When the Pieces Come Together to Reveal the Full Picture

This is a testimony of the Lord's unfailing faithfulness in my life and the Endless Pursuit He has for His children.

At the young age of five I knew I was called to the mission field. While others were dreaming up magical realities, I was looking at reality...specifically for the people of Africa. Without any influence, I knew that my purpose for this earth was beyond anything the material world could offer me. I didn't want to grow up and make all my wildest dreams become reality, I wanted to help change others reality. I simply wanted to share Jesus. My whole life my family has heard me say, "When I grow up I am going to live in Africa and tell everyone about Jesus!" Everyone would tend to laugh and brush off what I said, I never did. I didn't have any doubts in my mind that this one day would be a reality because that desire never went away, it only continued to burn.

In June 2022 I had the opportunity to travel to Kenya, Africa for the first time with Our Next Ministry. It was even more than anything I could have ever prayed for! The joy of the Lord was strong despite theit lack of material means. I felt right at home and never wanted to leave. My childhood dream was becoming a reality!

A few days after returning, on June 24th 2022 God gave me the name, “endless pursuit” for the name of the organization that I would one day start. It confused me at the time but I quickly wrote it down on my hand, as I was in the middle of babysitting. Jump to summer 2024 when I was joining Timothy International as my sending organization and I had to give them a name for my ministry. I immediately knew because God already told me, before I knew what it would be used for.

When I was serving with Transformación Ballet, Christine and I had a phrase, “Don’t be a Jonah” as in, don’t disobey. I knew that Guatemala wasn’t the location I was called to stay in, it was a training for what my actual assignment was. My time in Guatemala was similar to Jonah's while in the whale, a time to search my heart posture towards the Lord. To stop running from the healing God had for me and confront the wounds.

Now the beginning of 2025. I was told to start creating a dance class curriculum and program as if I already had a location. Then I got the words, “be expectant in what you see as a delay” while attending Fire and Fragrance Nashville. The next morning when at a prayer house I felt a release to search for a location. Without any searching, I was reminded of my first love, Africa. That same week I met with Jennifer Orton, the director of Our Next Ministry. From there, I knew that Kenya was where the Lord was calling me to be.

The Lord has had my focus be on the book of Galatians. I keep rereading and rereading and always come out with something new...it never ceases to amaze me! Out of my studying I heard, “obedience is warfare.” As in, that is my weapon. My surrender to the Lord in obedience is how there will be victory. Just like Jonah when he finally went to Nineveh to lead that city to the Lord.

On Sunday, February 16th 2025, I attended Conduit Church. The current sermon series being, Jonah. The words on the page jumped out to me in a new way and pieces started to connect. No matter how far we run from God, we are “endlessly pursued.” When we are chosen for a purpose, God will make a way. When we disobey, there will be consequences and a repentance opportunity, just like for Jonah. But when we obey it’s our weapon, harvests will be had, the enemy will be defeated, just like for Jonah. Jonah needed to break down his pride that these people were too far gone for God to save. The truth is, we are never to far because Abba Father is always close and ready to receive His children.

We have the free will to choose how we respond. So my question for you is, "how will you respond?"