Just
returned from Dominican Republic where I had the great privilege to serve with
SCORE International ministries. I am including links to several aspects of
SCORE ministry that are at work in the Dominican Republic area concerning women
and children. Please watch videos at bottom of page when there is one. It was a
great honor to minister to the missionary women, the nationals, and women from
several churches from the U.S. there in Dominican Republic this past week. It was also refreshing to observe the hearts of the women from the U.S. churches pouring into the lives of the Dominican people.
We are on
the 100 yard dash to the finish line before leaving for Tanzania. We began our
run as a team in July, with our contact person overseas back in January of this
year and our original contact in the May of 2013 at a mission’s conference to
begin praying about if God wanted us to go. He did, we are, and it's here!! So
we have been on the track for an endurance run!
As many of
you know that have traveled with us the 100-yard dash is final details, which
includes securing all the things we are taking with us as well as finishing up
the sponsorship of the last couple of missionaries that need to be sponsored.
As of today we have 46 missionary women sponsored with only 4 more to go. Thank
you all sooooooo much for just listening to the LORD’s leading on sponsoring
these ladies. I am ever more mindful after the Dominican trip last week of just
how much our missionary women NEED the ministry God has placed on our hearts at
Pure Joy International to bring to them. Thank you all for being a part of this
ministry!!!
I want to
close today’s blog by asking you to very specifically pray the following things
for us in the 100 dash….
· The last 4 missionary women to be
sponsored.
· The team to be spending quality time
with family as they prepare to leave the country.
· Protection for health with all the
Ebola scare going on.
· That we as a team finish strong in
our preparations for the retreat.
· That the missionary women’s hearts
are being prepared by the LORD to receive all that God has placed on our hearts
to share.
· To remember that we are Ambassador’s
for Christ 24–7.
And then I
have one last thing to share and make a godly plea about. If you are not
partnering with a ministry in your community, state, nation and/or overseas
that is making a difference for the kingdom of God through obedience to Him, please
prayerfully consider doing so. There are so many opportunities for you to find
the heartbeat God is giving you to line up with a particular ministry and give!
Give through prayers, going, gifts, partnerships, etc. Be involved because HE
tells us to!
I love this
quote from David Livingstone, “Send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any
burden on me, only sustain me. Sever any tie, but the ties that bind me to your
service and to your heart.”
Love you
Sisters and Brothers in Christ!
His,
Vickie
No comments:
Post a Comment