As a little kid, I had a solid sense of calling from God to serve as a medical missionary. The story begins with my older sister who has Down syndrome. Having a sister with a disability has brought me a new kind of love, connection, and a different perspective on people with disabilities. Those lessons I have learned from my sister helped me to pursue my dream of becoming a doctor. When I was fourteen years old, I went to Mongolia by myself to study abroad, and there, I have met a lot of missionaries who were sincerely passionate about their ministries and through their ministries, selflessly served others. In their ministries, I saw Gods hand working; people learned the Word of God, fully experienced His love and grace, confessed their sins, and eventually returned to Him. It was truly amazing to see how God uses ones life to further His kingdom. Spending time with the missionaries and helping their ministries, I have learned more of Gods will as well as my roles as citizens of His kingdom. By the time I left Mongolia and came to America, I was fully assured that the medical mission was His calling for my life. Since then, there were a nu
mber of great events that God has led me into medical missions. A mission trip to Haiti in high school is one of the life-changing experiences that God has made His calling more clearer.
Moving across the world, my understanding of Gods calling has been shaped by various factors, and I believe that Christian liberal arts education such as mathematics also takes a huge part in it. There was a time as a freshman in college when I was not fully aware of the importance of general education; I did not realize why I need to take classes such as composition and humanities as a Biology major student and how they are connected to my life calling. Not knowing the reason, I continued my studies as a pre-medical student. After two years at my previous college, God has directed me to take a slightly different path- Nursing and put a strong desire in my heart to transfer to Indiana Wesleyan University. Here at IWU, I finally got the answer to my question about the relationship between Christian general education and my life calling. Before looking deeper into it, I would like to discuss the significance of Christian general education with its philosophy.