Dear friends,
I have been back from the World
Race for about 4 months now. I want to thank you for all of the support that
you have shown for me already. Many of you prayed for me, financially supported
me, and helped me through some rough times while I was on the World Race. I
came back home fully expecting to finish my Business degree. I will be
completing my first semester at The University of Memphis in December and
expected to continue my education in January. However there have been some
changes to my plan.
God has called me back out into
the mission field. He has asked me to lead a passport trip for four months in
January. Through much prayer, I have accepted this challenge and have been
accepted as a leader for January. I will be leading a group of college students
between the ages of 18-22 to Nicaragua or Africa. The specific place has not
been set yet but I have decided to follow the Lord wherever He leads me. So
what does this mean? I need you to prayerfully consider supporting me again.
I need to raise $3000 for this
trip. The trip itself is $1500 for leaders and I need to raise $1500 to cover
personal expenses. The trip expenses will cover my food, shelter, and
transportation for four months. The personal expenses will cover my
transportation to get to and from the place we will depart from, shots (if
needed), medicine (if needed),personal money for overseas, minimum amount due
for school loans, my car insurance for 4 months, and my cell phone bill at minimum amount for 4
months. I am raising personal expenses for this trip because I have been focusing
on school and have not had a job ever since I have been home. I have done a few side jobs to keep me going but it supports my gas money and that is about it. While on the
World Race, the funds I had raised for the trip only covered my food, shelter,
and transportation and I used a lot of personal money. I had no problem with
doing that because I had the money to use through Gods provision but this time
I am completely walking in faith asking God to provide for everything since I
don’t have anything.
I need to have the full $3000 by
January 1, 2012. There are a few ways to support me. You can donate online at
ryanhurd.theworldrace.org or you can write a check to Ryan Hurd and send it to
6561 Sungate Dr. S. Bartlett, TN 38135. If you can support my trip expenses you
can choose either option. If you can support my personal expenses, please send
a check to the address above.
I know letters are very
impersonal so if you want to know more about this trip and what you are
supporting, I would love to talk to you in person or over the phone. You can
give me a call at 901-652-9058 or email me at [email protected] and I would love to
tell you more about what I am doing.
Blessings,
Ryan Hurd
