A few days ago I submitted the initial information forms and began the application process to become a Journeyman. Today I received several emails from the IMB. The most important one to me is the one with a link to complete the application (which I think is supposed to take quite a while.)
I'm so very excited for this process and hopefully its culmination: becoming a Journeyman. God has been drawing me to mission for several years now and as I get closer to graduating, I realize that I need more experience on the mission field. I think the Journeyman program will be very good for me in my development as a person, Christian and missionary.
For those of you who do not know what a Journeyman is, it is a two year mission trip which can focus on a number of things, such as Church Planting, Student Ministry, etc. It is done in conjunction with missionaries who are already on the field for the IMB. I think this is a particularly great feature of the program because the missionaries on the field understand the issues that may come about for new missionaries and might be prepared to help the Journeyman deal with those issues (such as culture shock).
The reason I'm writing this is to ask you if you would pray for me as I go through this process. I plan to hopefully blog about major steps along the way so y'all can know exactly what to pray for. If you do decide to pray for me, please let me know, so I can talk with you personally about my experiences.
For now, please pray for the rest of the application process. Pray that I can finish it promptly but thoroughly. Pray that I answer questions as honestly and openly as I can.
Thanks so much for your prayer :)
Grace abounds,
Andrew Nelson
Andrew Nelson
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