Hi Loves!
I have never been so excited and scared about something in my whole life. I don't even know where to begin with this post. I suppose I should start at the beginning?
The Lord has taken the ugly remnants of who I was and turned them into a beautiful consummation of the person that he has called me to be.
I have recently been the given the opportunity to travel with the World Race to 11 different countries in the course of 11 months; countries like Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand, Tanzania, India. Countries that are in dire need of salvation, in dire need of love. It’s a program that allows for us to serve "the least of these" amongst real and raw community. It facilitates discipleship through the process of discovering into the abundant life He promised while birthing partnerships with ministries around the world.
My personal testimony is full of destruction that was meant to tear me away from the calling on my life. When I was younger I made decisions that not only affected me personally but also tore apart those closest to me. I was young and naïve. My lowest point resulted in falling on my face before the Lord in a place of depravity and sorrow. God took that moment and embraced me. Through that experience and the consequences that thus followed, God taught me to see people as He sees them. Everyone deserves love, everyone deserves a chance to salvation and everyone deserves the opportunity for a life of spiritual freedom.
The people I will be working with have reached a place of hopelessness, their innocence long forgotten. A place I have once been. I long to share with them the love of Christ through service and friendship: through an ultimate sacrifice of dedicating my life to them for a year. I long to help them realize that hopelessness isn’t forever and there’s a God who adores the very person that they are.
This wouldn't be possible without your help. Ultimately I need to raise a total of $16,000 to cover expenses for the year-long journey. With that being said, I'm focusing my efforts on raising $3450 by Saturdaty, October 15, 2011. Yes, the Saturday three days from now. I know it seems crazy and nothing short of miraculous. But that's what it is.
God has called me to attend this trip. Without a shadow of a doubt, from the very depths of my soul I know this. It terrifies me, but it excites me as well. And I know that He will provide. If you are local I will be collecting checks made out to AIM (Adventures in Missions), if you are out-of-state you can donate for this short-term goal via Western Union and other money wiring ways. I know it seems a bit fishy but due to my late acceptance to the trip, I've already passed a few fundraising deadlines and I won't be able to attend unless I'm caught up by the time training camp is in session on Sunday, October 16, 2011.
If you're able to donate towards the $3450 and aren't sure how to go about it since it needs to be collected within the next few days PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact me. Also, ANY amount will be greatly appreciated. Whether it's $5 or $50 or even $100. Every seed planted into God's Kingdom bears fruit. And any prayers would be appreciated as well. This is a hard season of transition and I'm terrified but estatic to see it come to pass.
Thank you in advance. Without you, none of this would be possible.
I've attached a picture of my first donation (from my amazing aunt!) that I hung on my mirror as a reminder that all things are possible with the Lord. 'He's the moon' <3
<3natasha.
