Ghana Missions Trip

Hi! My name is Elijah Burk! I am a Christian Ministries major at Gordon College. My parents were missionaries in Ecuador when I was born, and they have always been amazing examples of Christ followers to their children.  I have been blessed with the opportunity to go to many different countries and serve the Lord and experience His goodness with the people I have met. Yet, even though I knew God, I did not know where God would send me after high school. I looked up "Christian Colleges near me" on a google search and lo and behold, Gordon College was waiting for me! So, I visited Gordon once, and decided it was the place for me! My mom didn't like that so much, so I visited three more times and decided it was the place for me. She still didn't like that (not that she didn't want me to go to Gordon, she did, she just didn't want Gordon to be my only choice. She's always looking out for me! Classic Loyda!), and wanted me to visit another school, or at least apply somewhere cheaper.  So I applied to one other school, and decided Gordon was the place for me! I prayed and prayed and prayed, and every time I prayed, I would meet someone who said they went, or knew someone who went to Gordon, without me even mentioning Gordon once. So I knew then, that Gordon was the place that God called for me. God is always calling me to obey Him, and follow Him, and now I am trying to obey Him and follow Him when I do not feel called or pushed, so...

I will be going to Ghana with Gordon College from December 29- January 12 to help with an all girls camp in north eastern Ghana. It is a camp that teaches these girls that they are royalty in God's eyes. They are His and they are loved. There is no amazing story as to why I am going, I do not think there has to be. God does not call us to love people when we feel like it or when we receive a divine calling. God calls us to go out and love people every day, and every minute of every day. So, I will go to Ghana, with an amazing team and fantastic leaders to help incredible  girls in their spiritual quest to live awesome lives for our glorious God.