Dear Friends,
As I write this letter I am sitting in the church office, a place where I have found myself spending lots of time these days. It is a cool 63 degrees outside making me long for northeastern autumn! As the season changes outside I am sure that many of you are also going through transitional phases as well. Some are getting back into the routine of schoolwork while some of you are sending children back to school (or, even bigger, to school for the first time!). Still others are starting new jobs, welcoming new additions to the family or becoming acquainted with new living environments. And, a few are probably enjoying the blessing of stability as you continue on the path that is familiar! I'd love to know where this season finds you!
I am writing to tell you about some new things concerning my future.
Many of you knew about my plan to go to Swaziland and I'm so grateful for all of your encouragement as I moved forward with that! However, the Lord has closed that door and opened a new one.....
This coming May I will be leading a team of high school seniors to Cambodia to work with 2 of my friends who live there and are missionaries from our church. The teens will stay in the country for one month. We will be working with children and women who are victims of the human trafficking crisis in Cambodia.
At the end of the month the teens will go home and I will stay as a missionary with a group called the Hard Places Community.
I value your prayers more than you could ever know! Please join me in prayer for wisdom as I lead this team and courage as I step out into what His plan is for me. Pray for me as I begin to settle into the reality of moving to Cambodia in a few months! Please pray for His provision of all financial need as well.
Thank you all so much for your support, encouragement and prayers throughout this journey! Please feel free to ask any questions or pass along anything He may tell you as you pray. I'd love to hear from you!
Lots of love,
Yvonne
