Hello all!
Just a quick update...
Montreal 2015
A group of members from Bethany Baptist Church (including myself) will
be going to Montreal (Canada) to share Gospel in June-- this is a very diverse
city, with less than 2% being Christian. Please pray with me that this
trip will go well - and that we will be able to connect people to the
NAMB (North American Mission Board) missionaries there and their church
plant. As always, I never know what the mission trip will hold in store
for us - but God is in control, and I will keep y'all updated! Please
pray for the preparations and keep the missionaries who are already
there in your prayers. If you would like to support financially - I have
sent out letters that you should be getting within the next week. If
you do not get one of these and would like one, please let me know.
Here in Louisville
So a small update on where I am -- I am about 10 classes away from
graduation (about a year) - but I will be remaining in Louisville for a
few more years to complete a Master of Divinity at the Billy Graham of
School of Missions at Southern Seminary. The IMB (International Mission
Board) has changed their requirements for those seeking to be sent out
as career missionaries - to include graduate hours. I will be completing
most of this in Louisville - but (Lord willing) should be moving
overseas in about 4 years. I will be overseas for about 2, will come
back for about 6 months, and then - (Lord willing) - will be appointed
as an official missionary and go out long term. My parents have helped
me out financially in the past - but this will stop once I graduate.
Please be in prayer that God will provide the funds and the patience
necessary to achieve one more degree.
Ministry wise - I have been volunteering my time at a homeless shelter
in downtown Louisville (Louisville Rescue mission (formally known as
Jeff Street Baptist Center). I've been working at a day shelter for
women at least one a day week - providing food, showers, laundry, and
love. Please pray for these women - they live very hard lives... and
seem quite confused as to who God is. I've also met two people at a
local coffee shop - who I was able to witness too. Pray for them - and
for me or whoever finds themselves in a conversation with them next -
that focuses on the Gospel. Pray they may come to faith.
I've finally got an email subscription list up and going - if you would like to be added to that list please email me at emilyonmission@gmail.com. I've got a bit more on it than I do with this blog post -- sort of a recap of the last few trips. Usually it will be a little different, but not much. So if you'd like to get an email instead of checking this blog -- that would be the way to do it if you haven't already subscribed to this blog via email.
Thank you! :)
