Hey everyone, so well it's been a looonnnnggg time but I'm finally back with new stories and exciting adventures coming my way. As everyone who has read this you know I spent
some time in Peru and since then I have been waiting patiently as God opens
doors of opportunity for me to serve Him. God is finally telling me to leave Mobile and GO!
I have been given several
opportunities to go on mission trips around the world. I know God has been
preparing my heart for this type of work for a long time. And it seems the time
has come! I now have three opportunities to go overseas in upcoming months. I
want to share with you the work I will be doing in Haiti, Nigeria, and South
Africa. Last August, I spent a few weeks
with Samaritan’s Purse helping rebuild an orphanage after the 2010 earthquake.
It was two of the greatest weeks of my life. One of my friends, from the trip,
has asked me to return with her November 11-18, 2012 to help with relief and
bring much needed supplies to the children. The estimated cost of this trip is
about $900. There are currently 60 children living in the Greta Center and they
are all so precious. I would love to be able to see them again and serve along
side my friend to help meet some of their needs. You can sign up to help too! Just click the picture!
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| August 2011 |
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These girls are so sweet!
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| And they love to dance! |
My second opportunity is
coming through Samaritan’s Purse again. This is a great organization that helps
people around the world in countless ways. The Nigeria Hospital Revitalization
Project is located in Egbe, Nigeria. I will be there for the last two weeks in
January 2013. Samaritan’s Purse has been
working to rebuild a hospital where so many people are in need. They do supplement
some of the cost of the trip, but the remainder will cost about $1000. Here is a video link that explains more of what I will be doing: Nigeria Hospital Revitalization
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| Before photo of the hospital |
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| Nurses from the Egbe Hospital |
I have also served as
Fuge Camp staff, and plan to be site director at Belmont University in
Nashville next summer work. Fuge Camps is a Lifeway ran organization that
teaches youth how to engage in intentional local ministry and take it back to
their own communities. I have the privilege to be part of a ministry team of
former staff in Johannesburg, South Africa starting on March 23, 2013. We will
be working with a ministry called the Door of Hope, where they take HIV
positive children into their open arms. We will also be doing outreach
throughout local townships. This trip will also be partially funded by the IMB (International Mission Board), but I will have to provide my own airfare, which
is estimated at $2,000.
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| A few of the site kids from Summer 2011...they're so funny! Can't wait for next summer! |
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| How precious! |
As you can see, all of
these trips provide an opportunity to meet the physical and spiritual needs of
communities desperately in need. More than anything, I would value your prayers
for me during these trips. I believe that God answers prayers, and I’m asking
you to pray for safety, good health, smooth travel, and financial support. Just
knowing that you will be praying will give me peace as I go to unfamiliar places.
Beyond your prayers, if
you are led to join me by financially supporting these missions, I would be
grateful. I need to raise about $5,000 for the total cost of the trips....and maybe more if other doors open! I
will have to be creative to raise the money, and I want to extend an invitation
to you to participate. To make it easy you can just mail checks to: 200 Castle
Drive Jasper, TN 37347 or 5563 Vanderbilt Ct. Mobile, AL 36608 as I will
bouncing back and forth between these two locations. I also have a GoFundMe account at Go Fund Me Link.
This is a journey that God has called me to and I would greatly appreciate any
level of support you are able to offer.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this, and
if you have any questions, please let me know.
Really good news...I've already bought my ticket for Haiti and I'm headed there on Nov. 11th. It's really happening! AND there is a possibility I could go back to Haiti again in April 2013! Which will be another $800ish so I think I'm gonna shoot for $5,000. God is good and I'll leave Him room to work! :)
Matthew 25! And I want to GO make disciples! Matthew 28:19
I am so excited for the doors God has opened for me! Bless you all!
