A couple people have been asking me to post the support letter I recently sent out. So, here it is!
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My Dear
Friends and Family,
As you may
or may not know, the Lord has blessed me with an opportunity to serve Him in
Kosovo for six months. I am humbled and honored to have been chosen to take
this journey, and I cannot wait to begin!
Lord willing, I will be leaving about the middle of January. I am traveling under the guidance and supervision of Pioneers, a missions agency with whom some of my friends have worked. I will be joining a team already in Kosovo and will be working with them for the duration of my stay. I will be teaching a few English classes a week, but the majority of my time will be spent ministering to the girls of Ferizaj (pronounced "fair-iz-eye"). 95% of the people of Kosovo are Muslim, but the people share a very nominal faith. Many Kosovar profess to be Muslim but do not practice their faith beyond participating in Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, which is obligatory for adults.
As I look
back over the events of the past few years, I can clearly see that the Lord has
had a hand in this from the beginning of my walk with Him. He called me out of spiritual death and blessed me with the
opportunity to work at TEAMeffort Youth Missions Camp for three summers,
grooming me to do many of the same things I will be doing in Kosovo! He led me to major in English Education,
so that I not only know how to teach this subject, I know how to teach it to
the very age group I will be working with! He
has blessed me with a heart for girls and a desire to minister to them! He laid an unrelenting passion for
missions on my heart! I am so unbelievably humbled and honored to have been
picked for this!
I cannot do
this alone. First, I ask you to pray. Pray for me and pray for the team I will
be joining! Pray that the people of Kosovo will be open and receptive to the
message of Christ! Pray that the people of Kosovo will experience a faith that
is more than nominal and will recognize their deep need for the Savior! Pray
that the Lord will lay his hand on this adventure and guide my steps and my
tongue!
Second, I
want to give you the opportunity to join in the mission that God has given me.
The total cost for this trip, including travel and living expenses while I am
there, is $9,500. Therefore, if you feel led, give and join with me in this
mission to spread the Gospel, share the good news of Christ, and make disciples
in the nation of Kosovo!
If you do
feel led to give, you may donate online at the Pioneers website at https://webapps.pioneers.org/DP/Give/GiftInformation.
Please note that you will need my full name (Kathryn Broyles) and account
number (111842) if you choose to donate online. Your gifts are tax-deductible
and serve to impact the Kingdom of God and change lives for eternity! If you would prefer to donate the old-fashioned way, please contact me via any of the methods listed below and I will send you a paper copy of this letter with further instructions.
Thank you
for your contribution, both in prayers and gifts, to this project. If you have
any questions, please feel free to contact me at khb0003@tigermail.auburn.edu
or at (256)604-8864. You may also keep up with me at
www.improbableandunafraid.blogspot.com.
With Love,
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