- I Think one of the most valuable things that you learn
in mission friends and GA's, act teens, RAs
is that you learn that missionaries are just normal people
that God has called to do extraordinary things.
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Knowing that anyone could go and be a missionary,
having read all their stories
and heard their different experiences really paved the way
to say it could be me.
Why not me?
You know, why, why shouldn't God call me from here
in Alabama to go to the ends of the earth.
Every summer the highlight of my summer was coming to,
World Song Missions Place for camp every week.
It was my favorite week out of the summer.
And my favorite part of being at World Song Missions Place
was listening to missionaries and hearing about the work
that God had them doing all over the world.
And it was on Thursday night at our candlelight service
that I really felt like the Lord was speaking to me
and calling me to be a missionary.
So I was not very excited at first
because I thought missionaries had to eat bugs
and live outside.
And I will tell you I've done both.
So, it's true, they have to eat bugs and live outside.
I went home and I stood in front of my church that Sunday
and told everyone that God was calling me
to missions in Africa.
I got married, my last summer after working at World Song
and we went to seminary and said,
"what's the fastest way to go to Africa."
We've now been there for almost 17 years.
We've been serving in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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I would say one of our, one of our greatest sources
of joy and encouragement and support,
since we have been on the field has been the support
of Alabama Baptist WMU and the support
of our state board of missions.
Those are the ones that keep in touch with us,
that encourage us, that pray for us, that partner with us,
that are always looking for a way to provide support for us.
And so, I'm super grateful
for the Myers-Mallory State Missions Offering
that support our WMU, that support the ministries
that WMU have here.
They're all making a difference, not only here
in the state of Alabama but they're making a huge difference
for us in Sub-Saharan Africa.
And I know they minister to many around the world.
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