My life changed forever when nine-year-old Felicity asked if I wanted sex in return for a pair of shoes. “What must have happened to her in those nine years to think that of another woman,” I thought to myself.
In that moment, I made a decision that completely altered the course of my life. Abandoning plans to become a lawyer, I launched One By One, a charity focused on ending exploitation of children such as Felicity across the world.
More than a decade later and now with more than 10,000 children in our care each week, I realise that although Felicity was asking me a question that day in Sierra Leone, so was God.
“Who will go,” he famously asked Old Testament prophet Isaiah. He was asking me what I was willing to do. It’s easy to get sad, to shed a few tears and to feel sorry for what has happened, but what was I was going to do about it? Sympathy can shake you, but compassion will move you.
“Here I am, send me,” Isaiah responded.
The Holy Spirit has been asking that same question throughout history, and for centuries, men and women have said yes to the call of God, paying incredible prices to see God move in their generation.
Saying yes to God and asking him to ‘send me’ has been quite an adventure. From building a children’s village in Kenya to more recently rescuing children from slavery in Pakistan, dealing with children who have fled the Taliban in Afghanistan and helping women say no to sexual abuse through our Dignity Project across the world, I’ve seen the power in saying yes to God.
I’m delighted to open the scriptures with you on my new series with GOD TV.
‘Send Me’ will look at characters in God’s Word, as well as my own stories from the mission field and show you how you too can be a part of the great commission to take the gospel to the world. My prayer is that as you watch, you too will reach a point where you can say to God ‘Send Me’.
It hasn’t all been easy. In fact, I’ve faced many challenges along the way, but God has been with me every step and I know my testimonies will encourage you too as you obey God’s call on your life.
Getting on a plane might not be possible for you – but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a mission field. God may have called you to business, politics or even to reach your neighbours with his love. Whatever it is, there’s a job for you in God’s kingdom.
Some weeks you’ll laugh and rejoice, other weeks you’ll cry, but I know ‘Send Me’ will be an encouragement to you in your spiritual journey as you begin to say yes to God’s call on your life.
For more information about Becky Murray and One By One, visit www.onebyone.net
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