Missions

In class we read an article called "World Mission Survey" by Winter and Fraser. Its a really interesting article about what is happening missionaly throughout the world. I think that there are opportunities everywhere to be a missionary. I think you can be a missionary at home,  but I also know that Matthew 28:19 calls us to GO and make disciples of all the nations. I think the obstacles in the way of missions advancement are that we are comfortable. It's really easy to say that God is calling you to the very place you want to be. But maybe the place God is calling you is not the place you're currently at. Its easy to convince ourselves that our comfort is confirmation to our conquest, to where we should be. But maybe discomfort that leads us to dependence on God should be our direction. I think not GOING because we are to secure, independent, and comfortable where we are at is a major obstacle. For me, after reading this article I kind of got excited on the inside. This world needs missionaries. Yes we have reached a lot of people like the article said - and thats awesome! but there is so much more of the world that we need to get too! Like I said in my blog about dating, marriage, etc. I really want to go to Kanakuk Link Year, however they are only taking 44 students (22 girls and 22 boys) making it extremely difficult to get in. So I've been looking for alternative ideas and found Kivu Gap Year. I've become really, really interested in it. While Link Year is still first on my heart Kivu Gap Year seems awesome! Its kind of the same and Link Year but focused more on missionary work. Kivu goes to South America for ten days, East Africa for 2 months, and South East Asia for 2 months. It seems REALLY awesome. To experience missionary work for a little over 4 months. Anyways I really, really feel like God has called me to go! If I could afford it, my whole entire summer would be full of mission trips!! I'm going to go on a mission trip to Florida, which I'm excited about... but I SO MUCH want to get out of the country!! I want to go on a mission trip to Africa or Haiti or just somewhere where they need missionaries.. I'm not really sure what else I can write about for missions because I'm pretty sure I have several other blogs talking about missions. But anyways the article had some really cool statistics! Sorry for the rambling blog..