First off, I just want to say WOW!!
God is really amazing. In 1 day it will be 1 1/2 years since my accident.
As I sit and think about my journey I can't help but brag on my Father.
I have been able to learn how to live life with one arm, drive, go to school, work a real job, speak several places, go to Africa, and gain more confidence in myself than I ever have had all in that short time.
I mean seriously if you say God can't do amazing things, I am proof. Because NONE of that was me.
There are hard days, don't get me wrong, but that seriously doesn't matter because I know and have extreme confidence in the fact that God , The King of Kings, is with me. Always, and NEVER will He leave me.
The past month has been so exciting. Through lots of prayer and time in God's word, I have some awesome opportunities/adventures ahead. AND I CAN NOW TELL YOU! :)
As you all know I had the chance to go to Ghana last October with Joni and Friends. It was life-changing. It was not the easiest trip but that trip changed me in deeper ways than I could explain.
And now, I have the awesome opportunity to go to China this summer.
WHAT?! IS THIS REAL LIFE?
But, not only that I get to also go on a 4 1/2 week internship with Joni and Friends.
I really wish you could know how stoked I am!
Now, Let me tell you a little but more info concerning these opportunities.
June 13, I will leave for Virginia to begin the Internship. I will be trained by top leaders and educators on disability ministry. Then I will get the chance to work hands on with local ministries to put what I have learned into practice. Lastly, I will learn how to bring all that I will learn back to help my local community. So Cool, right?
On July 14th I will fly straight from Virginia to China!
In China, we will do an International Family Retreat while partnering with Joni and Friends and another organization. We will be sharing the love and hope that come from Christ. I hope to encourage parents, as well as children, in their different journeys of disability.
Then I will come home July 24. (I will be gone a total of 6 weeks.)
Guys, I am so excited. This is my passion.
Sharing the greatness of Christ. Encouraging the broken hearted. Loving the lost.
I do have a few prayer requests I would like to share.
1. I do have to raise $3000 for my trip to China. I know my God is able and that it is in His hands.
2. 6 weeks is a long time. Pray for my heart as I prepare to leave my family and friends. It will be so hard, but I also know it will be so worth it.
3. Pray for me. Pray I will be able to gain as much knowledge as I can, but also learn how to actually use what I have learned. Pray also that God would just speak through me with every person I encounter. It is my prayer that the lost we will encounter will see and receive Christ. Pray also, that I will have strength and little phantom pain.
And, If by prayer, you feel God is saying to give. You can go online if you go to this link:
http://joniandfriends.org/support
Last Name: Passons
Account Number: 52D824
Click on International Family Retreat - China 2
or by check
Joni and Friends
ATTN: IFR China 2 2014 (Passons)
P.O. Box 3333
Agoura Hills, CA 91376
But really guys, I need prayer. My teams needs prayer.
Thank you for already the support that you give me daily.
I know I say this all the time but I mean it from the bottom of my heart.
The encouragement you give helps me day by day.
How wonderful is it to be surrounded by the body of Christ in such a beautiful way.
Well, God sure is good. I am so excited about the plans God has. I know His are way better than mine.
Acts 1:8b
"And you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."
Isaiah 6:8
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here and I. Send me!"
