My Journey to Mongolia

by Amanda, from Canada

When I committed to serve for five weeks as a conversational English teacher at a medical college in Mongolia, I had no idea what God had in store for me.

God prepared our way

Our team prayed for opportunities to share the Gospel with the faculty and medical students. God more than answered our prayers. We were invited to teach city and provincial government officials, bank employees, the police department, and local community members!

God also made a possibility for a long-term connection with the college. The head of the nursing department had recently heard a speaker from the University of Toronto, my alma mater, and they wanted to build a relationship with the school. When they invited me to help, I realized that God had planned much more for me in Mongolia than these five weeks.

Sharing my story

Seeing the effects of alcoholism in Mongolia—wounded hearts, broken families, damaged relationships, and violence—tore at my heart. Standing in front of a small church, just a few days after arriving, I shared my story of living with an alcoholic family member, knowing that many there would understand.

I recognized the pain and the protective walls people built around themselves. It had taken years before I allowed God to break down those walls in my life. Now here I was sharing these things in Mongolia!

I am so amazed at how God has prepared me to interact deeply with the Mongolian people. God wants to set broken hearts free, and he has invited me to help! I am preparing to return to Mongolia later this year.

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