Last April I moved to North Fort Myers Florida to begin an internship in tropical agriculture at Educational Concern for Hunger Organization (ECHO). During which I was put in charge of a rather large garden plot representing a garden in the Hot Humid Lowlands areas of the world. It was my responsibility to keep things growing and the unwanted growth out (a.k.a. weeds). I had about 9 hours a week slotted for gardening; the rest of my time was spent in nursery sales, as a tour docent, at an assortment of training seminars and accomplishing various seed bank duties. ECHO’s goal in the training of interns is so they will be better equipped to serve as agricultural missionary in a developing country. My year of intense training has come to an end, rather quickly I might note, and I find myself asking what is next? What does God have in mind for me to do? As I ask these questions God has began to open the doors to several possibilities. Although I don’t have the details worked out I wanted to share with you what doors God is opening for the next step in my life.
One door He is opening is a mission in Uganda that has an agricultural component to it among other things. Another door He is opening is for a place in Sudan that is getting started on working with agriculture. I am praying for God to work out the details of how I would be involved and which ministry He would have me to be involved with. I will keep you all updated as I know more, but I wanted you know how God is working and ask you to join me in seeking Him for His continued guidance in my life.
