The Birth of A Missionary
By: Ki'moy Smith
It
has always been my dream to become an Obstetrician-Gynecologist; the birth of a
child always fascinated me. Imagine helping one of God’s creations to come into
this world, beautiful isn’t it? But with everything I was learning I knew
devoting my time to rigorous worldly studies and prolonged university attendance
wasn’t what God wanted for me. I would have no time to hear his voice, if my
focus was this worldly achievement.
While
watching a documentary on a midwife based in Africa, I realized my calling. She
would go to remote areas where healthcare was an unknown word and with love and
dedication attended to pregnant mothers. “God is this what you’re calling me to
do? Are you calling me to bring your message to the world while helping the
physical needs? Okay I’m in!!!”
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, whom shall
I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” (Isaiah 6:8)
I
have a deep love for babies and a fondness for mission trips, so I thought,
“Why not combine both?” With perfect timing Hartland College was presented to
me clearly, as an opportunity to combine my two passions. Praise God! His
timing is perfect. I will be attending the two-year program, and possibly the
four-year program at the Hartland Institute in Virginia for the Midwife
Ministry. Hartland trains young people from all over the world to spread the
Three Angels’ Messages, with a renewed emphasis on supporting the worldwide
mission and the ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Hartland’s unique
program combines solid principles, high standards, deep biblical knowledge,
practical hands-on experience, effective on-campus and community outreach,
agricultural training, and academic study.
Lately
I’ve been asking God to perform some miracles and praying for faith to trust Him.
I’ve made a mental choice to do some ‘extreme mission work’ after finishing
ministry school, which will require self-denial, a lack of material things, but
most of all TOTAL dependence on God. This ‘extreme mission work’ is to go to third-world
countries and as a Mid-Wife and Medical Missionary, minister to the physical needs
of others as well as their Spiritual needs. If God sees fit I will also attach
myself to a Sanitarium, both decisions require faith.
We
know that “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.” –
Proverbs 16:9. I’ve seen where God has
been leading. Praise God!! Doors are being opened. I believe prior to seeing
God’s hand moving, I was very much like Naaman. Do you remember Naaman who had
the leprosy? When he went before Elijah for a healing, he became angry when his
actual prescription was different from what he anticipated. See, he thought Elijah would come out and
touch him and call on God for healing, he expected a dramatic scene. Instead,
he was told to dip in the murky waters of the Jordan River.
So
how does this apply to me you ask? I came to God with a preconceived idea of
what my blessing would be, and how I would receive it. I thought ‘Ok, I know
this is what you will do’ and ‘This is how You’re going to come through for
me.’ When it didn’t happen that way, I got disappointed and started to have
doubt in what I knew was God’s directions for me.
The
following verse came to mind. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither
are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the
earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your
thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 (KJV) I was doing all I can to meet God half way, to
show him that I’m serious, because I honestly did not know when or how my
tuition was to be paid. But hey! That is not my problem, it is His, even when
I don’t understand or see His plan, I will trust Him.
The
devil is not happy about this calling of my life, so I was not surprised when
he launched his attack. But while watching a sermon I was reminded not to doubt
God in the darkness, with all He had shown me in the light. Total dependence on
God requires me to doubt my doubts.
If it is His will.
He will pay the bill.
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