Dear Friends and Family,
I hope this letter finds you well! When is the right time to give up everything you have and do something you really believe in? For me that time is NOW! I am so excited to share with you what God is doing in my life, he is shaping me into a women that loves to serve Him and others. He is showing me that being willing to give up “you” is far more rewarding than having many possessions and He is showing me that the most rewarding place to be is in His presence, in His hands, and in His will. God is so good and I can’t even explain to you in words what love I have for him. The past few years have been a really bumpy ride, with lots of ups and downs, but God has always held me together, he has always kept me strong and for that I give Him the utmost praise!
Most of you know that this last summer I was able to join our mission’s team at Grace Bible fellowship on a mission trip to Sri Lanka. I have been on many missions trips before and have always felt that God was calling me in some way or form to missions be it overseas or here in our small town. I don’t know really what happened in my heart on this trip to Sri Lanka, but as I look back I think it was God telling me, “Jessica, this is what I want you to do with your life.” One thing I have come to know about God is that there are times when he is not very clear and then there are times when he is extremely clear. I am not going to lie, I was like Jonah and ran from Nineveh, I came back from Sri Lanka and couldn’t say one good thing about the trip…I was scared and frankly didn’t know how to take what God was telling me. It makes me laugh now looking back at some of the things I said about the trip because I had such a great time with the people I went with and learned so much about myself and the people we were able to serve.
There was a moment when I was sitting and talking to my dad that he asked me if I was ok…I just looked at him…trying to come up with a plan in my mind on how to work through some of this…but frankly I just needed to get on my knees and cry out to God and let him make a plan for me. It is crazy how something so small as trust can throw us for such a loop. God is so gracious to restore us to a place where he can use us. He lifts us up and never leaves us searching.
Through this time God was showing me how to trust him, and that when I don’t trust Him I will fail. He was teaching me to not be afraid of my future and the things he has planned for me. That He ultimately wants the very best for me and for anyone who diligently seeks Him.
“When I am Afraid I will trust in You, in God whose word I praise, in God I trust I will not be Afraid…” ~Psalm 56:3-4
So here I am, ready to be used by God and my time is NOW!
I am so thrilled to share with you that God is now calling me to be a missionary for a year. I will be serving with the organization, Adventures in Missions through their World Race program. World Race is an 11 month Christian mission trip to 11 different countries around the world. My team and I will be leaving in January 2014 and will be going to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, and The Philippians. We will be partnering with churches and ministries in local communities to share the Gospel, plant churches, work in orphanages, minister to women and children who are trapped in prostitution as a result of human trafficking, help people sick in hospitals, teach English, build houses, and much much more!
I am so excited for this new adventure that God has brought my way, and extremely grateful for this opportunity to be able to serve in all these Countries. Though I don’t know what lies ahead of me, I have every confidence that God has everything under control and will provide for all my needs. My prayer, as I write this letter to you is that you will consider partnering with me prayerfully and/or financially as I embark on this new life journey.
Right now I am working hard at two jobs in order to get myself prepared for when I leave in January as well as when I return. I am in constant prayer that the Lord will provide financial partners to journey this journey with me over the next 12 months beginning in July or August 2013. My total needs including all equipment is approximately $20,000. I know that sounds like a lot, but as my dad says, “How do you eat an elephant?…one bite at a time.”
So what ways can you partner with me?
First: Pray for me, Pray for my team, Pray that God will start today to work on the hearts of those we will be serving and also Pray that this financial need will be met.
Second: If at all possible, Give. You can make a one-time donation or a monthly donation. I have broken it down a little bit and have found that if:
- 17 people supporting $100.00 a month for 12 months.
- 34 people supporting $50.00 a month for 12 months.
- 68 people supporting $25.00 a month for 12 months.
This would fully fund my way. All donations are tax deductible and can be made to
Grace Bible Fellowship
300 S. 4th Ave.
Yuma Az. 85364
Grace Bible Fellowship’s leadership will be acting as my financial accountability for the support.
(all donations need to be marked “World Race”)
World Race has provided a blog that I will be updating as the year goes on, you will be able to follow me and pray for my team as we embark on this amazing journey. My blog is jessicaseltzer.theworldrace.org.
I will also be posting updates on my facebook page: www.facebook.com/girligirl.jessica
If you are interested in supporting me financially or prayerfully please contact me via
E-mail: [email protected], or Phone: (928) 580-6730. I would love to talk with you more about this exciting opportunity. I will be sending out prayer updates via e-mail as this journey has already started. If you would like to be on my e-mail list please send me a message stating that you would like e-mail updates.
I am so excited to see how God is going to move in my life and in the lives of others this next year. I hope that this next year not only blesses those I serve but that it will also bless you as well.
God Bless You,
Jessica Seltzer
“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.”
~ Acts 20:24
