In the fall of 2006 I enrolled at Ambassador Baptist College in Lattimore, NC. My intention at that time was to graduate with a one year Certificate in Bible degree and then go on to earn an undergraduate in biology and followed by four more years of medical studies eventually becoming a Doctor of Osteopathy. As hardened as was my resolve to keep my course and become a doctor, the Lord broke my heart for the mission field in the Spring Semester of that year of Bible school.
At the same time God called me into the ministry I was presented with the concept of unreached people groups, especially those inhabiting the island nation of Madagascar. Having now this call and burden to reach the uttermost parts of the earth with the Gospel, I enrolled for the upcoming year - this time with a Bachelor of Biblical Studies in Missions. Throughout my time at Ambassador Baptist College I planed to go to Madagascar as a missionary, unless God led me otherwise.
During the fall semester of my senior year I was confronted with the unreached people groups of Central Asia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia in particular. I started studying maps and ethnographic reports of these two nations, and in my research I was drawn to the city of Oglii, in the far western section of Mongolia. To this city I felt God was leading me to go, in order that the Gospel would be available and presented to the many ethnic groups of that place, who are without a clear Gospel message. Having confirmation in answers to specific prayers, and gathering from the calm inward assurance that the Spirit of God gave, I immediately changed course and began working toward Mongolia.
That was almost a year and a half ago. At the present the Lord has brought me a wonderful wife, Amanda, and allowed us to join BIMI as our missions agency. Looking with great anticipation to our survey trip, which begins on the 24th of August and lasts until the 16th of September, our excitement grows daily as our goals come into sharper focus.
The Lord recently gave us incredible confirmation concerning the place of His leading. Speaking with a missionary about our plans to serve in Olgii, I was told that there was a lady doing a work there among the Kazakh women who had died of cancer some time ago. Since then there have been many prayers offered to God that someone would return to Oglii, bearing the Gospel and the love of Christ to those for whom Christ died.
Mongolia? It seems too incredible to believe. Indeed, that is the beauty of it, for there is no possible way that this call and confirmation are the works of men's hands. We are delightfully following the leading of our gracious and glorious Heavenly Father, wondering what great adventure lies ahead in serving Him.
