This is Marco signing onto my
first blog ever !
So apparently my adventurous
spirit (which I am going to “blame” my parents for, hee, hee) and God’s call
are leading me to a new chapter of my life.
For several years now I have been interested in doing missionary work
overseas. After looking at various options,
discussing with my spiritual director, and discerning for several months, I
have felt confirmed that my desire to serve and my openness to learn from other
cultures has led me to the Lay Mission Helpers.
Beginning this last January I
started a well-designed formation program that is preparing us to serve
overseas. We have had some excellent and
very enthusiastic teachers who have been sharing on topics such as Mission
Theology, Cross Cultural communications and Christian Ethics, to name just a
few. As I sit in these classes my spirit
is feeling more and more drawn to the new experiences that await me. It has been suggested often, that these experiences
will change me in a very profound way and it is this change that is at the
heart of why I feel so drawn to doing missionary work. I sense God leading me to a place that will
stretch me and convert areas within me that still need to be brought into His
light. So despite the inevitable anxious
moments I occasionally have, I am eager for this new chapter to begin and I ask
you all to keep me in prayer that I may serve faithfully and be open to the
growth that Christ has planned for me!
