Galatians 1:11~12As a child in the foster care system, my calling was on me at the age of 10.  Nevertheless, I exhausted my life in sin and realized time was flying by and nothing I was doing was showing true fruit as a legacy for my future. Other's seem too sore and accomplish far more with doing much less. Eventually, it dawned on me the Father had his hand in my life and I wasn't going to move very far until I surrendered to him.

 

In May 2012 I made a true devotion to the Lord as a genuine commitment. I laid prostrate on my face in my bedroom in Lewisville, TX something I've never done before and that was the birth of my new beginning.  Repentance was finally official and something happened to me that day not even I knew at the time.  There was nothing radical or crazy going on in my life to make such a commitment.  I just reached the end of my end game with the world. From teenage pregnancy, a dancer turns stripper to being a kept woman over 3yr's, selling myself to the highest bidder in my travels just to name a few. Chasing after the wind to climb the ladder of success that never seems to come to my door front for the efforts I put out. Thinking I got this! And little did I know it had me all that time.  Time, stealing my time and peace.

 

On Dec 26th, 2014 my journey began at ground 0, anxious and trembling as I walked away from all my possessions.  My curiosity to follow Christ with air beneath my wings had come to fruition.  My flesh was crying for an exit from the journey I was beginning.  As my spirit grows stronger in faith I too am being tested and tried daily in the flesh wanting a way out. Not realizing I was actively in missions for the kingdom of God right here in America as I had always prayed for.  I lived out of my car to relocating as a home helper to living out of hotels and repeating the process over again. Exhausting but necessary as it was unbeknownst to me I was being pruned and stretched for great faith. Placed as a seed in the world to test the hearts of man and preparing me for my single women’s ministry. The sacrifice to live by faith and not by sight was required of me first.  The Lord leaves nothing incomplete as I am being rebuilt in Him. Regardless of how unusual it seems, I have peace knowing it is better that I lose my life in order to save it than to assume to save my life just to lose it.  (Matthew 10:39)

 

July 2017 the month of my birthday the Gettis Ministry / Ruth Program has given birth and it wouldn't have surfaced if I didn't listen to that still small voice direct me on how to carry my cross daily and let go so that I let the Father rebuild me under his wings.  Dad calls me his Stouthearted One, as I am built for such a time as this.  

Now I understand what it means to be on the road least traveled, oh how narrow it really is. True warriors are built in the fire, not selected by a board for superficial reasons. Find your journey and don't let go. The best sacrificial offering you can give the Lord is your love and obedience.  A woman without boarders nor a place to call home.

 

Scriptures of my identity as a Missionary

 

• John 7: 14~18

• Galatians 1:11~12

• Galatians 2: 20

• Luke 14: 33

• Mark 8: 34~38

• 1 Corinthians 9:24~27