Dear Friends,
Thank you for joining me on this journey of a lifetime. Though we are still 3 months from our trip preparations are well underway. For those of you have not yet had the opportunity to hear about the work my team and I will be doing, I will give a brief overview below.
From May 24th-June 10th, my team and I will be traveling to an East Asian country to share the Word of the Lord. During part of the trip we will be putting on a camp for teens age 13-16 who come from families with alcoholic families. We will also celebrate children's day with the people of the capital city. The team will also be splitting into two groups for part of the time. One, lead by my co-leader Leah, will stay in a larger city and teach English as a second language, ministering to the urban populace. The second, led by myself, will go into the countryside. We will be following up on some humanitarian projects, modeling church, sharing the Gospel, and possibly taking part in an animal husbandry project. These different aspects of our ministry will open doors to sharing with the nomadic peoples.
So that is a bit of our expected experience, though we all are prepared to experience the unexpected as often happens on trips such as this. Our team is made up of seven people, five girls and 2 boys. I will post a picture and short descriptions later. We are currently meeting weekly to go through a 2nd Timothy based training curriculum, pray, get to know each other, and work on logistical planning. This is our season of learning, preparing, and fundraising.
This past weekend I was able to travel and present about the trip for my home church- Christ Community United Methodist in Joplin, Mo. By the grace of God and a loving, generous, and supportive church family I was fully funded for my ministry. I cannot begin to express my gratitude to any and all that have helped me financially. It is such a blessing to know the support I have been given and to have the burden of fundraising lifted from my shoulders. More important is the support in prayer that I know will behind our ministry.
Thank you for taking the time to learn and support the trip. Updates on the team and our preparations will continue to follow. God Bless!
Julia
