Girl on a Mission's Interview: Kelsey Engle

     Kelsey Engel- Going Where God Leads                             

  When you graduate, what do you dream of doing? Becoming a doctor? Joining the army? Being a vet? My dream is to be a missionary. I think it is always good to get first hand advice, and lucky for me, I knew just the person.
 Kelsey Engel graduated from Houston Baptist University in December of 2014 with a degree in Biology. She received the Miss HBU Award, the Christian Action Award, and the President's Award.
 Her favorite Bible verse is Ephesians 2:10, "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
 Currently, Kelsey is the Missions Intern at Kingsland Baptist Church, in Katy, TX. She first felt called to missions at a young age. During her freshmen year of high school, she attended a Student Life Camp at San Angelo State University. One night, while they were preaching from the book of Acts, she heard God say Africa and felt Him place it on her heart to go there. At the time, Kelsey didn't know what that looked like, or where to begin, but soon she  became interested in learning about different cultures.
 So far, Kelsey has been on mission trips to: Germany, Chile, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, and, right here in America. Ms. Engel is also planning on going to India and Cambodia this spring.
 The people she comes in contact with are Kelsey's favorite part of mission. There is a special place in her heart for the orphans of Kenya.  She finds it amazing that there are so many different cultures and people groups in the world, and that they were all created by the same, amazing God.
 When asked about the growing persecution of the global church, Kelsey replied, "The Enemy has his hand wrapped around it. The message of Christ is so powerful, that unbelievers feel threatened by it.
 The advice she would give to someone considering missions is: "When God says go- go! The experiences serving Him where you are now, and the experiences you will have on global missions will grow you and allow you to fall more in love with Jesus."
       

        Until Next Time,
                  Girl on a Mission,
                       Anna Palazzolo