Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Mission Trip Letter

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalm 103:2-5
Ashley Hostetter
12510 County Road 45
Tuskegee, AL 36083

During my first semester of college I have enjoyed being able to get involved with the Baptist College Ministry at AUM.  I have had the awesome opportunity to help lead worship on Monday nights at what we call Resonate and now I have the opportunity to go on a mission trip with this ministry. We will be going to Alaska on March 11th through March 19th, 2011. We will be feeding the homeless, shoveling snow, helping on a Habitat for Humanity home, serving children at a Boys and Girls club, and will be able to minister to the people there.  
            The Pew Research Center recently released a finding that Alaska is the LEAST religious state in the United States. In addition to the cities and towns, there are about 200 villages in Alaska. Most of these can only be reached by airplane and sometimes by boat. Very few of these villages have healthy gatherings of believers. Our goal on this trip is to help the people of Alaska physically but also help them spiritually.
I am writing this to ask you to pray about two things:
1.      I ask you to please pray for me and the team as we prepare and go to Alaska. Please pray that the Lord will prepare our hearts and minds for what He wants us to do and that He will lead the way. Pray that we will humble ourselves and put these people before our own comforts and needs. Pray that our actions will show the love of Jesus and that the people will see Jesus, not us.  I thank you in advance for your prayers.
2.      I also ask you to pray about making a financial contribution. The total cost of the trip is $1000 and I do need help raising this money. Any contributions given will go towards my travel expenses and lodging in Alaska. If you feel God leading you to make a donation you can send the check to me but please make it out to Baptist College Ministry. All donations will be tax deductible as well.  Any amount of money that is given will be a huge blessing and greatly appreciated.
Thank you for praying about these matters and I can’t wait to share with you how the Lord moves. I am excited to see how He will use me and the team to minister to the people of Alaska. 

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