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Dear Family and Friends,
I am so extremely excited to be writing this letter to share all the Lord has been doing and moving me to do this coming year. I believe God is calling me into missions and I find I am inexpressibly happy to go. For the past two years He has been purifying, refining, molding and breaking my heart in preparations for ministrying His love in foreign lands.
I have been accepted to travel with Adventures in Missions for one year. This particular trip is known as “The World Race.” Leaving from Atlanta , Georgia in July of 2008, I will join together with 5-7 team members and set off to visit 11 countries during that time.
For the past 4 to 5 months I have kept up with teams who have already gone and are overseas now (theworldrace.org.) By that, I have seen the Lord move through people, things and circumstances, in miraculous ways. God is revealing His glory and the gospel of His Kingdom is going forth. He is leading young girls and women in Thailand out of the sex trade and into homes where they are safe, educated and provided for. He is continuing to heal the broken hearted and bring peace and restoration using both those He is sending and His own people in those communities.
In Mozambique food is being planted, grown, brought in and given out, while God’s love and grace is sowing and reaping His Bread of Life into their hearts.
He is comforting and bringing the hope of Salvation and eternal Life to orphanages in parts of Swaziland , Kenya and Cambodia , as well as spiritually and physically healing the sick in Africa . May I say the list of His wonderful works goes on…
Jesus is sending His love and it’s such a blessing be part of His plan.Won’t you Please join In?
To be part of this amazing experience , I must raise $13,900 dollars. It will cover basic needs housing, food and travel between locations. We will practice good stewardship with our finances as a team, for we have been pre-warned (SMILES,) otherwise it will not be enough. Tents and truck beds will become our friends. (This is not exactly a luxury vacation).Will you please help?
By April, I am required to have $2,500 in my WR account. By May I’ll need at least $4,500 in that same account, and by June I’ll need $6,500. I am required to raise at least half of the money before getting on the plane. At this time I am working and saving to obtain the passport, supplies, required texts, health insurance and training requirements needed for that year.
After doing a bit of math (Eee! Scary!) I found that I need to find 50 hearts willing to donate $100.00, and 50 hearts with $50.00 to contribute. This will cover the 1st half of the journey. I will also need to have on going support for the second half of the journey.
Also, prayerfully, I have an equivalent need! I am desperately seeking those who will spend time praying for me and the team as a whole. I’m praying I will find those God leads to start now to pray until I return in 2009. Will you pray? I certainly need your prayers.
And lastly, I ask for and will need to receive encouragement. Lots of it! Will you please visit and subscribe to http://brandistrickland.theworldrace.org/index.asp?filename=bio The web address belongs to my World Race webpage where I will post journals, pictures, and hopefully videos! 🙂 Most importantly it enables every supporter to go with me in a sense! It also allows for each person to message me in a way many may read, and it gives a way to contact me personally as well as support financially. You will be able to see those you are helping with your financial support.
Please be a part of this work in touching the lives of some of “the least of these”. Just In case I wasn’t upfront and honest saying it 3-10 times already J, I will now. Your help is needed! And please know it is very much appreciated!!
In Love,
Brandi Nicole
Adventures in Missions
Attn: World Race
PO Box 534470 Atlanta, GA 30353-4470.
Fax: (770)983-1061
