I was the Pastor of West Republic Baptist Church for over seven years. Our burden for missions had greatly increased over the years and we were wanting our youth to share in this burden, so we thought what better way than to take them to a missions field. Many of our missionary friends had warned us to be careful that after visiting a mission field we might feel the call. My reply was, I know I'm right where God wants me to be here at West Republic Baptist, everything is going well and there are no problems.
As soon as we landed on foreign soil God began to work on our group. Yes, he softened the hearts of our youth and they will never be the same but He broke the hearts of my wife and me. After returning home, we could not get the Belizean people off our minds. We were unable to sleep at night and would wake up thinking of the lost souls and "unforgettable faces."
I was the Pastor of West Republic Baptist Church for over seven years. Our burden for missions had greatly increased over the years and we were wanting our youth to share in this burden, so we thought what better way than to take them to a missions field. Many of our missionary friends had warned us to be careful that after visiting a mission field we might feel the call. My reply was, I know I'm right where God wants me to be here at West Republic Baptist, everything is going well and there are no problems.
As soon as we landed on foreign soil God began to work on our group. Yes, he softened the hearts of our youth and they will never be the same but He broke the hearts of my wife and me. After returning home, we could not get the Belizean people off our minds. We were unable to sleep at night and would wake up thinking of the lost souls and "unforgettable faces."
