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Christy was born in Modesto, California and grew up as a missionary kid in Ecuador. Her parents had devoted their lives to being missionaries and Christy grew up with everyone around her encouraging her to do the same. She didn't ever want to do what her parents did. She wanted to go back to the United States once her schooling was done and just live a "normal" life. When Christy was 16 years old, she went to a church camp with other young adults and teens. While she was there, altar-calls were made daily for the kids to go up and give their lives to God and to missions. On the last night, Christy sat in the very back, knowing that the push for missions would be stronger than ever. She sat back there and bowed her head and prayed and before she knew it she was up front, giving her life to Jesus and His calling to missions. To this day, her and her friends don't know how she got up to the front. None of them remember her walking across the room and none of them saw her do it. But even then, Christy still didn't think of doing missions for her whole life. She told me, "I made a deal with God that I would go on a short-term mission and then I would be done with missions altogether." Of course, …show more content…

We need to look at what we see in our innermost soul and be ready to face it. We must also be patient in learning a new language if we are going to a place where they speak with a different tongue. We must force ourselves to practice. When the natives see that we are we are putting in an effort to bridge the gap between cultures, they will appreciate it. We must humble ourselves and put ourselves out there with language. Christy said that if we wait to be fluent, we will never be as fluent as we want to. Also, when we are gathering supporters- whether financial or spiritual- we must be completely honest with them. Be honest about your goal, your position, your needs, and everything else that they need to

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