Hello! My name is Megan Wiuff (it's pronounced, 'view', but as you can imagine I'm used to people getting it wrong).
I feel the best way to describe where God has taken me is to describe where I've come from. I've learned to never say never to God. My mother said that she would never marry a pastor, and she's been happily married to one for over 25 years. My parents were told they were never going to have children, and with some prayer, they had three (of which I am the youngest, and only girl - in the picture above my oldest brother Jeremy is in the middle and Mitchell on the right).
Both of my parents grew up in Canada, and me and my brothers were all born in Alberta. Then, when my dad was looking for a full-time pastoral job (instead of church planting, which he had been doing in Canada) he said that he would never pastor in the states. Low and behold, we've been living in Southern Oregon for about 15 years (I attached a picture of me at the Oregon Coast, because it's the best!). Because of these experiences, I've learned to let God be in control of the doors and windows of my future (it usually turns out better that way, anyways ;).In high school I was really involved in choir, theater, and my
local Youth for Christ (for those of you who don't know what that is, it's kind of like Young Life). The summer after my Junior year I went on my first mission trip to Juarez, Mexico. The next summer, due to an overwhelming amount of support I received from my friends and family, I was able to go on another mission trip. This time I went to Kingston, Jamaica for two weeks (the picture to the right is from that trip). This trip really sparked the desire in my heart for missions, people of African heritage, experiencing and learning from different cultures, as well as opening my eyes to the many ways God has already prepared me to be successful in missions.I came to George Fox right after graduating from high school and have loved every moment of it! I've been involved in a lot of different leadership roles here including being a Resident Assistant for two years, as well as being the president of our nursing club next year. Our school started doing a trip to Ethiopia with a couple of our nursing professors every other summer, and was really excited for the opportunity to dip my toes in medical missions. When the trip was canceled, I didn't feel right about doing anything besides medical missions, and that's when we found this trip :). I am very excited to see what God is going to do in our hearts, and through our hands and feet. Every moment i think about it, I feel God calling me more and more to medical missions. This is scary and exciting at the same time, and I'm doing my best to just trust that he will lead me with a steady hand.
For now, I am a nursing student, trying to keep my head above the sea of care plans and ATI tests that surround me.
Excited to serve with you all & bring glory to our Father!
Megan
