29: Sarah Long: Using Your Gifts and Knowing Your Calling

Sarah Long is a 26-year-old nurse who is about to embark upon her second voyage with Mercy Ships - a missions organization that provides the world's largest civilian hospital ship, giving care to those without it in Africa and other needy regions.    In this conversation we get to learn how Sarah found her calling through trials faced as she was a child. We talk about common struggles nurses face, the benefit of summer camps as a kid, how dealing with death changes you, how to think about missions trips, and much more.    It was a fun conversation and there is a lot of interesting perspectives that you will want to hear!   For the full show notes, visit theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/sarah   Time-Markers: 8:00 - Unique Aspects of being an Up & Comer 9:50 - How Sarah Thinks About "Her Calling" 12:00 - Sarah's Background 15:30 - Impact of Father's Cancer 22:00 - How Emotion Can Help/Hurt in Nursing 26:30 - What Dealing with Death Changes 28:15 - How Trials Have Impacted Her Faith 32:30 - Sarah's Nursing Path and Experience 36:30 - Common Challenges with Nursing 41:45 - Background on Mercy Ships 59:20 - How People Can Get Involved with Mercy Ships 1:02:50 - How Sarah Thinks Through Mission Work 1:06:00 - Greater Impact of Mercy Ships 1:10:00 - Impact of Kanakuk Institute on Sarah 1:14:50 - Benefit of Kanakuk Camp on Sarah's Childhood 1:22:30 - What Topic Sarah Wishes Was Discussed More