Where He Leads, There I Will Go

(I am trying to play catch up blogging but jetlag is preventing such accomplishments, but here goes nothing...)

     My last weekend in Tsumeb was filled with lots and lots of goodbye. Some harder than others. For instance, the dog, not so hard to part with, but my girls, heartbreaking. One of the most reoccurring questions from my last few days in Africa was:

"Will you ever come back to Namibia to visit us again?"

     The reality of the situation is, I may never return to Tsumeb. Would I love nothing more than for the Lord to lead me there again, to continue relationships and investments made? Absolutely. But, do I feel the Lord's leading without a doubt to return? That, I am not sure. I do not want to go somewhere simply because of previous relationships, I want to go where He leads, not where I would be most comfortable. With that said, I had to stand before one hundred beautiful faces and tell them that I may never return again. I told them that I want to be obedient to the calling Christ has on my life. That where He leads, there I will go. If my life would bring God most glory by coming to Tsumeb, Namibia again, I would be honored and filled with joy. If Christ would be most glorified by me spending my life somewhere else, I will be obedient. My heart's desire is for the lost of the entire world to come to know God, in Africa, Asia, Alabama, and everywhere else. At this present moment, I do not know where Christ is leading with my life, but I do know what He is leading, and that is to make His glory known to the ends of the earth.

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." -Acts 1:8