Why Chile?

So since it's been over a year since I posted a blog, there's a lot to catch y'all up on!!

First and foremost, you should know that God has called me to intern with Campus Crusade for Christ in Santiago, Chile!! So why Chile and how did I get there? Glad you asked...

When I transferred to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro I looked into doing study abroad in Australia but upon receiving the confirmation package from the university down there, I just didn't have a peace about checking YES and sending it back. After about two weeks of holding the package, a friend suggested that I go look at the Campus Crusade's Summer Project website. If I went to Australia, I wouldn't have been able to do anything over the summer as their semesters go from around March to July. I looked at the site and after reading around 15 different project descriptions, I read the project description for Mexico City. I have never heard the audible voice of God, but if I could point to a specific moment in time when God spoke directly to me, it would be that moment. He said unquestioningly "That's what you're supposed to do." After two days of prayer and continuing to seek Him on the matter, I read Psalm 2 where it says, "The Lord will give you the nations as your inheritance..." That did it. I checked NO and sent the package back to Australia.

Fast forward to three weeks before departure to Mexico City. Swine flu has erupted and the whole world is buzzing about it. Mexico City seems to be a hot zone for it, so the project was cancelled. :-/ I was given four options - San Antonio, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Costa Rica; or Chile. I wanted to leave the country, so Texas and Washington were out. I had already been to Costa Rica for a 4-week summer study abroad, so I decided to go to Chile by default.

The first week we were in Chile for what's called briefing, and George Phillips, the project director, challenged our team to pray about returning to Chile and being part of the fulfillment of a prayer...seeing 100 new staff/student leaders between 2007 and 2012. Throughout the weeks in Chile, I felt more and more strongly that God was calling me back. It was not easy, and it took some faith and trusting Him completely to ACTUALLY get me there, but I'm now developing a team of ministry partners who will support me prayerfully and financially as I go spread the gospel in Chile!

What an awesome God we serve!!