There's a song I learned when I was in Uganda in January with a phrase in the chorus that says "The Spirit of the Lord is moving in Africa." I see that to be true, as God is calling me back. As most of you know, I am doing a ministry internship at my church this year that encompasses Bible training and discipleship, and hands on ministry experience. We are doing several local and out of state outreaches and then we will be going to Tanzania, Africa (ironically enough, Uganda's neighbor) in March 2011. The team will be made up of the interns I am working with, so by March, they'll be my second family which will be the polar opposite from last time when I didn't meet them until I was in Uganda.
Although the emphasis isn't medicine on this trip, as most of my other mission trips have been, I will get to be working with the Maasai people at a YWAM base. In addition to my calling to medicine in the mission field, which I shared with you in last year's letter, while I was in Uganda, I learned my calling is also towards tribal/rural ministry. That's what we will be doing! So I'm excited to grow in this second avenue of the calling God has given me.
I am excited to invite you all again to join me on this experience too. I was so encouraged to see how God used many of you as a crucial part of the last trip. My vision for future ministry is in many ways becoming a reality through you. I feel like the calling I have also includes creatively involving those at home.
I loved the prayer sponsor-a-day last trip and I felt like it helped us feel like a team. I am still working on finishing the events summary; it has been a rather emotional journey to complete. I want to do something similar. Instead of a day of the trip though, I'm going to ask you to sponsor a portion of the trip such as travel or health. Details are on the prayer sponsor form.
I would also like to ask that if you feel led to share a word of encouragement or a funny story or experience for me to share with the team during the trip that you would consider supporting us in that way also.
Financially we are working as a team to raise support, and as I am writing this I feel like I am just supposed to ask you to pray and support in one of the three ways, but I'm not going to share the amount I need because I really only want you to give financially if God is calling you to. The same goes with the other two ways to support.
So PRAY and then...
1) Be a prayer sponsor and watch the Spirit of the Lord move your heart towards Africa with mine.
2) Be an encourager, send us a letter or story to help us through the trip and keep our eyes on Jesus
3) Financially support us as the Lord leads you to give.
Any responses can be sent to enlighten.05@gmail.com
