Hi everyone! I'm so excited you're here with me! 

As I've grown up, I have struggled with social anxiety. There was a time I didn't even want to make a quick run into Wal-Mart because of how much I let fear rule my life. When God called me to go on this mission trip, I knew that this is what my next step was supposed to be, but satan still used fear as a way to control me. "Why would God ever use somebody like you?" "How could He use you to lead people?" "You've just heard Him wrong." "This is what you want to do, not what He wants you to do." "If you decide to do this, you'll be all alone." 

These were the lies satan used to try to distract me from God's plan in my life. As loud as this voice was, I chose to listen to the voice of God. He reminded me of how He used David to defeat Goliath, and how He used Moses to speak to the Israelites. God doesn't always call those who are prepared to do a specific job. A lot of times He uses those who are inadequate for the task so that He may go above and beyond through them. That's why even though I continue to struggle with overcoming anxiety daily, I have faith that God will do an amazing work through me while I'm on this mission.

Always His,

Jaiden