From Marketer to Missionary

A new season in my life started… I’ve made the decision to take the step of faith from just over 6 years in the corporate world as marketer, to come to England as a missionary.  After a long and emotional 2 weeks of “goodbyes”, I safely arrived, in good spirit, in the UK and have already got my first work week behind me. It has been go go go from the moment I stepped into the office… But it has been good.  Creation Fest is in 3 weeks’ time (3-9August) and we have a 4-day outreach in Boscastle the week before, and two Creation Movement Road shows (17 Aug in St. Ives and 23-24 Aug in Cambourne) afterwards.

This past week was hectic, so no time for pictures yet… but, while I did my round of goodbyes, I was asked a lot of similar questions, and I thought I will answer the main two in my first blog.

 

What exactly will you do?

I’ve joined the Creation Fest team (one of the places I volunteered on a short term basis in 2012 – see blogs of July – Aug 2012) on a full time basis as an events coordinator in Cornwall, England. Currently, Creation Fest is a week-long Christian Music Festival (www.creationfest.org.uk) that happens in August in Wadebridge, Cornwall. The vision is that Creation Fest be extended with smaller outreaches and road shows throughout the year, presenting an opportunity to take the festival to the people.  There is also an opportunity to serve the Lord in Kids Ministry – but an update on this will follow later!

 

How or why did you make the decision?

The best place to be is in the Lord’s will.  In 2012 just before a four month sabbatical, the Lord gave me a promise in Psalm 32:8: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eyes”.  As always, God is faithful and He did. In December, I received an email from Phil Pechonis, the Festival Director, asking if I'd want to come on board with Creation Fest full time. I consistently prayed about it and waited on the Lord for the answer.  At the end of January God answered my prayer through 2 Scripture passages: Revelation 3:8 (“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it…”and 2 days after that through Acts 16 - with the challenge: The Lord still sends out missionaries today - if the Lord calls you, will you go?   That day I knew the Lord answered my prayer and that for the next season of my life I need to serve Him at Creation Fest.

 

During the traveling on the planes and trains, I read a book called “A present Help – Standing on the promises of God” by Marie Monsen (she was a missionary in China).  And it made me think about all the promises God gave us in His word.  I tried to figure out how many promises there are in the Bible for us, some say over 3000 and others over 7000 – but that is not important.  The important part is that no matter our situation or circumstance, there is a promise God gives us and we can hold on to knowing He is a faithful God… As a Christians we need “walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). I’ve just taken a big step of faith in my life, but I can know and be assured that for this next 10 months in the UK (and the rest of my life off course), my faith can rests secure in the promises of God (no matter where He leads me).  Here are some of promises to remember:

Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”

Romans 10:13: “For whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”

Hebrews 13:5: “I will never leave you, nor forsake you”

Matthew 19:26: “with God all things are possible.”

 

What is your favourite promise from God?

Xxx

 

P.S – thank you to you all who have been showering me with your prayers and please do not stop!  I am really blessed through your prayers. 

 

Some prayer requests:

Personal:

Please continue to pray:

* That the Lord would use me to glorify His name wherever it might be

* That my mind would continue to dwell in His Truth (Phil 4:8)

* For godly friends and fellowship

 

For Creation Fest, the Creation Movement Road shows and the People of the UK:

* Please pray that all those festival goers, that do not know Jesus, hearts will be touched and open to the Gospel

* For strength (and energy), wisdom and focus for the Creation Fest staff, team leaders and volunteers for the final preparations and logistics before the festival