Hello Friends and Family,
I trust that you are doing well! Maybe you have heard about the incredible mission’s opportunity I have decided to be a part of, and if you haven’t then this is a chance for me to share this with you and how God has been working in my heart. Over the last few years, I believe God has been calling me to a mission’s trip overseas, and through different circumstances I believe He has led me to a group called Adventure in Missions (AIM). This trip, called ‘The World Race’, travels to 11 countries over 11 months! The countries include the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
There are about fifty of us who will be going, we will be backpacking, tenting and staying at different ministry sites as we travel. When we reach each country we will separate into our groups of six to eight, and, working alongside local missionary contacts we will be trained and discipled. We will be given the opportunity to minister in different ways to those who need to hear the salvation message while showing the love of Christ to a broken world. This will be a chance for me to experience life as a missionary first hand as we will be forced to live on a limited budget. We will find ourselves in situations where faith is the only reality to choose from, meanwhile developing relationships with and showing God’s love to orphans and AIDS victims; give hope to those trapped within the network of human trafficking; and helping to rebuild in impoverished countries.
I believe that I have been called to this ministry, and therefore I trust that God will provide for those He has called. I pray that he will do this through you, and I would be grateful if you would partner with me prayerfully and financially. Pray as we require our physical and spiritual needs to be met, but be mindful that there will be spiritual warfare as we seek to share the Good News. While I have saved some of my own money for this occasion, it is also an opportunity for you to share in this ministry and be a part of what God is doing by giving financially. In order to be fully supported I need to raise about $16,500; I have about $3,000 of my own, so this will work out to about $1,200 a month, and will cover all expenses while on the field and additionally cover medical costs/insurance, equipment costs as well as travel to and from the field. This seems like a lot, but if only twelve people give $100 a month I will be fully funded!
If you would like to give you can give the money directly to me, send it to me at Box 278, Bow Island, AB, T0K 0G0, or send a check to Adventure in Missions, PO Box 534470, AtlantaGA, 30353-4470. If you would like to give online or set up monthly donations you can do so by going to my blog site www.justinschmidt.theworldrace.org, here it shows step by step how you can support me. Also this is my blog site where I will be sharing my heart and what God is doing! It is a great way to follow me and to stay in contact, so please check it out!
I am so excited to see how God will ‘show up’ over the next year, how he is going to stretch and change my heart, and how he will use us as we step out in faithful obedience to Him. I hope that I can be a blessing to not only those I come in contact with, but also to you as I go as your representative and that of Jesus Christ! I hope you are as excited about this opportunity and would consider sharing in this ministry.
Love in Christ,
Justin Schmidt
