This year I can’t even count how many times I’ve used this World Race trip as an example of the body of Christ working together. The truth is, I couldn’t be here by myself. YOU have supported me in numerous ways: giving financially, relentlessly praying, offering encouragement, and helping in whatever way possible. There’s no way I could be here without all of that. THANK YOU!!
These are things that were able to happen in 11 countries because of your support and because you willingly gave in obedience to what the Lord asked of you.
MOLDOVA
Ministry: Emmanuel Church in Chisinau with Pastor Vitali
-Brought joy to many children who attended the street kids program every afternoon
–Five orphan children, whose parents had left them to fend for themselves, cleaned and cared for
–Love of Christ shared with people in many homes around the town
–Orthodox priest reached out to as we visited with him and helped cleaned his church
–Wood chopped and provided for widows and others in the church who could not get it themselves
ROMANIA
Ministry: Seventh Springs Camp in Sistarovat with the director, Romy
-Served at the camp, cleaning and washing dishes
-Camp workers encouraged
–Clothes and shoes organized to give away to campers and people in need
-Twenty benches repaired and painted for the camp grounds
-Trees cut down,grass mowed, fields cleared, and various other repairs and maintenance done
INDIA
Minstry: Asha Mission Children’s Home in New Delhi
-Love of Christ shared withthe 33 kids who have no parents to take care of them
–School tuition and uniform providedfor one boy who had no sponsor to provide for him
–Eyeglasses provided for one boy with poor eyesight
-Lepers visited, encouraged, and prayed for at two Leper colonies
-Rama
-An American meal– grilled cheese and fries!- made by my team and served to all the children
NEPAL
Minstry: Asha Nepal in Kathmandu and a church in the remote village of Nawalparasi with Pastor Philip and Kiran
-Reached out to widely Hindu community in the village
–Encouraged the pastor and his wife, who don’t have many believers around to fellowship with
-Love of Christ shared with numerous Hindu families who we visited in their houses
–Youth conference facilitated for the local youth in the community
–Sunday School held each week for the local kids including crafts, games, candy, Bible stories, and memory verses
–Hindu temples prayed at for strongholds to be broken and the Spirit of the Lord to reign
-The Word preached in church each week
KENYA
Ministry: Deliverance Church Pipeline in Nakuru with Pastor Mary (aka Mama)
-Water pump bought so our family could have running water in their house
-Numerous believers encouraged as we went on house visits. In a predominantly Christian country, our role wasn’t so much sharing the Gospel as it was sharing encouragement and praying for people
-An American Thanksgiving meal cooked for the family we lived with
-Truth preached in church
RWANDA
Ministry: Gospel Center Church in Kigali with Pastor Moses
-Church walls and a mural painted
–Medicine bought for Josephine’s (our translator) daughter who was extremely sick
–Christmas dinner provided for over a hundred people at the church who otherwise would have had nothing
-People encouraged and prayed for on house visits
–Schooling paid for the rest of the semester for Paul, Hope, and Charity, three teenagers at the church
–Bibles given to people we visited in the community who didn’t have one
–Gospel shared with teenagers from a gang
–Preached the Word in church every day
UGANDA
Minstry: Fulltime Prayer Ministry in Bugiri with Pastor Thomas
-Word preached in church
–Truth spoken to people on house visits
–Prisoners visited, encouraged, and the Word spoken to them each week
–Lice shampoo and Bibles provided for over thirty prisoners
–Hospital patients visited each week and and prayed for
-Truth preached at a two-day revivalin a remote village
–Demons cast out in the name of Jesus
-English taught in three different schools
–Pencils, notebooks, and candy provided for over 200 schoolchildren
THAILAND
Ministry: DtonNaam, a non-profit organization in Bangkok that is a coffee shop that provides job training and counseling
-Light of Christ brought to dark places as night outreach was done in the red light districts
–Strongholds of the devil broken as people and places were prayed for over and over again
-Porch painted and varnished
-Numerous projects completed for DtonNaam: Decorated, taught sewing, English, and dance, created information pamphlets for future teams
–Relationship built with Edd, a young ladyboy who used to work in the red light districts. Taught him about health and nutrition, and had fun playing badminton at the park
MALAYSIA
Ministry: LOGO- Lovers of GOd Ministry in Changlun, Kampot with Thomas and Sharmila
-English taught twice a week
-Character Building classes held for kids in the community
–Preached the Word indifferent churches
–Love and joy brought to children in Precious Home Orphanage
–Sorted clothes that had been donated so the children in the orphanage could use them
-Night of worship with Burmese refugees who work in a rock quarry
CAMBODIA
Ministry: Church in the small village of Chhuk in the Kampot Province with Vuthy
-Ten English classes taught a day for local kids
-Two bicycles bought for the ministry
-People encouraged and prayed for on house visits
-The Word preached in church
-Money provided for an orphanage to continue being built near the church
–Prayer walks taken around the community
-100 kids taken to the water park in the capital city for the day- a rare treat for them
PHILIPPINES
Ministry: Kid’s International Ministry in Mindanao
-Week long sports tournament held at the camp
-Gate and fence painted at the local high school
–VBS facilitated for over 100 children
-Part of the children’s home painted
–25 children with no parents loved and cared for during the month
Each of these ministries holds a special place in my heart after serving with them. I don’t underestimate the impact any one of these things had on the people and places we served. My prayer is that the Lord continues to work in ways that I can’t see long after I’ve served in these places. Because of your obedience to God through giving and praying, these people and places I’ve come in contact with will never be the same because the Lord is working there.
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me because…
the Lord has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor,
to bind up the broken hearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives,
andrelease from darkness for the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the the Lord’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion,
to bestow upon them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
Isaiah 61:1-3
