The Great Commission

In December 2017, I traveled on a 12-day mission trip to Kenya and Uganda with Diversified Ministry for Cultural Exchange Inc. (DM4CE) to serve the local communities, churches, and children’s homes in winter holiday initiatives. I realized that the 2017 mission travel was just a taste of exploration that God wanted me to encounter in order to prepare for more. When I came back, I knew God wanted me to prepare for a solo journey in 2018 to help Happy Life Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya. But, this time, to stay longer and use my gifts and talents to help the community and the children’s home. One of the areas in which I could help the children’s home was by teaching music.

I learned so much leading up to the very first mission that to this day, I still get choked up when I talk about the experience. That mission trip helped me to establish a stronger relationship with God by knowing without a doubt that He wanted me to go. There were just too many instances where the Lord was ordering my steps for the initial journey. Ultimately, I believe that my first mission was to obey God and say YES while utilizing my photography skill set to capture the missions for DM4CE in partnership with Operation International Gift of Knowledge (Uganda).