Putting it all together

After reading the two previous posts, you may be wondering "how did Katie end up in Honduras?" Great question!

It all starts when I was 5 years old. Every Sunday in church we would pray for "Betsy Hake and her missionary work in Honduras". That was all I knew about the ministry. That some lady that I didn't know was a missionary (a concept I really didn't grasp yet) in a country that I had never heard of. Regardless of this, I faithfully said the prayer every Sunday.

Jump ahead about 15 years to my study abroad experience in Spain. My roommate, Abby was also a Christian and had also grown up in a church that prayerfully and financially supported Betsy and Jericho Ministries. During a late night talk Abby suggested that I go visit Betsy down in Honduras for a summer. It seemed like a good enough idea so I decided to spend a month down in Tegucigalpa during the summer of 2008.

That summer was such a fantastic experience and as soon as I arrived back in the US, I started praying that the Lord would call me back to Honduras for another summer. It took a lot of patience, but the Lord answered my prayers and I was able to return to Honduras for nearly seven weeks this summer. This time, my experience was a little more difficult and I constantly called upon the Lord for help, peace, joy, and patience. Although it was a difficult summer in some ways, it was a huge growing process for me in other senses.

At the end of my seven weeks I began feeling the Lord calling me to another stint with Jericho Ministries, this time for a little longer. There have been many confirmations through scripture, dreams, nudging of the Spirit, and the blessings of those that I respect and look up to. This being said, I am spending the rest of 2009 student teaching, wrapping up things at school, and preparing for a 2-year commitment with Jericho Ministries!

I never would have guessed that I would be taking on a missionary role when I graduated from college but this is where the Lord would have me, at least for a while anyways.

I think this semester is going to be a roller coaster of emotions as I begin to pack up my life at Eau Claire and in the US, say goodbye to friends and family, and run with no regrets towards the wonderful plan that my Father has laid out for me.