The Uttermost Bounds of the Earth

As I was thinking about those words, "the uttermost bounds of the earth" I was trying to decide where exactly that is. As the years go by, it gets easier and easier to travel. We have easy access to international affairs, and so it seems that the world is getting smaller.

Our generation has a grip on a world vision, and we have a desire and a need for adventure and discovery. My mom and I were talking about this one day and she said, "my generation grew up believing we needed to go to school, get a job, get married, and raise the next generation." Which does sound familiar, but I believe that we are no longer limited to that.

Of course I still want to go to school, get a job, get married and raise my babies- but I am hungry to experience the culture and diversity outside of the American borders. God didn't create only America... He created Mozambique, Kenya, Haiti, North Korea, The Netherlands, China, Japan, Denmark, Thailand, Cambodia, Panama, Nicaragua, Italy, Columbia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Cuba, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia, Mexico, Phillipines, Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Turkey, Dominican Republic, France, United Kingdom, South Africa, South Korea, Myanmar, Spain, Ukraine, Sudan, Tanzania, Morocco, Uganda, Venezuela, Argentina, Poland, Algeria, Canada, Nepal, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Taiwan, Australia, Yemen, Romania, Syria, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Angolia, Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, Niger, Malawi, Mali, Guatemala, Ecuador, Zamia, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Greece, Chad, Belgium, Portugal, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Bolivia, Rwanda, Hungary, Guinea, Belarus, Sweden, Somalia, Benin, Austria, Burundi, Honduras, Switerland, Isreal, Bulgaria, Serbia, Tajikistan, Papua New Guina, Libya, Laos, Paraguay, El Salvador, Jordan, Togo, Denmark, Slovakia, Finland, Singapore... and the list goes on.

Each of these countries represents billions of people on the globe. There is a fire inside of me, and I refuse to let it be extinguished.

In a couple weeks I'll be on a plane headed for Cambodia- I have no idea what God has in store for me while I am there, all I know is that I am going there to be a voice in the wilderness. John 1:5 says "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it."
No doubt, I will be doing scary things while I am there - but...

I am equipped.

"Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you." Psalm 91:7

"For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:12

"We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but never destroyed." 2 Cor 4:9

"And the same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus." Phil 4:19

"He will cover you with his feathers, He will shelter you with His wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection." Psalm 91:4

"We live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life." 2 Cor 4:12

We have been called to the uttermost bounds of the earth - we are equipped, and we are protected.

Each one of those countries is a home to millions of people. Each person has a story. Many of them have been silenced. It is my job to walk alongside them - to speak and fight on their behalf, and to introduce them to the man who sets captives free.

"You must do it, you can't hold back. You have enjoyed yourself in christianity long enough. You've had pleasant feelings, pleasant songs, pleasant meetings, pleasant prospects. There has been much of human happiness, much clapping of hands and shouting of praises- very much heaven on earth. Now then, go to God and tell Him that you are prepared as much as necessary to turn your back upon it all, and that you are willing to spend the rest of your days struggling in the midst of these parishing multitudes, whatever it may cost. You must do it! With the light that is now broken in upon your mind and the call that is now sounding in your hearts, and the beckoning hands that are now before your eyes, You have no alternative. To go down among the perishing crowds is your duty. Your happiness from now on will consist of sharing their misery, your ease in sharing their pain, your crown in helping them to bear their cross, and your heaven in going into the very jaws of hell to rescue them." -William Booth

Jesus went into the darkest of places. He was not kidding when He said, "Take up your cross, and follow Me."