Hey guys,
I’m Ellie; I am seventeen years old and a senior in high school. Most people who know me well know that, unlike many high school seniors, I do not necessarily know what I want to do with my life long term after I graduate. I don’t know where I want to go to college, I don’t know what career path I’m going to take, and I don’t know where God will take me in the next part of my life. Something that I am learning as the year progresses and I have to decide where I’m going to go after high school is that it’s ok not to know any of these things. This being said, I know that something God is calling me to is missions.
I have wanted to look at pursuing missions since a mission trip I took with my youth group two years ago. But I had never really known how to get involved or that it was something I could do right out of high school. Like most high school students, I thought that I needed to go to college and essentially grow up and move on with my life after I graduated. About nine months ago, at the end of last year, it occurred to me that I could take a gap year then go to college and still remain on track with my peers since I had been doing dual enrollment. So I talked to my mom about this option, and she said that it was a good idea just as long as I had a plan for during and after that year. So I stumbled upon a program called Impact 360. As I was looking into this program more, I realized that while there was nothing wrong with it, it was not what God was calling me to. So I did my research and found several other programs that looked interesting but were still not what God was calling me to. That’s when I found World Race Gap Year. I knew as soon as I saw it that that was what God was calling me to. A mission-minded Christian gap year that would get me into missions while growing my relationship with God. So I talked to my parents about it, did a lot more research about it, prayed hard about it, applied, and got accepted.
Here’s where I need your help. This trip costs a lot of money. It’s going to be a challenge to raise it all, but I believe that God is calling me to this, so He will make it possible. Having read a little bit about me and why I feel so strongly about needing to go, please consider donating however much you feel is right by clicking the Donate button at the top of the screen. I know this is going to be a challenge, but I also know that with God, it is possible. Thank you so much for your support!
~Ellie
