All the students and mentors at the NEXT STEPS retreat.
What are your next steps?
"Nancy" and I sat at a table under a tree, in the woods of Virginia a couple of weeks ago. We shared how, in spite of the brokenness in our lives, God is still calling us to serve Him - here and abroad. He is the ultimate wounded Healer and redeems our pain to bring Him glory in the end.
Global Next Steps is a weekend retreat sponsored by Liberty University. Mission minded students interact with mission agency representatives in a one-on-one mentoring type relationship.
Nancy and I discussed all the topics covered by the speakers, including:
1) Are you really having an open mind and open heart about this?
2) Is Jesus the main thing in your life? What are the idols in your life? They won't go away when you go to another country.
3) The mandate - It's not just about going, but about making disciples. If you aren't doing that now, what makes you think you can do it overseas?
4) Finances - what is your plan to pay off your student loans?
5) Local Church - are you involved now?
6) Purity - relationships, parents, friends, pornography, same-sex attraction - how to deal with those issues now.
Pray for Nancy, as she walks through the NEXT STEPS in her journey in serving the Lord with her life.
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