INTERVIEW WITH SARAH MILLER
I have met so many people lately on Skype; one of such is Sarah Miller ( a young Missionary domiciled in Maringa, Brazil). I found her particularly interesting, she's been helpful in furnishing with details of some things I needed to know. She's also a prayer partner.
I decided to interview her and post on my blog, she generously accepted; below is the unedited interview with this beautiful Missionary.
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE:
Good day Sarah, for the benefit of those visiting this blog, may I meet you?
Yes. I'm Sarah Miller, an American currently working as a missionary with Youth With A Mission (www.ywam.org) in
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 18:56:30
Can you tell me about growing up, I mean your early years?
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 19:02:32
:)
I grew up as a missionary kid, known to us as MK. When I was 7 my parents started by doing their Discipleship Training School (DTS) with YWAM in
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE:
Cool!
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE:
Am taken aback that such a young, beautiful lady like you can be given over to missionary works, how has it been?
I can't say it's difficult, Kamal....because to me it's not. Everything that I've prayed for in life, I currently have. I have lots of friends, also missionaries with me in YWAM here in
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 19:09:52
Sounds interesting
Sarah Miller: 19:09:54
I suffered from Tendonitis, a back injury, Tuberculosis, Lyme Disease, and other diseases that doctors were never able to discover...during years of my life...and God has healed me of all of it. I just thank God, really. I always wanted to be a missionary in another continent serving God. He answered those prayers and here I am. So for me, it's the most natural, easiest thing to do-. I might not be Brazilian by blood, but my heart doesn't know the difference.
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 19:10:34
Apart from mission work, what else do you do or are you completely sold out to the work?
Sarah Miller: 19:13:33
Honestly, it's not work....it's a complete LIFE. There are office hours, sure, but it doesn't stop there. And all of us do everything--even our base director will clean toilets just to serve someone. I personally do everything from international contact, Mission Adventures (one of our ministries that deals with church groups) Representative, Portuguese/English translator, nurse....or I cook, mop the floor, and talk with people that God sends at will who need lifted up
Usually I'll do all of that in a day....work day, weekend....I think of it like this: if we're not here to serve (in and out of work hours), then why are we here? I'm not interested in PAY. All YWAM volunteers pay to do what we do. We're here for lives--souls--and nothing less. And you know what? To us, it's fun. I actually enjoy washing dishes for God!
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE:
You talked about YWAM; can you tell us more about YWAM?
YWAM--stands for Youth With A Mission. It's an international, interdenominational Christian organization that has bases located in over 165 countries of the world
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE:
Good
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE:
What is your advice for youths willing to tow the path you have chosen?
What the ministries offered differ base per base, as sometimes one base/country/location has more staff members and can therefore get more involved, others have different resources and talents...
Sarah Miller: 15:30:34
My advice for youth: always seek out, listen to, and then obey the Holy Spirit
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:30:51
Good
Sarah Miller: 15:30:57
YWAM is a wonderful organization, Kamal, but it is only ONE of the millions of tools that God uses worldwide
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:31:03
What are short term plans?
Sarah Miller: 15:31:21
Particular to YWAM, our base, or my life?
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:32:15
generally, if you wouldn’t mind, this might encourage out there to get more serious with his/her life
Sarah Miller: 15:33:28
Well, with YWAM worldwide, there are always new things: every single day.
Sarah Miller: 15:33:52
www.ywam.org is the international website that might help someone looking for something in specific.
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:34:03
Ok
Sarah Miller: 15:34:59
My dad was a car mechanic in Africa twice--as a YWAMer, there are people that blow fire out of their mouths as an evangelism technique, there are translators, soccer coaches, preachers, construction workers, cowboys and bull riders....you name it, there's a place for it!
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:35:40
Interesting!
Sarah Miller: 15:36:58
Specific to
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:37:39
Good
Sarah Miller: 15:37:41
And if anyone is interested also in pictures of our base and some of our projects, they are free to contact me and I will happily give them a link to some pictures.
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:38:04
Thank you my dear friend
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:39:20
With your tight schedule do you have time for recreation?
Sarah Miller: 15:41:54
Recreation, yes--I hang out with my friends, some Christians and some not...but I never leave my passion in the office when I leave: I always carry with me the desire to impact lives....on the bus going downtown, on the street, playing games, fishing....there's always someone asking God to send someone their way! :-)
OYEDUNLE, KAMAL BABATUNDE: 15:42:42
Sarah it’s been a pleasure talking to you, thank you for your time
Sarah Miller: 15:40:18
Kamal--it's been my pleasure talking to you and I would love to help you or anyone else in any way possible. May God continue to bless you!
A prazer foi meu e eu gustaria muito ajudar você ou qualquer otra pessoa precisando. Deuscontinua te abençoando! (Portuguese)
1 comment:
Good interview with Sarah Miller, It's good to see people having fun offerring their lives in service to God and humanity.
How can Nigerian Youths participate in YWAM? I'm sure many would love to know.
Well done kamal.
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