My Heart's Desire

As a young girl it was always my dream to be a missionary in Africa. I still remember those pictures in my colorful imagination of what life would be like without a roof over my head, electricity, running water, or grass in the yard... of how cool it would be to have friends who didn't have the same color skin as me or speak my language... and the thought that one day possibly I too could be able to experience all of this.
Two years ago as applied for summer missions, assignments in Africa were my first two choices; however, they were filled by the time for interviews and I was then chosen to serve in the country of my last choice- Serbia. Now, part of my heart will always be with the Serbs and I will always have a part of them with me. God showed me a lot about learning to keep my faith in the smallest of things and how I will not be able "to see the whole scope of His work from beginning to end" (Ecc. 3:11). To look back at stories of God's work and pictures of my time in Serbia you go to my first blog: to http://toriwilder.blogspot.com/.

As for this year... why Africa and not Serbia? (especially after the Serbs captured part of my heart two years ago and I anxiously await the time for God to send me back there.) Well as I was finishing up my application for summer missions, I had my heart set on going back to Serbia. It was where I left part of my heart, felt comfortable, and have many loving friends. Yet as I talked to God about it and looked back through project list, a two month project for Niger was listed that I hadn't seen previously. Immediately, those dreams of living in Africa came back to me! This had been the place for so many years where I desired to do missions. I really sought out the Lord about this decision. I felt God leading me to place Niger as my first choice and so I did, and with God's assurance I knew that one day He would call me back to Serbia. About two months later, I was accepted to serve in Niger.