The 10/40 Window

Hello! I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd just jot down some things that have been on my mind a lot. The Lord has been showing me a lot about my passion for the world to come to know him. I have been doing a lot of praying about how to accomplish that. I am thankful for the opportunity to travel to Uganda again this summer (and have been really nervous, in all honesty, about how quickly that trip is approaching)!

One day a few weeks ago, maybe even a couple of months ago, I was watching a video at church about international missions. I never thought I'd care so much about it as I do today. I sobbed as images from around the world came onto the screen, reminding me of the people who desperately need to know the love of a Savior. My pastor asked me why I was crying and it's made me think ever since. Why would I cry over those images and those people I didn't even know?

Uganda falls into a longitude/latitude line that is known as the 10/40 window. This "window" has the biggest population of non-Christians, 2 billion people. The website goes into detail about their mission and what we can do for the people of those countries.

One of the biggest things that we, myself included, forget about is prayer. Prayer is the most powerful thing we can do. At church we've been challenge to pray for unreached people- people who have never heard the gospel before. It's really put a new passion in my life, almost a new charge. As I pray for these people I don't know, these countries I may never travel to, I'm reminded of what Jesus Christ told his disciples in Matthew 28:19-20, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Some of us may not have the opportunity to travel to any of these countries in the 10/40 window or any other countries on mission trips, but everyone can pray for these people. Can you imagine what would happen if we all started praying for the lost people around the world and our brothers and sisters in Christ that are in those countries? Can you imagine how the Holy Spirit would move around this world?

Please continue to pray for me as I prepare for my trip. I still have to raise funds, get everything at work, and get myself ready with shots, etc. Thank you for your constant support through this whole journey! XOXO