Dear Loved Ones,
news with you! In August 2009 we will be leaving to go on a mission
trip for 11 months in 11 different countries. We will be participating
in a program called “The World Race” put on by Adventures in Missions.
that involves adventure, ministry, community, self-discovery and
growth. We will be sleeping in tents and living out of backpacks for 11
months. Living with the poorest of the poor. Working alongside
established, local ministries. In some countries we will be playing
with children in an orphanages, encourage those suffering from HIV,
teaching at a local schools, feeding the hungry, and most of all,
showing the love of Christ, the everlasting hope.
As
many of you know we have been Youth Leaders for the past year. During
this time God has stretched us and molded us into different people,
people with a passion for the lost. God has given us a desire to
evangelize abroad. Nick and I have a deep desire not to be complacent
and not to be ordinary. We have prayed that whatever God’s plan is for
us, that we would follow. God has led us to The World Race.
We are excited to share this with you, because we know that we
cannot minister in this way without you. We will need your prayers and
supporting words as we begin this adventure and battle for the lost. We
will also need your support financially.
We are not leaving our families and friends without a way for us to
stay in touch. We will be updating our own blogs online while we are
gone. You will be able to log on and read how God is using and changing
us. There will also be photos posted online, so that you can also see
what God is doing.
There are so many ways of giving, automatic withdrawals, secure
online giving or mailing checks. We have to raise about $30,000.00, to
cover food, lodging, travel expenses, as well as training and health
costs. You can make a one-time donation or a monthly pledge. (great or
small). We need $15,000.00 by May 2009 and the other $15,000 pledged by
the time we leave in August 2009. If we have a 125 people pledge $10
monthly for a year that’s half of our goal! Everyone’s sacrifice helps!
I have enclosed a response card and pre-addressed envelope, which
invites you to share in this ministry. Please make checks payable to
Adventures In Missions. Including the enclosed card will provide AIM
with all necessary information. In turn, they will send you a receipt.
They request that you send all donations by August 2009.
Adventures In Missions is registered with the Internal Revenue
Service as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. Donors will receive
receipts for their gifts with the understanding that the disbursement
of those gifts lies completely at the discretion of Adventures In
Missions and that the gifts are non-refundable and non-transferable,
per IRS regulations. Gifts may be tax deductible; please consult a tax
advisor.
We are very excited about how God will use us and what he will
teach us through this experience. We pray that we will not only be a
blessing to those we serve, but also to you. We will go as your
representative of Jesus Christ. We hope that you will prayerfully
consider being part of our ministry. Thank you so much!
Nick and Lacey Pauley
