Unexpected Paths, Faithful God
Hi! I will be going to Uganda with Mesa Global to serve at Hope58. I have been drawn to missions since I was young, and I could not really tell you why. The dream stemmed from the exposure I was given by my home church in California, where I learned a lot about a nonprofit based in Rwanda. I remember being a young girl and dreaming about going to Africa one day, and I just thought that was the norm. This dream was present throughout high school, but then my first trip overseas was to Thailand. My trip to Thailand wrecked me in the most beautiful way and placed a deep burden for the… Read more
My Letters to Future Goers
Okay here we go… Freefall… I wasn’t jumping off of a high dive. There was not actually 20 meters of air or 5 meters of pool water awaiting my leap, though in some ways it felt like that. I was quitting my first 9-5 job and ending an incredible chapter of my life, uncertain of what support-raising or my life serving abroad would look like. My heart was pounding, my stomach uneasy, and everything around me suddenly felt so temporary. Have I misread things? Maybe I better play it safe. What did God know that I didn’t? Spain specifically has been a good place for God to continue… Read more
Discerning God’s Will: Choosing Freedom over Fear
Dear Potential Goer, If you’re reading this, you’re likely considering the possibility of serving overseas in missions. But you may be wondering if this is what God is calling you to do. You want to make the “right decision”. It might be helpful to know that just a few months ago, I was in the same spot. Before December, I had never heard of GoCorps. My plan after I graduated from college was to go directly to grad school for occupational therapy. A large part of my senior year of college was spent applying to different programs and going through the interview processes. Due to the… Read more
How did I even get here?
Hey hey! God is so good and I am so excited to tell you all that he is doing in my life! GoCorps is truly an incredible ministry and I cannot wait to share how I got connected to it. I became interested in missions during my freshmen year at Colorado Christian University (CCU). I met a missionary who was a counselor for missionaries in Kenya. I thought that sounded like the coolest job ever so I started to pursue missions. I had the opportunity to go to Honduras with CCU and I feel like that is the place where God broke my heart for the nations. During my sophomore year of college, I met… Read more
My letter to future Goers
Since being stateside now for a little over a month, I can confidently say that if you are someone debating whether or not you should take the leap of faith to uproot your life and everything you are familiar with for 2 years, I would tell you to do it. The Lord did so many amazing things over the past 2 years in my life in Athens, Greece. I remember when I first started on this journey, I was terrified of a lot of things— fundraising, moving to a new country and immersing myself in a new culture, leaving loved ones behind. But through it all I felt the Lord blessing me and providing for me… Read more
My Letter to Future Goers
As I wrap up the last two years of Ministry in Germany, there are many things that were learned, challenged, broken, and redeemed. None of these things were expected, yet none of them were handled alone. None of them were easy, but none of them impossible. When God nudged me into a relational ministry vocation, he wasn't just giving me a job with an organization to hold me over for the next two years. Instead, he took my passions, career goals, and gifts and completely refined and redefined what it meant to nurture relationships and be kingdom minded in professional spaces, cultures,… Read moreMy Letter to Future Goers
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance something in you is already stirring, but maybe you feel hesitant, nervous, or just not fully convinced. I was there once too. I never planned to live or serve overseas, but during my senior year of college, God started to move the pieces into place. Still, I wasn't sure, it certainly wasn't the plan I had in mind. However, I decided to pray a simple prayer: God, not my will but yours; as long as the door stays open, I’ll walk through it. I wasn’t committing to the outcome, just to obedience in the next step. Those steps moved faster than I… Read moreReflecting on Fundraising
It’s no secret that my fundraising journey has looked a little different from what I had anticipated when I left GoWeek back in September of 2024. It has held countless exciting and encouraging moments, but also many filled with longing and tear-filled questions before the Father. However, looking back on this past year and a half, I can say that there is a unique beauty to be found within the process of fundraising. Fundraising in this capacity has been one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done, but also one of the most rewarding and insightful. It’s invited me into experiencing a… Read more
Listen Up Future Goer
Like you, I wanted to serve the Lord while doing the work I am passionate about, and so this comes from having experienced just that. I write knowing we are among the blessed that He has allowed to carry His word of truth to those far beyond our comfort zones. I didn't expect to look back on these past two years speechless. Yet I sit in utter awe of our Father, having the joy of experiencing God in a new culture, language, and way of working. To realize how much He has revealed about Himself through these experiences of service, where it now seems I've been the one served by Him. I went with… Read more