I recently returned from a conference in Waco, TX called World Mandate. The conference is sponsored by Antioch Community Church, and occurs annually on the first weekend of February. This was my first year to attend the conference, thanks to the promptings of a close friend, Chase Willsey, and God completely changed my life!!
I never thought I was supposed to be a missionary. I believe in missions and I support people who go, and I thought that was going to be me role. I was going to be a sender for the rest of my life. God changed that plan (something He like to regularly do). I cannot completely describe what happened to me at the conference, but I can tell you that my heart beats to a different rhythm now. I have NEVER had such an intimate experience with God, and now all I want is more. I crave to be in His presence, I yearn to know Him more, and I ache for his children who don't know who He is.
When I say ache, I mean it, I literally feel pain for children in other countries. I have always known God wanted me to work with children, but I have never felt pain for children suffering in other countries. I read statistics on children at this conference and was crying over them. God moved my heart into action and I finally get "it". Christ has let me see His heart for the nations, and I have FINALLY paid attention.
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