Over the past two months, I have gotten to experience a different
side to being a missional artist. In the month between internships, we
fixed up the house, but we also partnered with an organisation that
stands up for Christian opinions in the politics and media, and along
with them, we worked to champion some of the causes that we feel
passionate about. I went to the meetings that our leader had with the
organisation, and I got to watch Christians fight for their beliefs in
the political arena. I've never helped organise something of that
magnitude before, and it was an honour to stand outside of British
landmarks and declare the Lord's presence and ask for His grace and
mercy to come down. There were hundreds of people there to sing God's
praises and declare our love for God and the other people of the nation,
and it was powerful to see so many people take a stand for God's heart.
The
process also allowed me to use gifts that God has given me for which I
never understood the purpose. I've never understood why God let me do
one year of a broadcast journalism degree before having me change to
theatre. I didn't know why I had taken so many public speaking classes,
or why God led me to do an advertising minor with my degree. And yet,
through our work with the Christian organisation, I found all of those
aspects of my education useful. I attended planning meetings, helped
with the publicity ideas, and did an on-camera promo for the events. God
has a funny way of preparing me years in advance, and while I was
complaining about the difficult exams and wasted classes, He could see
how necessary it would be now.
That's something I'd
like to remember now, as I prepare to do the first counseling school
that our base is offering. While I may not understand how it will effect
my life, I know that God is using what I am learning now to prepare me
for His plans for my future. God's timing is perfect - even in the
preparation stages. That is a truth that I am standing on.
