Avigayle’s life has been surrounded by Missions. Her mother originally came to Texas to be a Summer Missionary with Mission Arlington, and her father has worked at Mission Arlington for many years.

The past summers, Avigayle has had opportunities to do missions in Guatemala. The leaders of the annual week-long mission trip are family friends, so she has been invited many times. “I’ve always known that missions what something I wanted to do. But it never felt right to be so far away from home.” This year, however, felt different. When the time to sign-up came around again, Avigayle said, “The opportunity is here. Let’s jump on it.” As she prayed and talked with her parents, it became apparent that it was the right choice.

She doesn’t personally know the people that she will be traveling with – they are all in Kentucky and she’s in Texas. Across the miles, her team has been kind and supportive.

In mid-July, the team will board a plane to Central America. Avigayle and her team will be building houses and helping in a orphanage. Where will they stay? What else will they do? Avigayle is not sure, but she’s excited for the opportunity to serve wherever the Lord leads.

The Guatemala trip has already affected people stateside, too. As conversation naturally came up with Avigayle’s school friends, she was able to share her plans for the summer. The response and support has been great. She’s been able to talk with all her friends, believers and non-believers, about her relationship with Christ and the way God is leading her this summer. When God and his goodness naturally comes up in conversation, something is going right.

We are grateful that Avigayle is part of the Mission Arlington family. It has been a joy to see her grow up in the Lord.