Dear
family of faith
Some
of you know me as one of the Children’s ministry teachers with our
inspiring, energetic little brothers and sisters in Christ or from
the stretching, incredibly fun Heartland mission trip last summer
or from the amazing Hong Kong children’s retreat trip or through
our ever encouraging Bible Study Fellowship, or other moments
together at Jubilee.
As I
reflect on the past two years at Jubilee, I feel so thankful for
the growth and blessings I have experienced through this community.
“Freely you
have received; freely give,” inspires me to
share Christ in all areas of life (Matt 10:8)
Seventeen years
old, I felt called to be a teacher after volunteer teaching Sunday
school at an orphanage and to patients of a crippled children’s
center near my boarding school in Kenya. At age twenty, an
event in my life which I had no control over led me to accept a
comforting truth: 1 Corinthians 6:19 ….You are not your
own; 20 you were bought at a price…”
Being an English
teacher has given me the opportunity to work with students from 85
nations of the world. When I heard about the TOEFL course trip to
Yanji, I was hesitant to commit because I will be leaving Korea
soon. However, I kept feeling that the purpose of training to be a
teacher was for opportunities exactly like this. I even had a
dream one Friday night that Ryan asked me to join the team and the
very next morning, a Saturday in Ecclesia cafe, Ryan randomly saw
me and invited me to join the team. I backed out because I was
worried about finances, feeling unworthy, and my current job is
very busy this month. Yet still conviction was in my heart
with this thought, 2 Corinthians 8:12 "For if
the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what
one has, not according to what one does not
have.”
Friends and our
BSF prayed for me and after I asked the Lord for 3 days, I felt
more desire instead of fear, and recommitted to teaching at YUST in
Yanji.
Through teaching
the TOEFL we hope to enhance the opportunities of students. The
dates of this trip are July 3-12 and the cost
that I need to raise is $1,700 plus a visa fee of
$190 (Sorry I forgot to specify that in the
letters I sent out earlier. )
If
you would like to partner financially with me in this opportunity
please consider supporting our team at http://give.footstool.org/toefl2
or pray with me for our Father to provide.
We
pray that those who have put their trust in Christ may be
encouraged in their faith, and for those who have not met Jesus,
that their hearts will receive the gift of life which Jesus offers
freely to us.
Thank
you!
Amy
LeBlanc