Dear Supporters, Loved Ones & Friends,
Grace and Peace to you today! I hope you are all enjoying the upcoming celebration of Jesus, our Light and Life! I for one am ready for this season of celebration and worship Jesus, our God made flesh!
I come to you with a few prayer requests. As many of you know, I have been working for the Charlotte Eagles (www.charlotteeagles.com) for the last year and a half as a soccer missionary. I can stand here and say that it has been the most transforming time of my life and it is an absolute honor to serve Jesus in this way! This coming January, I am scheduled to leave for Ethiopia with two other sports ministers for a 3 month period. We will be working alongside Serving In Missions and Sports Friends Africa by helping start the very first girl’s soccer league in the country of Ethiopia. Each team (approximately 8-16) will be connected to and sponsored by a local church. These churches are going to, among other things, minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ to these young girls and their families in the hope that they will come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Our role will be discipling the 8-16 female coaches of these teams. Soccer is the international language and such an unbelievable bridge that spans cultural, language and religious differences. We are excited to get to know and love these women and help them walk into the destiny that God has for them as life-impacting coaches. God is moving in and through Ethiopia and it will be a privilege to be there!
I have just received word that I will not be able to go to Ethiopia until I have all of my money in to our parent organization, Missionary Athletes International. Currently I have $2,300 and my total need is $4,880. For those of you who feel led to contribute to this amount, there are two options.
1. You can respond to this e-mail and I can direct you to more information regarding giving to the Ethiopia project with MAI in my name.
2. You can mail a check to Missionary Athletes International with My Name in the memo to this address:
Missionary Athletes International
PO BOX 1889
LA MIRADA, CA 90637-1889
Phone: (714) 739-8375
On another note, I am always looking for people to join with me in this ministry on a monthly basis. If this is something you would be interested in, the above information still applies! J
Another prayer concern is just for Sunshine, Alison and myself. We have enjoyed these past few months of preparation and prayer as we have been following the call God has on our lives to impact the young women of Ethiopia for the Kingdom of God. Please pray that God would confirm His call on our lives in this point in time and that we will find encouragement in these last few weeks of preparation.
“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His Glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen!” ~Jude 1:24
Also, please let me know how to be praying for YOU! J
Peace of Jesus Christ,
Sarah B.
