Lorrie McCarver* said she knew she was interested in missions when she attended a Go Night event in Tuscaloosa last year. She went to find out more about being sent out, but she still had some questions — she wasn’t sure how to incorporate missions in her life.
But then something gave her a push.
“Someone got up and challenged us to not focus on our fears or anxieties but just focus on what the Lord is doing in our life and how much that is needed in someone else’s life,” said McCarver, a student at the University of Alabama. “I felt very convicted, and I pretty much decided I was going to go.”
She didn’t have to look far for a way. One Mission Students, the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions’ path for sending college students as summer missionaries, had “ample” opportunities, she said.
106 students in 17 countries, 11 states and D.C.
McCarver ended up serving in North Africa this summer, and she said the experience gave her a “new lens and appreciation for the goodness of the gospel.”
While there, she and her teammates were able to lead a young girl to faith in Christ, and McCarver still stays in touch with her.
“If someone is on the fence about going and serving somewhere, I would highly recommend doing it,” she said. “I have no regrets. I wish I could still be there.”
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This article was originally published at TheAlabamaBaptist.org.
