It was on the eve of my eleventh birthday when I caught my mom looking at houses for sale online. “We’re moving?” I wanted to know with panic. “No, no of course not!” my mum reassured me. “I’m just passing time.”
Only six months later we were moving. We searched endlessly for homes and finally settled on a foreclosed house. It on three acres with close neighbors, on a quiet country street outside of a small town.
The house was a shambles, with cracked walls and ripped carpet. We began remodeling before we moved and the situation was exhausting. Finally we were able to move into a small RV that was placed onto the property. We lived in that cramped RV for four months.
Then, after eternity, we moved inside the house, and so began our new life. Surprisingly we had not visited the small town that was less than two miles away. I didn’t know what to expect when we drove through for the first time but it wasn’t what I saw for sure. Houses were old and many abandoned, junk filled most small yards and an air of depression seemed to fog over everything. What have we gotten ourselves into? I was beginning to really worry when we walked into the forlorn Walmart. I was feeling alone in a very strange world.
I had once thought that moving was an adventure. I had changed my mind. No, moving was more like a terrible journey away from comfort. Especially when you’re moving hours away from the only friends you know. All connections, all relationships that had taken years to form were suddenly ended. I asked God why, why have you put me here? It seemed to take forever but he finally answered. He slowly showed me that I was here to share His Word. Yes, very far outside my comfort zone. Sharing with people that seemed foreign.
Everything clicked. Now, after only three years I have been given countless opportunities to minister to the children of my town. Children that are in tragic circumstances, children that need God’s love desperately.
Looking back at when I was looking forward, trying to find a reason why I had been put where I was, I never could have imagined that I could be sharing the truth like I am now. What an adventure!
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