Student Spotlight: How I Found Missionary Training School

Mar 14, 2024

My Journey to Missionary Training School:

A year ago, if you had asked me where I saw myself today, I would have most likely said that I’d still be working my creative administrative role at an aviation company. I got my first job when I was 15 years old and have been working ever since. I was born and raised in the Bahamas where “missions” wasn’t very common, or even something I was familiar with. I knew about “ministry” and that people who were in ministry were known to be called by God. From my lens, ministry looked like being a pastor or serving in a church.


I spent years working in the film and television industry. As a creative person, I’m passionate about telling true and untold stories. With that, I found myself navigating a variety of different jobs in the Bahamas, the US, and the United Kingdom, but somehow, I always stayed connected to my passion to create. 


In May of 2017, I returned to the Bahamas and found myself re-discovering my purpose. Even when I went astray, I believe it was my Christian upbringing and the seed of Proverbs 22:6 that rang true for me: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” The following spring, in April 2018, I recommitted my life to Christ and have been walking faithfully with the Lord ever since. That was the year I began working in the broadcasting industry.


As my relationship with Jesus grew stronger, so did my understanding of spiritual gifts and who the Lord was calling me to be. Many years ago, I felt a strong desire and call to teach. I studied education for a semester in college and always found different opportunities to teach - whether working at a summer camp or hosting a workshop. I simply loved the idea of sharing wisdom and information. I knew one day I wanted to combine my passion for creativity with teaching, and that would be part of God’s purpose for my life.

Now, how did all of this lead me to Missionary Training School?

A few years ago, I came to a place where I wasn’t feeling fulfilled with the work that I did. I became involved in a ministry in the Bahamas that would inevitably change my life. I witnessed miracles of healing, deliverance, and prophetic fulfillment. There, I received a prophetic word that I was called to teach. 5 months later, I began serving as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of the Bahamas. I had a front row seat as I watched the Lord move in power. Later, another prophetic word I received was that the Lord was preparing me to move. After receiving that word, I entered into a time of prayer to seek the Lord and His will for my life.


Atlanta has always held a special place in my heart since I first visited in 2011. I prayed and asked the Lord to order my steps and if I was to return to Atlanta. I didn’t want to move without Him. 


I knew I was feeling drawn towards ministry and education, and as I was searching for missions, found Global Frontier Missions.


I read every single page on the website, watched all the videos, and knew immediately that GFM was where I wanted to be. I knew the heart of the organization was the pursuit of the Great Commission, and I knew it would be a place I could fit in with my gifts, talents, and calling.


I wanted to learn everything about this new and fascinating world of missions and how I could find my place in it. I wanted to learn, to be discipled, and be in a Christ-centered community. Two months later, started the Missionary Training School, living in the moment of answered prayer.


So far, I am enjoying every moment of Missionary Training School. I am absorbing everything I can that there is to know about the missions world, cross-cultural ministry, and living and serving in Clarkston, a refugee resettlement community. I get the opportunity to partner with different ministries, connect with different families from all over the world, and serve among internationals.


I am the happiest that I’ve been in a very long time and I am looking forward to see what the Lord does in my life over these next few months of Missionary Training School.

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