Rowing Against the Current:

I remember when God chose us to come to The United States to do his work; I had only been married for one year.

I was very young, with no experience, but one thing I was sure of; that God was with me and that I wanted to save souls and be used by Him.

In that moment my heart became very glad, but my stomach tightened because I imagined going to a far away place, unknown and in fact I did not even speak the language, but none of those things were barriers for me. My desire to serve was much greater than all those obstacles.

My family did not take the news very well because they were not waiting for news like this; I think they never imagined such a thing. I remember that in those times, nobody supported me, not my parents nor my sister, they only thought in the distance and about how I would be so far away from them.

The only words that I would have like to have heard were: " Go with God daughter of mine, and your going to be GREAT!” but on the contrary all the time I heard: " Don't go, stay here with us!"

I know they said those things out of love but in that moment I would have liked to feel some support and approval of behalf of my family, so then my happiness could have been complete.

After a show of tears, they realized that I had made my choice and there was no going back. I never doubted for one minute, I would go where God was sending me. Thank God, time passed and they finally understood my decision.

It is easy to act when everything is in your favor, when everyone supports you and understands you. But what about when nobody is on your side? Do you stay firm in your faith, in your beliefs, or on the contrary do you end up doubting?

Do you react and continue forward or do you go back and give up?

When we are sure in our faith, of our calling, the only thing we do is follow God's voice, even though the world is against you.

Think about this my friend: the current is not always in your favor, but you must have courage to go against the current.