This is seminary finals week... and I should be extraordinarily focused on school work. Instead, I am annoyingly excited about New Zealand and cannot focus no matter how hard I try! Hopefully posting will help get it out of my system so I can study!
I am so thankful for God's bits of encouragement before this process even really gets started. (1)In the past two days, two pastors have approached me about their churches joining my support team. While I know I will need many churches' support, it is simply elating to me that God is already preparing the way before I have even proactively started building a support team! (2)Also, last night I checked a friend's blog who is a current missionary in New Zealand. He happened to have written this week about the process of waiting on God before he left the U.S. His words were extremely helpful. Through his blog, (3)I also found a video on the blog of Kris, a youth pastor in New Zealand. The video contains some statistics about the youth culture in New Zealand and the need for people to pray for the teens in NZ. Watching the video just increased my heart for the youth of NZ! Jesus, thank You!
You can view the video on Kris' blog at the following url: http://thebibberblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/will-you-pray-for-me.html#comment-form
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
The Journey to New Zealand Begins!
Support team building officially kicks off this coming Saturday and Sunday when I will be speaking at my first ever Faith Promise weekend at Olde Towne Community Church (where I currently youth pastor) in Ridgeland, MS. Please pray for the weekend to go well--for awareness to be raised about the Kingdom needs around the world and for God to lead people to join Him in His global work.
Also, after speaking at Faith Promise in the morning, I will fly out to Indianapolis that Sunday afternoon for Missionary Orientation which will last Monday through Friday at Global Partners Headquarters. I ask for your prayers during this time of training and preparation!
For those of you who may not have known, I had been seeking the Lord for about three years concerning where He might have me serve for at least two years on an international level. This past summer, I spent two weeks in and around Auckland, NZ with missionaries from Global Partners of the Wesleyan Church and local pastors and church leaders. While there, I worked with Papakura Wesleyan Church and with the youth at The Gathering--the national Wesleyan convention of New Zealand. In February I was officially appointed as a two year intern missionary to New Zealand!!! I will graduate from Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS, in December, 2010. My hope is to be in New Zealand in the Fall of 2011. My role in New Zealand will be two-fold. First, I will be working with students--outreach, running a youth program in a local church, discipleship, and leadership development. Secondly, I will be helping to equip national leaders through mentoring and providing Biblical/theological training and resources.
I am so excited to finally begin this journey toward New Zealand! Thank you for walking with me!
In His Service,
Amber Janelle
Also, after speaking at Faith Promise in the morning, I will fly out to Indianapolis that Sunday afternoon for Missionary Orientation which will last Monday through Friday at Global Partners Headquarters. I ask for your prayers during this time of training and preparation!
For those of you who may not have known, I had been seeking the Lord for about three years concerning where He might have me serve for at least two years on an international level. This past summer, I spent two weeks in and around Auckland, NZ with missionaries from Global Partners of the Wesleyan Church and local pastors and church leaders. While there, I worked with Papakura Wesleyan Church and with the youth at The Gathering--the national Wesleyan convention of New Zealand. In February I was officially appointed as a two year intern missionary to New Zealand!!! I will graduate from Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS, in December, 2010. My hope is to be in New Zealand in the Fall of 2011. My role in New Zealand will be two-fold. First, I will be working with students--outreach, running a youth program in a local church, discipleship, and leadership development. Secondly, I will be helping to equip national leaders through mentoring and providing Biblical/theological training and resources.
I am so excited to finally begin this journey toward New Zealand! Thank you for walking with me!
In His Service,
Amber Janelle
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