One year in discernment

It came to my attention that one year ago Thursday, I was on my way to Oklahoma City to begin the interview and discernment phase of determining if the young adult missionary program was right for me.  It was one year ago that I started to see God’s plan for me after graduating shaping and coming together. It was a year ago that I met other young adults that had the same passion and desire to enter into missions and work towards making a difference by doing “ministry with”.

One year ago today, Saturday, I was waiting to enter into an interview. An interview that I didn’t know if I was ready for but went in trusting God with the outcome and knowing that we all were going through the same thing and just wanted to know if we were accepted into the program. It’s a year that ultimately helped me get me to where I am at today in Texas.

The interview and discernment days were in my mind, my last option to enter into ministry since I had been turned down by 2 other ministries but everything for this opportunity came together. The interview and discernment days were over my Spring break so I didn’t have to miss class to go, everything was paid for, and it was ministry. God knew what He was doing all along and He placed me at the Interview and Discernment Days for a reason. A reason that would later take a couple of months of waiting to find out about but would eventually find out that I was accepted into the young adult program. If it weren’t for the days that I spent in Oklahoma and my experience there, then I wouldn’t be here in Texas as a US-2 young adult missionary.

Hard to believe that it has been a year but I definitely know that this is where God wanted me and He placed me in Oklahoma for Interview and Discernment day for a reason. If I hadn’t gone to Oklahoma, if I wasn’t turned down by the 2 ministries, and if it weren’t for being at Urbana and finding out about the US-2 program then I don’t know where I would be at but thankful for God directing my path and bringing me to where I am today.

Now when asked what it is that I will be doing after my 2 years is over, I honestly don't know but I do know that God knows and will place me where He wants me to be.