"Dream Big"

One summer in Mexico, I shared with a staff worker about my dreams of traveling and sharing the love of Jesus to the nations. It was scary and pretty big. I was only about 13 or 14 years old.
Anne kept saying, over and over, "Dream big. God is big, so you're allowed to have big dreams." I've held on to her words all these years an am beginning to see more and more just how real that is.
This semester, after much prayer and many sleepless nights, I applied for STiM with Intervarsity. It's Students Training in Missions and it's one of the best trainings IV has to offer. An IV volunteer at my school, Jeremy, has been talking about his experience in Africa all semester and I wanted so badly to have such a life changing experience like him, so I applied.
After a long two months, I finally heard back. On my application, I left placement options open, even though I was beyond tempted to put in Mexico or somewhere in Latin America. I wanted God to be in total control and tried to stay open about the possibilities of going somewhere totally out of my comfort zone, like Africa or India.
Needless to say, today I was informed that I was accepted to STiM and going to Africa in June. Go figure. I have been praising God all day for this awesome news and amazing opportunity, but in my heart, I don't know what to expect and that kind of bothers me. It's not the best attitude to have, but as the news sinks in, I'm hoping I'll begin to see God's hand at work in my heart and mind.
All semester I've felt like God has been preparing me for something big, and here it is! I'm expecting trials and spiritual attacks, but I will press on towards the goal, which is Jesus Christ.

To anyone reading out there, be in prayer for the rest of the UTPA team:
Karla Garcia- Mexico City
Israel Nogueira- Manila, Philippines
Adri Garcia- New York City
Ruby Rodriguez- Ghana, Africa