Lindsey and I will be moving to Arroyo Grande July 1st!
We aim to transition full time to the mission field September 1st, as long as our visas and finances come through!
Friday, June 20, 2014
Our Personal Financial Goal
Jeremy and Lindsey are looking to raise an average of $2700 USDs a month for consistent income and a total of $10,000 to help us get moved over there.
So far we have raised $1225 dollars in monthly support
The minimum we need required by YWAM to live over there without a personal vehicle or outreach traveling expenses is $2100 a month. Thank you for your help we have raised almost 30% of the monthly minimum!
Here is a breakdown of the $10,000 we need to move over there.
We have raised $3200 out of the $10,000 $7900 to go!
$900 Visa's expenses; doctor, criminal background checks, finger printing and processing's fee's.
$2600 Shipping some of our personal gear; baby stuff, tools, computers, bedding etc.
$2300 Flights; transportation; shots and travel
$900 Basic needs once we get there; basic used furniture; baby supplies; food, settling in etc.
$2100 Deposit for rent and first months rent
$1200 emergency funds for our first year
Total: $10,000
Vehicle expenses; (we will be selling our vehicles here and using this money to purchase a used vehicle in NZ)
So far we have raised $1225 dollars in monthly support
The minimum we need required by YWAM to live over there without a personal vehicle or outreach traveling expenses is $2100 a month. Thank you for your help we have raised almost 30% of the monthly minimum!
Here is a breakdown of the $10,000 we need to move over there.
We have raised $3200 out of the $10,000 $7900 to go!
$900 Visa's expenses; doctor, criminal background checks, finger printing and processing's fee's.
$2600 Shipping some of our personal gear; baby stuff, tools, computers, bedding etc.
$2300 Flights; transportation; shots and travel
$900 Basic needs once we get there; basic used furniture; baby supplies; food, settling in etc.
$2100 Deposit for rent and first months rent
$1200 emergency funds for our first year
Total: $10,000
Vehicle expenses; (we will be selling our vehicles here and using this money to purchase a used vehicle in NZ)
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
The Big News
Dear Friends and Family,
It’s time to announce our big move to Queenstown, New Zealand. We know personally how Youth With A Mission (YWAM) can radically change lives through their discipleship training schools and we are committed to help establish a new training center halfway across the world! We have felt a call to missions for several years and have waited for the right opportunity. When Andy and AJ Scalas (the directors of the new training center) came to visit the Santa Ynez Valley, we made an instant connection with them as they shared their vision for Queenstown. Our relationship grew and we were invited to join them in pioneering the new YWAM center. For the past year we have prayed for confirmation from the Lord and together we feel God is releasing us to go!
Jeremy and Lindsey’s Role
In Queenstown, we will be on the main leadership team with several responsibilities that include starting and staffing a Discipleship Training School (DTS) in January 2015. The school consists of a three month lecture phase and a two month cross-cultural outreach. For the lecture phase, speakers from all over the world will travel to our school to teach on specific topics with the purpose of students growing in their relationship with God. We will be discipling young adults and training them to become leaders and missionaries. Our role also includes equipping our staff with leadership skills and building relationships with the local churches in Queenstown. We also have a longterm cross cultural role of developing relationships with the locals in places like Papua New Guinea where we will be sending teams and visiting regularly. Our outreach goals are to, evangelize the unreached, equip their local churches with necessary biblical resources, and to encourage them in the faith. We desire to live out the great commission from
Matt 28:19 “...go and make disciples of all nations...”
Why Queenstown?
For decades, Youth With A Mission’s leadership has been praying for a team to plant a center in Queenstown. Over two million travelers visit every year making it a great place for evangelism. Queenstown will be an attractive pull for young people looking to take a DTS. We desire to use it’s popularity to train them for missions and reach out to the tourists throughout the region. Queenstown is also in a great geographical location to efficiently send outreach teams to South East Asia and the South Pacific.
The Call to Ministry
The call to Ministry
Lindsey:
“When I made the decision at 19 years old, to give God control of the plans for my life I had no idea how rewarding that one choice would be. God began to change my heart for people, suddenly my own needs were less important and the needs of others were more of a priority. I joined YWAM’s mission school, where I did my first overseas mission trip. Never in my whole life had I felt more fulfilled than when I was praying for people and telling them about Jesus, half way across the world. I felt God was releasing me to give up the expectation of a full-time career and degree and to view full time missions as my career.”
Jeremy:
“At 18 years old I found myself in China on my face crying out to God.... “am I called to full time ministry?” It had been 5 weeks into my DTS outreach and nothing was happening. In my desperation, I asked the Lord to use me to lead three people to Jesus that night as a sign I was called to full time ministry! I promised God I would serve Him as a full time evangelist the rest of my life if three people repented and accepted Jesus. I preached the gospel to a crowd outside a university and, guess what? Three people accepted Jesus into their lives that night! This inspired me to continue with ministry and for the following 9 years I was blessed to minister in over 20 nations with YWAM and also be a part of several different ministries here in California.”
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