Willing and Sent | 甘心顺服，蒙召而去

Over the past 16 years of my life, I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Honduras around 30 times. It has become a place that is super near to my heart. Outside of God and my parents, it’s been the thing that has shaped my life the most.  Each time I lead a team, God teaches me something new that carries out into the rest of my life.

This year, we had the opportunity to work with Living Hope and the Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Ignacio, whom I met many years ago, has a heart and vision to reach people in the surrounding villages. The thing I’ve appreciated the most is how much he pours into and believes in the Next Generation. He never takes the spotlight and always helps platform young people into positions to lead, and it is beautiful.   

This trip, I wound up spending the majority of my time in a dental office, as one of our young team members needed a root canal. As the leader, I felt like God kind of “benched” me. However, because I couldn’t participate in most of the ministry days, I had to empower the younger leaders around me to lead the things I usually lead. While it was hard to step out, what I ended up experiencing was beautiful.  I was able to watch what happens when you empower the Next Generation.
 
On the last day, I had a front row seat for all the work our young people had been doing. They led, they gained confidence, and they became significant difference makers for the Kingdom. That’s when I realized it: God was allowing me to do what Pastor Ignacio and my dad had done for me many years ago—teach and empower the younger generation to lead.

I am so grateful that God took me to my favorite place on earth (Honduras), sat me in one of my least favorite places (the dentist's office); to remind me just how important it is to let our young people lead. And it was beyond beautiful.

过去16年里，我大约30次前往洪都拉斯。那里成了我心中极其珍爱的地方。除了神和我的父母，它最深塑造了我的生命。每次带队前往，神都会教导我新的功课，并持续塑造我的人生。

今年我们与 “新希望”宣教机构及拿撒勒教会一起服事。有位我多年认识的 Ignacio 牧师，他一直有负担进入周围村庄传福音。我最欣赏的是他对下一代的投入和信任。他从不把焦点放在自己身上，总是扶持年轻人走上领导岗位，这非常美好。

这次旅程，因队里一位年轻成员需要做根管治疗，我大部分时间都在牙医诊所。身为领队，我感觉自己被神「放到板凳上」。因为无法参与大部分的服事，我不得不放手，让年轻领导承担我平时的责任。虽然不容易，但我经历的是，当你愿意赋予下一代机会与责任时，会发生何等奇妙的事。

最后一天，我亲眼见证年轻人这一周的成长：他们勇敢带领、更加自信，也成为神国度中的影响者。那一刻我明白了：神正让我做当年 Ignacio 牧师和我父亲为我做的事——教导并装备下一代领导。

我非常感恩神带我到我最爱的地方——洪都拉斯；却让我坐在最不喜欢的地方——牙医诊所，只为提醒我：让年轻人去领导是何等重要。这一切，美得超乎想象。