What God Has Placed On My Heart
Dear Family and Friends,
God has placed a huge dream on my heart for the past couple years. I recently decided to take action on pursuing this dream. I feel like God has really been speaking to me about participating in a missions trip called “The World Race” with the organization “Adventures in Missions”.The World Race is a missions trip that is eleven months long. It’s an 11 in 11 experience, this means over the eleven months I’m gone I will be traveling through eleven different countries showing others God’s grace for us. This is a program that will be calling me out of my comfort zone and giving me the opportunity to experience the exposure to what God is continuing to do around the world. It’s about living a life to glorify God’s kingdom.
This is an amazing opportunity to surrender to God and become a servant. Going into a country and a community that is unfamiliar and still live through Jesus Christ to serve others. To help the lost and the broken find a hope in our Savior Jesus Christ. Giving a helping hand to those in need and comfort with a heart on fire for the Lord’s people. As of right now I will be traveling to the following countries: Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. This trip is about putting aside the views of the world on race, ethnicity, and groups to love each other as equal and as God’s children, This trip is not about us but reaching out to God’s children across the world to build his kingdom.
I have a friend who went on “The World Race” a few years back and ever since then it’s been on my heart. Seeing the pictures of all the great things she was doing to help others really inspired me. This trip will give me the opportunity to do what God has always laid on my heart and that is to reach out and help others. I will be able to travel and experience different cultures, to see how people live around the world and to minister to them. This trip is about putting the children of God before myself to spread his love and build his kingdom. Even though this trip is based on helping others and bringing them to know Christ, I know throughout the journey he will tremendously be working in my life as well. I long to know God on a deeper and more intimate level. To find myself in him and who he wants me to be and strengthen my faith and trust in him. I’m looking forward to see what God has not only for my life along this journey but the lives of my teammates and the people we encounter along the way.
As I begin this amazing journey, I ask that you please join me in prayer. If you could specifically pray for the following, I would greatly appreciate it:
1.That throughout this journey God be Glorified in all we do
2.That we become examples of God’s Grace and Mercy to those we meet along the way.
3.That we go with open hearts, ears to hear, and eyes to see as Christ sees us.
4.That we listen and obey what God asks of us.
5.That God keeps his hand on us and keeps us safe and in good health.
6.That we have fun as we also learn in this experience.
7.That we draw a closer relationship with God.
8.That we return with a fire on our Hearts for the love of our Savior and sharing his Holy name with others.
9.We all have a financial goal to meet. Prayers that we meet those requirements as well.
10.That God works in us while we reach others through his Grace to help build his kingdom.
I am still in need of financial support in order for me to go on this amazing journey. Please prayerfully consider helping me reach this goal. I need to raise $16,617 for this trip. My financial deadlines are October 19th $5,000, December 16th $10,000, Febuary 28th $13,000 and April 30th $16,617. In making any donation you can send it directly to:
Adventures in Missions
P.O. Box 742570
Atlanta, GA 30374-2570
You can also go to paxtynlotz.theworldrace.org and click on the donate tab on the left to make a payment directly online. This is also the link you can take to follow me during my journey. This is where I’ll be posting my blogs, pictures, videos, ect.
I would like to say thank you in advance for your prayers and/or financial support. You will also be able to follow me on my journey by going to “The World Race” website or by following me on facebook and instagram. Your love and support means so much to me and I am very grateful to have each of you in my life. This is a very exciting and life changing experience I’m getting ready to start and pray that I get everything I can from it. I am looking forward to giving an amazing praise report upon my return home.
P.S. Adventures In Missions is a tax-exempt organization under IRS code 501(c)(3) and is a member of the ECFA. (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability). Due to IRS and ECFA regulations governing the administration of tax deductible donations given in support of a particular trip/program, support contributions given on behalf of an individual will be used to offset the costs of the trip/program you are involved in. All contributions are non-refundable regardless of the participant’s success in completing the program.
May God bless you.
Yours in Christ, Paxtyn Lotz
