I am a Daring Daughter!

Maybe I’ll grow up to be a missionary, or a doctor or a midwife or a nurse. Maybe I’ll be a teacher, or a newspaper reporter or a speaker and an author. Or maybe I’ll be something crazy . . . like a state governor, or an airplane pilot or an artist . . . or an amazing MOM!!!

I’m a girl who loves God and as long as I grow up to fulfill God’s purpose for my life, that’s all that matters!

A Daring Daughter . . .

. . . dreams of fulfilling God’s destiny.

. . . prays for that next-door neighbor.

. . . is not a picky eater!

. . . takes home a photo magnet from the visiting missionary family and puts it on the kitchen refrigerator.

. . . spends a summer night sleeping outside on the trampoline, gazes up at a sky filled with twinkling stars, and realizes God’s plan is infinitely bigger than her own backyard.

. . . is healthy, active, and adventurous.

. . . imagines rollerblading on the Great Wall of China!

. . . recognizes the names of Gladys Aylward, Amy Carmichael, Elisabeth Elliot, and Lottie Moon.

. . . knows how to use chopsticks.

. . . has a reputation for thoroughly enjoying the Bible sword drills and memory verse contests at church.

. . . puts extra money in the monthly missions offering and feels extra good inside.

. . . thinks it could be fun to sleep in a mud hut in Africa!

. . . reads all the way through the Bible by the age of ten (or eleven or twelve)–and is excited to start again!

. . . stares at the photos in the new geography textbook or magazine and imagines climbing to the top of that Egyptian pyramid, snorkeling in those tropical-blue waters, and giving a new outfit to that poor boy with the ripped-up shirt.

. . . befriends the new kid at school.

. . . thinks beyond the “box” of what’s merely expected and hopes to do something big, or something little, for God.

. . . wants to obey (even when no one is looking).

. . . loves Jesus!

Moms, if you have a Daring Daughter, remember that “world missions” is not just an extracurricular subject. Training your girl to love God and to love others (all across the globe) should be at the core of her curriculum. Let’s raise the next generation of our girls to have fervent passion for Jesus and God’s Great Commission.

As Hudson Taylor, the great missionary to China said, “The Great Commission is not just an option to consider; it is a command to obey.”

And as I wrote in The Mission-Minded Family, “Missions is not just for missionaries; God’s call is for all.”

When we grow up (and even for those of us who are older — as tweens and teens, women, moms, or even grandmas — as we all look ahead to our future days) let’s all dare to dream, dare to cry, and dare to obey. We’re Daring Daughters.

Reach for God-Sized Dreams . . . with Daring Daughters!