This past Wednesday, my family gathered in Sarasota, Florida for the marriage of my sister Joy! She is now “Mrs. Youell” and is head-over-heels in love with her new husband Chris. It was a beautiful and intimate ceremony at the botanical gardens in Sarasota with our families. I’m so happy for her and love how our family is growing!
In my previous blog I cast vision for a “one-year challenge” – an opportunity to join my ministry for one year and see how God moves. With the response I received, I now have 50% of my monthly support pledged and need a few more individuals willing to support my ministry. As I was asking the Lord about this next year and all that could happen, I began to think through some facts:
* In the next year, World Race will train, equip and send nearly 250 young adults to the field for a year-long missions experience.
* If each of these misisonaries impacted just one individual in each country of their stay with the hope of Christ, at a minimum, 2,750 people would be personally touched.
* That’s 2,750 orphans fed and clothed, widows loved, prostitutes liberated, hopeless discovering Christ and missionaries encouraged.
* At a minimum, we will be sending missionaries to nearly 30 countries in the world next year on five contenients. The scope and impact of the World Race is increasing at an exponential pace and I can’t think of anything else I’d rather be spending my time doing.
Thanks to those of you who responded – your partnership is invaluable.
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Be in prayer for my preparations for my trip to Palenque, Mexico at the end of this month as we launch a new group of World Racers to the field to begin their life-changing, 11-month journey.
