traveled to Kenya and another team is getting prepared to return to Thailand in the Spring. Have you considered making a short-term missions trip part of your life? Are you willing to let God influence your decision? Think about it…..your life will never be the same!