Dear Friends & Family,

 

I want to first start off by thanking all of you for your prayers, financial & encouraging support that you have showed me during the last two months or so as I was going through a very rough time!! I can share with you that I went through some counseling (Freedom in CHRIST Ministries: www.ficm), which GOD used to help bring some healing & restoration to me.

And I know that I’m not through it all yet. But believing that the next step GOD is calling me to in order to bring further healing and to also prepare me for future leadership is to attend G42 Leadership Academy. G42 Leadership Academy is a network of Christ-followers with the mission to plant churches, businesses, & ministries to spread the Kingdom of God around the world-to inspire and develop leaders who are passionate about giving their lives to the Message of Christ. Knowing that growing into the man God desires me to be will require leading in different aspects be it in marriage, community, missions or ministry. The next step is for me to develop in this and the leadership academy will help to do this. My heart is to lead any and all-to be all that God created them to be. This I am learning myself. I can’t lead if I haven’t walked a similar road. God’s got me on a new path and I pray you join me again. If you would like more information about this G42 Leadership Academy, please take some time to check it out at www.g42leadershipacademy.org.

 

My projected date for leaving is around January 7, 2012, but I still have much to prepare for. I would once again invite you to prayerfully consider becoming part of my team through one of two ways:

  1. Committing to pray for me, my finances and for what GOD is going to do in and through this leadership academy;
  2. Committing to help me financially as GOD would put on your heart to give. I must raise $6,300 for this trip(room, board, books and food)** To donate please go online to www.g42leadershipacademy.org/donate and follow directions.** 

If you would like to help me with additional personal costs ($2,000-$3,000) for this trip (airfare to/from Spain, personal travel within Spain, additional food & personal items) please contact me at (602)299-2792 or at [email protected] or on facebook. Also, if you have any frequent fly miles/ credits that you would like to donate…that would help too.

 

G42, the 42nd generation is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donors will receive receipts for their gifts with the understanding that the disbursement of those gifts lies completely at the discretion of G42 and that the gifts are non refundable and non transferable, per IRS regulations. Gifts may be tax deductible; please consult a tax advisor.

With your help, I know this will prepare me for what GOD is calling me to for HIS future plans. G42 will aid in training and equipping me to be the godly leader that HE is raising me up to be in order to make an eternal impact for HIS Kingdom!

      For GOD’s Kingdom,

         Derek