By Jenni Ingram
Member, First Baptist Church, Gantt
I am about to do something totally out of character for me. I have an opportunity to go on a trip, a long trip — a missions trip no less.
This is major because I am disabled. I have extremely limited mobility and I have never been on a missions trip. At this time I cannot sit for long periods of time. I cannot walk more than a few feet at a time before I have to stop. And most of all I am impatient.
How in the world did I convince myself that God wanted me to go on this trip?
If it does work out for my husband and me to go, then I fully believe God has a purpose for us to be there.
What is cool to me is that every time I prayed about this, whether with my husband or by myself, I got this sense of total serenity about it.
Then, as if to solidify our conviction about going being the right thing, I spoke to the missionary that we will be working with and she was excited I would be able to be an office person for her.
Boom — there is my purpose.
I can sit and work for the Lord while others go out and do what I cannot.
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