My Need for Contributions

I have enjoyed serving others from a young age and now know this was God’s way of preparing me for long-term missions. When I was sixteen, God told me of a definite place of service He had for me. After much prayer and preparation, God has called me to serve in Germany with Pioneers. Pioneers is a missions organization dedicated to bringing the Gospel to unreached peoples and assisting in planting local churches. I have been selected to be part of a four-person team from the U.S. to serve for ten weeks with a local missionary family in Germany. I am excited not just for this opportunity but feel that this is the beginning of what is to be my long-term service for God.

Spiritually speaking, Germany is one of the most secular countries in the world.  Christianity is marginalized or ignored completely.  It is seen as irrelevant and irrational.  It is our goal to encourage German and international students to think about the fundamental questions surrounding life – questions of origin, meaning, morality and destiny and to hear the Christian worldview as it addresses these questions. We are to meet this challenge through street evangelism, children’s camps and youth events, construction activities, interaction with international students, and other activities as directed.

I am writing to ask two things of you. First, although I know this venture is part of God’s plan for me, I nonetheless seek your prayers for His continuing guidance. This semester in school is very demanding, so I ask you to join me in prayer that I use my time efficiently in order that I may be devoting the needed preparation to this upcoming ministry. Pray that I not miss an opportunity to share the Gospel and for my clarity of speech when speaking in German. Also, please pray for God’s preparation of receptive hearts among the people we encounter. I covet your prayers, and as my prayer warriors, I consider you a part of our mission team.

Second, please pray with me in securing the financial means necessary for this ministry to which God has called me. The approximate cost for my participation in this ministry is $4,100. In your prayers for this service, should the Lord lead you to give financially, I would be most appreciative and truly grateful. An account in my name has been established with Pioneers. Financial contributions may be submitted by mail with the enclosed donation slip and envelope. Should you wish, donations can also be made online at www.pioneers.org/give/missionary. (Please be advised that a 3% transaction fee is deducted from your online donation.) All donations made to my ministry must reference account #175443. All contributions are tax-deductible. No gift from the heart is ever too small, and all will be blessed by God.

I am so excited about this opportunity that God is giving me that I cannot wait to begin. I readily welcome any opportunity to discuss this mission venture, and I encourage you to ask any questions you may have. I have started this blog---appropriately named www.HisHandsInGermany.com---for daily postings as I prepare, serve, and return. As my prayer partners, encouragers, and supporters for this mission, I invite you to visit the site and share in the joys of serving Christ our Savior. Glory to God!