a missionary dream

Yes, I have dreamed of being a missionary. When I was younger I loved learning about missionaries at GA’s and AWANA. Traveling different places and meeting people that are completely different intrigued me. At church missionaries were always talked highly of, so that probably contributed to my favorable view of their lives. I played with the idea that I could one day do the types of things I had heard about, and it certainly made since that there was a need in the world. I am sure that my understanding of mission work was very basic and limited. I defined mission work somewhere along the lines of living in a village with people of a different race. In my mind it was always a happy picture. Today my views have changed and I realize that so many more lifestyles are included in the ranks of missionaries and there are quite a few more dilemmas to be faced. This dream is taking a different shape, but it is still in me