This Thanksgiving break, November 19-29, I will be traveling up to Seattle through United States Service Projects, or USP. USP is a program through my school, California Baptist University, that enables students to live out 'the Great Commission' which Christ calls us all to. We will be going for ten days to work in association with Mars Hill Church in Seattle. Our purpose there is to learn from the leaders in the church and to also pour into the people of the city and ultimately build relationships. 'Inner city work' has never been on the top of my list. Then again, neither was going to and serving in a third world country for a month. God certainly is placing new desires in my heart. Our team has a short time to meet and prepare before our trip, but at our two meetings, I can already see strengths that will benefit the group, a sense of unity, and a true desire to serve. It excites me because I haven't had an experience with missions where I am part of a team that prepares and grows together before going out to minister. I cannot wait to see what God has in store. Not only am I expecting to see Him provide financially, as He has been faithful to do in the past, but I am ready to see so much more come together. This trip is already promising to grow me in new ways. I will be sharing my testimony and the gospel with people in the community, an experience I've surprisingly never encountered.
