Buenos dias!
As most of
you know, I spent the fall semester of 2011 in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala on a
mission trip. This trip challenged me, strengthened me, and grew me more than I
could have ever imagined. God used this trip to shape my life. After seeing
poverty first hand and observing the lack of medical care, I had and still do
have so much motivation to do what I can to help. I want to be God’s hands and
feet, and I am so excited to see where He takes me!
About halfway through my trip, I prayed that I would fall so much in love with Guatemala and the people that it would hurt to leave. God sure answered that one! But I am so glad He did, because now I am committed to helping His people there. I have kept in contact with many of the people I met there, and I try to help when I can, but there are some things that I cannot do unless I am there in person. I have prayed and prayed that God would send me back, but He kept telling me to wait, until a couple of months ago, when He said— go for it, Kathy!
I prayed
that God would just give me one person to go with, but I knew that even if He
didn’t, I would go. My parents might not have been too happy about that, but I
knew that I was in good hands! God, however, has blessed me with a team of 11
people, and I am so excited to share this adventure with them!
We will be
leaving August 3 and will be returning August 16. During these two weeks, we
will be working with the local ministry, Shofar Ministry. We will be working at
the children’s hospital, city garbage dump, special needs school, and elderly
home, among other things. In addition, it is my hope that we will be able to
aide in the specific needs of several families in the community. I told Pastor
Rony (the pastor that we worked with everyday in Guatemala) that he is my eyes
and ears since I am not there and asked him to keep a look out for any families
who we can help.
God has
blessed me immensely already not only with a team, but also with funding for my
trip. Everything is falling into place. There is just one more thing that I
need, and that is the main purpose for this letter. Before I leave, my goal is
to create a ministry fund, so that while we are there, we will be able to buy
the supplies necessary for our projects. One hundred percent of the money you
give will go directly towards helping fund the projects we are doing in
Guatemala. I cannot say exactly what the money will be used for, but I can
promise you that we will surround every decision in prayer.
Thanks to my supporters on my last trip, I had a fund for ministry. This money was used to feed the people at the dump, for coloring books and toys for the children at the children’s hospital, for supplies at the orphanage, for food and games at the elderly home, and for building supplies, among other things. If you are not able to give financially at this time, I ask that you pray, pray, pray for us! There is so much power in prayer, and we oftentimes forget that. If you are able to give financially, you can make the check out to Kathy Jacobs or to First Baptist Church of Milton (if you want it to be tax deductible). Either way, you can send them to my home address, 8 Cardinal Drive, Milton PA 17847. If you do make it out to the church, please do not write my name on the memo part of the check. Thank you in advance for whatever support- financially or prayerfully- that you can give. I am extremely blessed to have a wonderful group of supporters—thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Thanks to my supporters on my last trip, I had a fund for ministry. This money was used to feed the people at the dump, for coloring books and toys for the children at the children’s hospital, for supplies at the orphanage, for food and games at the elderly home, and for building supplies, among other things. If you are not able to give financially at this time, I ask that you pray, pray, pray for us! There is so much power in prayer, and we oftentimes forget that. If you are able to give financially, you can make the check out to Kathy Jacobs or to First Baptist Church of Milton (if you want it to be tax deductible). Either way, you can send them to my home address, 8 Cardinal Drive, Milton PA 17847. If you do make it out to the church, please do not write my name on the memo part of the check. Thank you in advance for whatever support- financially or prayerfully- that you can give. I am extremely blessed to have a wonderful group of supporters—thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
With Joy,
Kathy
"With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine."
-Ephesians 3:20
