Interview with Mer

 Random Thoughts and Musings

From the Keyboards of Kinz and Llis

Featuring Mer

09/20/21

Greetings and salutations!! We have a special guest today, and you guys may remember her from a previous post. Hola amigos and amigas!! 😆 Thanks Kinzie and Llis for letting me come on again! Yeah, we’re super excited to have you! ♥ This is going to be so much fun!! Indeed! This post is going to be extra interesting (even more so than the typical RTAM post, which would only be classified as fascinating 😉 Yes! 😂), because Mer will be telling us all about a missions trip she took to the Dominican Republic!!! Yayy! Oh my goodness, it was amazing! That’s awesome! I can’t wait to hear about it. So without further ado . . . here we go with  post #16!!! 😊

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Isaiah 6:8  “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”

When I read this, the first thing I see is Isaiah’s willingness. As soon as He hears God’s voice and Him asking this, He doesn’t even think for a minute before saying that he will go. He is so determined to serve the Lord and be his servant, that he without a doubt, not knowing where or what lies ahead, says, “YES” to God and what he wants! For a long time I read this verse and didn’t know the true meaning of it, and until you know the meaning and recognize the significance of it, you can’t understand how amazing it is! When I felt God calling me to missions and this trip especially, I didn’t want to question God’s calling or say no . . . I wanted to be like Isaiah and tell God yes, because I know that He is all that matters! Our purpose while we are here is to glorify and worship God! Our desire should be to make His name known, and by telling God yes, like Isaiah, we are doing what we are called and designed to do! I want to live a life fully for God and when He calls me, I want to go! 

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1. Why did you decide to take this missions trip? Do you feel like God is calling you to be a missionary? God had been calling me for a long time to missions, but I was finding the right time to go. Of course the pandemic took place in 2020, so I wasn’t able to go anywhere that year, and this year the team I wanted to go with wasn’t traveling because of COVID! I prayed about it for a long time, and randomly, after a lot of praying a pastor from the DR contacted my pastor! He knew I had been trying to find a missions trip and was praying about it, so he contacted me right away. I knew God brought this trip to my view for a reason and I couldn’t say no! I do believe God is calling me to missions and/or ministry of some sort! I am so willing and ready if He is! Back in 2019 I really felt the calling after my first missions trip, and it has become stronger and more evident since then! 

2. Tell us more about the Dominican Republic. Why did you choose a Spanish-speaking country? 

So my first missions trip was to Honduras, and I felt a tug on my heart for that group of people and language as soon as I got there. I wanted to be able to speak the language and share the gospel with all I could, but I knew I was supposed to learn that language. As soon as I got home, I started learning it and really felt God wanting me to move forward with it! I prayed that if I learned that language He would provide a way for me to use it, and He most certainly did! It really wasn’t my choosing, but when you are willing and committed to God, He brings it to you and tells you! 

3. What were some of the things you did while you were in the DR? 

So, we were at a camp, and for the 3 ½ weeks, we helped with that! We helped cook the meals and serve those, we cleaned, swept and mopped the comedor (the cafeteria), helped with the games they had each night, helped with all of the campers, and really any random job they needed us to do! 

4. What was the most memorable part of your trip?

Goodness, there were SO many memories made on this trip, but I think one of the most amazing memories was getting to lead a group of girls to Christ!! For two of the three weeks, I shared a cabin with the campers and the girls in that cabin came not knowing anything about having a relationship with Christ! They knew who He was, but they had no clue you had to have a relationship. I began having conversations about God with them every day for that one week, and they asked so many questions. With the little bit of Spanish I know, and the little bit of English they knew, we talked! We talked until 2-3 o’clock in the morning, and about 2 days before they left camp, at one of the services, they accepted Christ! I’m so thankful God let me have this opportunity to witness  to them and be a big sister to these girls! I would have had no idea something like that would happen and I would get to witness it! God is so good! 

5. Is there anything else about your trip that you want to tell our readers?

Hmm, I think that, When God calls you to something or you feel God putting something on your heart, don’t put it to the side or act like it was nothing. God has a plan for all of us, and if we are fully submitted to God and want to serve Him, we will give everything to do so!! Our purpose is to glorify and worship Him,  and make His name known! If that’s at school, being a witness to your friends, talking to your neighbors about Jesus, with co-workers, bringing those conversations in where you can, somewhere on the other side of the world.. wherever God provides! He can and He will use you! Just submit to Him and whatever and whenever He calls you, be ready and willing to go!! Serving God brings so much joy! God is so glorified in this and He is worthy of it! I’m praying you all seek God everyday and where He calls you, you go, without hesitation! ❤️

Wow, thank you so very much for sharing your experiences with us, Mer! I don’t know about our readers, but I was truly blessed! Aw sweetie! I’m so glad! May God be glorified! I was  blessed by the experience. 😭 I’m so glad you got to do that, Mer! That’s so cool that you got to impact those kids’ lives like that. 💖 I’m also super glad that we got to do this post with you; it’s been awesome!! 🤗🤗🤗

Until next time!

Kinz, Llis, and Mer