My Dear Friends & Family~
Life is meant to be lived- fully, passionately, & purposefully! We've got one life to live to advance the kingdom & to follow wholeheartedly after the Lord. That is what I'm striving for!
Acts 1:8 - "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea & Samaria, and to the ends of the earth!
God used this verse as well as many other things to speak directly to me about where He wants to use me this next year. The focus in my walk with God over this past year has been faith & believing God! He has been teaching me what these words really mean, and now I know He is calling me to put them in to practice in a very real way. He has imparted so much to me & has brought to my mind that "To whom much is given, much is required." And as I have asked God to show me His heart, He has directed me to more fully understand His heart be seeing Him at work and joining with other believers literally all around the world!
I am constantly amazed by how the Lord works, His timing, & His blessings! Most of you have known me for awhile and know that there's something in me that can't settle for the "ordinary." I believe God has given me an adventurous, restless, & passionate spirit for a purpose. For a long time now, my heart has been stirred with the idea of doing a modern-day "missionary journey," but I had no idea what it would look like. It seemed like such an overwhelming vision, but we have to think & dream big because we serve a big God! Well, God placed the opportunity right in front of me at the exact time I was really seeking where He wanted me in this next season of life. He specifically brought to me the WORLD RACE! It's amazing!! I will be taking a year of my life to live like Jesus and His disciples did, as well as the early church apostles- by traveling around the world as a missionary! I knew as soon as I heard about this mission that it was exactly where I was to be!
We will be gone from around Jan 1- Nov 27, and be living in a different country each month. In order to establish long-term kingdom fruits that will last long after we leave, we'll be serving alongside missionaries or the local church. We will daily go before the Lord in prayer as He directs every step we take & every person we cross paths with. As every culture & country has different needs, so will our ministry in each area take on different forms. However, the aim in every place we go is to disciple local young people, build with them, and help them to launch church plants.
The "race" part of this trip is two-fold. Most importantly, it's a race against time- a race for souls! The second aspect is a race against the other teams (4 teams of 7) to each country. As a team, we will have to be creative in figuring out how to most efficiently & quickly navigate the globe. We'll be living out of a backpack all year and carrying all our sleeping gear with us. We'll be living among the people and sharing life with them!
Most of the greatest adventures in life will come because you took a risk! Playing it risky also means not living my life for myself. I want to be a part of something greater than myself. I believe that in taking a year of my life and intentionally learning to live as Jesus lived, touching the poor, & learning to live on little, God will use this in mighty ways. I've got one life to live and before I've taken on obligations, I want to commit to making it the radical life that Jesus himself ed! I know I'll learn to abandon all that has made my life comfortable and will learn to depend on Him completely! As IWU (my college) says, be a World Changer!
I thank God for this opportunity set before me & completely trust that He will meet my every need as He promises each of His children! I also want to give others the chance to be involved in this exciting faith adventure by being supporters. I would be honored if you could partner prayerfully and/or financially with me in this ministry. I'm specifically asking for at least 15 people who will commit to pray for me each day until I return. Jesus talks often about the spiritual battle, the fight of faith we each must be warriors in! So I know the more we stand for and fight together in the spiritual realm, the stronger our faith and fruits will be as we see God's hand doing miraculous works in and through us! If you feel led to give financially, that would also be a tremendous blessing. As one aspect of abandoning all, we will be living simply and therefore the cost for the entire year (food, lodging & travel) is only $13,000. I've enclosed a response card and pre-addressed envelope, which invites you to share in this ministry if you would like. You may write "appealed by" and my name in the memo section of the check if you wish to give. Including the enclosed card will provide AIM with all necessary information. In turn, they will send you a receipt. All gifts are tax-deductible.
You can find out more info about Adventures in Missions at www.adventures.org and more info about the World Race at www.theworldrace.org. I will be posting a log on the web throughout my trip and you'll be able to read about and see photos of our adventure along the way.
This trip captures adventure, excitement, sacrifice & sharing the Truth! I believe that I was made for this kind of ministry, and that this type of ministry was made for someone like me! I want to encourage you to seek after God in how He wants to be radically using you, whether it's where you currently are or whether He is asking you to step out in to something else! We were created for His pleasure! And it brings Him the most pleasure when we are most fully alive and living in the fullness He created for us to enjoy!
Romans 10: 14 + 15a ~ "How, then can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent?"
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all (2 Cor 13:14).
~ Amy Morris
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