My number one passion is God. I am absolutely 100% head-over-heels for him. I love serving him and being completely surprised in the end. I know he has taken care of me throughout the span of my life and there is no reason why he would just leave me in the dust, even though I have done worse to him. There are times I have put things on the shelf and God has reminded me that his plan is greater than my own. Sometimes, by putting it on the shelf, I had to put away my own desires and what I perceive and then God shows me something even better. Once I see what he has, I know longer want the thing I had wanted, or not exactly in the same way. And just when I think I've figured God out, he throws something else wonderful at me and it just causes me to worship him.
I love missions. I have had a heart for it since I was 16. Every year, that dream would get stronger and more real. People who knew this about me would check up on me and see if this is still what I want to do, and I would always answer "Absolutely." I had never seen myself as a missionary but things just started to change and my heart started to grow for it. As I prayed about where I was supposed to be a missionary, I also grew an enormous heart for Sweden. I love Sweden. I am in love with Europe. I truly believe Europe needs God. I would tell people I want to go to Sweden some day to be a missionary and they always would give me a strange look and ask me why. It's my heart. Then I started to realize my passion for church and then that sort of evolved to church planting. I want to be a church planter and would love to start in Sweden and go to other countries if possible.
When I was in Germany doing my internship, I always needed a translator. Every time it got to a point where I needed someone to translate for me, I found myself wanting to be on the other side. I wanted to be the person translating. I have always wanted to be fluent in another language. Since then, my passion to translate has grown, and continues to do so.
Ever since I have had a camera of my own, I've wanted to be a photographer. I love taking pictures and capturing the moment. I love being artistic with the camera and using different angles. I love what a picture says without saying anything. I love just taking a picture and finding out how it has turned out. I love those moments when you see a picture and it just takes your breath away, and there really are no words to describe it.
So this is my dream, I want to plant churches in northern Europe, become a professional translator, and a professional photographer. I believe the richer countries also need the love of Jesus. I believe in the Bride of Christ and what it represents. I love it. I love how the church is so complex but so simple and I want to teach people how to be a leader in church and allow them to make it their own. I want to be fluent in other languages because I believe it would be beneficial for my ministry but I also want to be able to use a work visa in places where missionaries are not allowed. I also believe in the power of a picture. I want to take pictures of my travels and the missions trips I've been on and show it for everyone else. I want to use it for my church, or for when I am itinerating. I believe missions can use any means, including technology.
I hope this inspires you to dream big and to keep dreaming.
I hope this inspires you to dream big and to keep dreaming.
