August Update.

I guess it would be nice to keep you updated on everything and not just bits and peices. So here's a real update on things/ a sneak peak of my next newsletter:

I am excited to announce that on June 26, 2010, I was accepted as a missionary with World Indigenous Missions (WIM). WIM’s headquarters are located in New Braunfels, TX. Their office is full of wonderful, godly people who want to see all missionaries succeed by fulfilling God’s call on their lives. WIM has a heart to see the Kingdom of God established around the world. I spent a week at WIM’s orientation and training in June 2010. During that week, 12 other candidates and I went through 80 hours of training. Some of the areas covered were how to plan a budget, how to properly write newsletters, how to minister to hard-to-reach people, and much more. The information shared was spoken with wisdom and experience. The WIM staff did their best to give us as much information as possible in only week. When I left the orientation, all I wanted to do was sleep for four days straight because I had such a mental overload. Since I have recovered from that overload, I have started to raise money for the next step that I am taking!

The next step for me is to attend language school. It is said that to become an effective missionary you must first learn how to speak the heart language of the people to whom you will minister. And this is just what I plan to do! In September I will go back to Honduras for language school. The length of the school is six months. In those months, I will not only learn the native language but I will also experience the culture in which they live. The total cost for two trimesters of study is around $8,000 which includes one-on-one language training, rent, living cost, transportation, food, etc. I am looking forward to this great opportunity! I believe all of the finances will come together because with God all things are possible. I am looking forward to having many partnerships with those who are closest to me. I look forward to keeping you updated, and I look forward to writing the next newsletter! I hope you have enjoyed this one! Until next time…

'I will live to carry Your compassion,
to love a world that’s broken, to be Your hands and feet.
I will give with the life that I’ve been given and
go beyond religion to see the world be changed.
By the power of Your name.' -- Lincoln Brewster

If you or anyone you know are interesting in supporting me financially all donations are Tax-deductible. To recieve your tax dedutible reciept please send you donations to:
Branch #251
World Indigenous Missions
P.O. Box 310627
New Braunfels, TX 78131-0627
Note: Please make all checks out to World Indigenous Missions and on the memo line write:
Branch #251.

Also Prayer support is needed!! If you are interested in being on my list of prayer supporters please send me your name, address, phone number, email, and such so that I will be able to send you special updates and prayer requests.

Jewelry for Sale

If you or anyone you know is interested in buying anything just let me know. I also take special requests. All money will go to help pay for my language school which is just around the corner! So spread the word. I am also still selling eco-light candles. :)

WIM International Conference 2010

Every 3 years, World Indigenous Missions(WIM)holds a International Conference for all of their missionaries. And since I have teamed up with WIM I got to attend the conference. The conference brings all of the WIM missionaries together and give us all time to fellowship with each other and get refreshed and ready to go back out on the field again. Since this year was my first conference to attend I was a little nervous about meeting everyone, but from day one I felt as if I have known those people for a long time. WIM strives to create a family environment with their missionaries, and so it was nice to get to meet most of the people in my new family.

During the Conference God spoke me through so many people and through the teachings. I got to hear so many testimonies. It was a tremendous blessing. To know that those poeple made it through some of the roughest time, like getting kicked out of their village after living there for 2 years, to having to be life-flighted back to the States, to even losing one of the natives on the field. They made it through those hard times, and they are still serving and continuing to be available and open to what God has for them. Through hearing those testimonies I know that I can make it on the field. It's not going to always be easy but I know I can make it with the help of God and the prayer of my fellow friends and family. I was encouraged by everything and I am ready to go and see what I can do in Honduras (and where ever else God takes me) I looking forward to sharing all that God has done for me and look forward to sharing with you some of the things God has given me. So stay tuned for the upcoming attractions. Until next time.