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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: I SURRENDER ALL (to God) (don’t write about the song) (05/07/15)

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• TITLE: What Would You Do For Me?
  By Bonnie Bradlee
  05/11/15
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"I surrender all." I've said it dozens of times. Dozens upon dozens. Maybe even hundreds now. Each time there's a call to the altar, I say it again. "I surrender all, LORD. I give it all to You. I'll go anywhere You want. I'll do anything You want. Just tell me."

Yes, I'll do whatever You want, LORD. Just don't make me work with kids. I don't like kids. They're so . . . young and immature. Mission trip to Paraguay?!? Sure, I'll go. I've never been out of the U.S., I don't speak Spanish, I've not even been Christian for a year. Yeah, that's way out of my comfort zone, but I'll do it for You, God, as long as there are no children involved. By the way, what will we be doing?

Uh, what!!?? Vacation Bible School!? Isn't that...? I love You and Your sense of humor. Let's do this thing!!

Yes, I'll do whatever You want, LORD. Just don't make me work with kids. I don't like kids. They're so . . . young and rowdy. Mission trip to Haiti?!? Sure, I'll go. I don't know Creole and I've heard it's a scary place full of voodoo and walking dead. It's out of my comfort zone, but I'll do it for You, God, as long as there are no children involved. By the way, what will we be doing?

Uh, what!!?? Helping out at any all girls orphanage, a children's hospital and another orphanage for profoundly handicapped children? Say WHAT!??! Your sense of humor is out of this world, LORD. But I was blessed in Paraguay, so, let's do this thing!

Yes, I'll do whatever You want, LORD. Just don't make me work with kids. I don't like kids. They're so . . . young and boisterous. Mission trip to Tanzania?!? Sure, I'll go. Isn't that in Africa, the dark continent? I've never been half way around the world, I don't speak Swahili, and I'm terrified of creepy, crawly, scary things. It's out of my comfort zone, but I'll do it for You, God, as long as there are no children involved. By the way, what will we be doing?

A feeding station for nearly 400 street children? Really? Anything else, like maybe something withOUT children? Yeah, like a destitute camp for adults. That's much more up my alley. I can do that. But why is it that they are destitute? Oh, it's really a leper colony, but it's politically incorrect to call it that. That's way outside my comfort zone. I am continually amazed at Your sense of humor, LORD. Let's do this thing.

You've called me to work with the youth group at my church. You've called me to start a Bible study for teenagers. You've called me, a young in the LORD, white female, to teach pastors in India. You've called me to a medical mission in the war zone of Ukraine. Each time You call, I tell You, "I surrender all to You." I've offered up my time, my money, my peace of mind, my safety, left my home, my family, my friends. I was even willing to give up my life if that became necessary. What more is there?

"Will you give up your dog for Me?"

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