Missionary Shelli. B

When I was 16 years old, it was prophesied that I would go on a missionary journey. At the time, I thought missionary journey meant proclaiming "The end is near!" to the people in some remote village in some forgotten corner of the planet. Armed with this incorrect picture, I wholeheartedly chose not to receive that prophetic word. Ten years later while I was kneeling in the dirt of a humble homestead in Mexico and teaching small children about God's Word, God gently reminded me of His Word that does not return void - I was beginning my missionary journey, Sensing the divine "I told you so," I had to admit that this missionary journey thing wasn't at all what I had imagined. What I took several years to realize is that God's picture of the missionary journey really just means carrying the Kingdom - His Son, His love, His message - wherever He says to go. For some, being a missionary means carrying the Kingdom to a co-worker or a neighbor nearby; for others, being a missionary means carrying the Kingdom to nations that require a minimum 20-hour plane trip. Wherever the Kingdom call sends you, saying "yes" is the best way to respond.