In 2008 I felt a strong calling to service and international
missions that had been tugging at me for some time, increase to the point of
demanding action and I signed up for a mission trip to Kupang, Indonesia. What I experienced on that trip was truly
life altering and when I returned to from that trip I knew without a doubt that
a new season was opening and my calling was again being refined. On that trip
in July 2009, to Kupang, Indonesia, on the Island of Timor I was able to
experience, first hand, the love and similarities between people from distant
nations, as well as the stark differences in access to clean drinking water,
medical supplies and services, and shelter following devastating events such as
earthquakes and tsunamis. An entire people group and region of the world became
immediately real and tangible. It forever changed my life. I knew the time to make
a difference was now. I just wasn’t clear on how to do it. I did note that friends, family, and
neighbors were eager to hear about my trip. Colleagues I had never even had
lunch with invited me to their homes for dinner to hear about the trip. I shared
my experiences mostly through the photos I had taken, and found it to be a
great opportunity to expose people to the needs of others and to share my
faith.
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