In 2007, when I first heard the Lord’s call, I found myself questioning: How could an African be a missionary? I had always thought missionaries were Westerners. Yet God was planting a seed I could not fully understand at the time.
Fifteen years later, that seed blossomed when I became the first missionary to be commissioned from our church. Three years afterward, I visited a church in the U.S. on Missions Sunday. I had the privilege of preaching a message titled “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Mission” and sharing stories of God’s work around the world. Afterward, the teacher of a youth group shared with me that her students were amazed. She explained that, although they had often heard about missionaries, I was the first “real missionary” they had ever seen in person. Hearing this through her, I was humbled and reminded of the impact of simply showing up to live out God’s call.
Moments like these remind me that God is reshaping our understanding of missions. The call to “go into all the world” is not limited to one culture or continent—it is for the whole Church. Wherever we come from, we are invited to take part in His global story.
The question is: what role will you play in this story?
