Good morning sunshine!
‘Tis a lovely, cool morning over here in Redding, California. That is, cooler temperature being 70°. Breezy mornings my ears enjoy the sounds of the rustling tree branches, and my senses greet the fresh air flowing into the house.
Slow mornings like today are rare in my day to day life, but I am grateful to meet up with my friend slow morning often on Saturdays.
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I cannot believe it is already September 5!
I am nearing the first deadline of my first financial goal.
I need your help!
I need $4500 in my account by September 25.
Can you help me reach my goal?
Wait a minute, Andrea, what is World Race?
It is an eleven month, eleven country mission trip. I will be traveling with fellow believers to various countries (we know beforehand), to share the happy gospel of Jesus Christ! This is not your ordinary 2-week mission trip; World Race is an intense, out of the norm adventure. It is for young people (ages 21-35) who are healthy, growing believers ready to see how Jesus can use them to walk in the gifts he has promised we would have when filled with Holy Spirit. It’s an opportunity to risk, to dare to believe Papa is who he says. It’s a brave leap into the unknown, it’s pursuing him and abandoning comfort. It’s jumping into his heart and partnering with him in bringing his love, hope, joy and life into daily life, into the world and to his very own. This will be through a variety of actions: street ministry, painting, shoveling, cooking, playing with kids, feeding hungry, giving hugs, cleaning, leading a VBS, etc..
What does the money cover?
These funds will cover my travel, living expenses, medical insurance, ministry expenses, and food for the duration of the 11 months.
It’s not just money.
I want to involve you in this journey. I want to share it with you along the way. From preparation to training to launch to coming back. I need you. I need your questions, prayers, encouragement, thoughts, and love!
I ask that you pray! I do not want to pull teeth or make you feel obligated or guilty into sending money. Not in the least. I want you to give as you feel led. I am believing my Papa to come through fully, I just need to do what I can and ask my community & family I am connected to in this life.
Why World Race for me?
I crave adventure. I have been discovering that I am wild and free, and trying new things & meeting new people makes me come alive. I thrive in adventure and it forces me to seek Papa more.
Will you partner with me?
I will be in cultures I am not familiar with, encountering people so different from me (but at the core we are all the same) every day, I want to be so tuned into Holy Spirit that all questions of doubt and fear are simply not worth hearing. I want to be bold in sharing this joy that Jesus has sparked deep in my bones. I need you to encourage and keep me in your prayers. I cannot do this alone. Papa God has made us his kids and brought us together (we are the body of Christ, I need eyes when I am a mouth; I need legs and joints if I am a foot. I need arms and hands when I am a torso.)
//I have training for 10 days in October and launch in January!
Thank you for your time & support!
If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Massive blessings to you amazing family!
Andrea 🙂
Xx