Dear Friends,
My name is Sarah Denise, I am an eighteen year old missionary and have lived in the Louisville area for five years. I am home schooled, the oldest of six children, and a devoted Christian. I have grown up in a Christian family, so God has always been a big part of my life and I feel God has called me to be a missionary and a ministry leader. I have always loved helping people and seeing their lives transformed in the process.
My pastor, Steve Turpin, of Trinity World Outreach Center, is always talking about reaching the people of the world, and it is because of those reasons I have become a part of the mission field. In preparation, I have already been on three mission trips beginning at the age of fourteen.
I signed up on my first mission trip, to Australia/New Zealand, due to circumstances that God orchestrated; this brought Teen Mania into my life (Wrong bus, right place, right time). I became more excited about the opportunity to share the story of my life with someone who may have never heard about what God can do. We worked with Hillsong United; we help the elderly clean up their homes, following this we went through the city doing community clean up work showing Jesus to the city through our actions and we completed our mission work by ministering to the teenagers through personal evangelism and drama. Through our efforts we saw over three thousands people brought to Christ. And when I came back from my month long ministry trip I knew it was my calling to become a missionary.
The next year (2005) I went to Peru; where I spent a month in the cities of Lima and Tarma. God used me there in so many ways; most of the time when I think back it seems unreal that God would have used me for such big tasks. For example, how God used me and my team to pray for a twelve year old girl who was immediately healed from deaf/muteness due to a fall from a second story window.
On my third mission trip I went to Tijuana, Mexico. My entire team consisted of eight hundred teenagers and young adults who gave up their summer to live in the desert and build houses for those who did not have one. With so many willing servants of God we were able to build twenty-two houses, and lead over one thousand people to the love of Christ.
I am now planning my internship to the Honor Academy for August of this year. The Honor Academy is a one year discipleship program dedicated to forging leaders of the New Millennium. I will be streched Physically, Spiritually, and Emotionally! I will have to learn how to rely on God for all my needs as it in an intense year of learning how to be the leader God has called me to be.
What has He called me to be, you ask? He has put the desire in my heart to reach the world through Dance/Drama, and to be a leader for people to look to for encouragement and restoration of Joy and Peace in their lives. It will be a training ground for what I feel led to become. and it has been prophecied over me by many people who have seen it.
I know what I am asking may be alot, but your prayer is what I need most of all. I need to be ready for this, as well as my "Core" needs to be ready for this training. A Core is a group of twenty or so people who must work together to get all they can out of the year we are given. Men and women alike will form bonds that will not be found anywhere else, as we seek God's will for our lives with a passion like never seen before in our lives. We will need to have an open mind to what our calling is to be. We will be trained through classes, hands on experience, as well as regular Life Transforming Events (LTE's). We will litterally be the Clay, that the Potter will mold into all that it can become.
The second thing I need is financial support. The tottal is $ 8,000, but I already have $2,000. I am a quater of the way there. Really all I need is 150 people to donate $40 towards my account and I will be set. I leave August 15 so you can see that there is little time, please prayerfully consider your role in this.
There are several ways of making a donation towards this ministry expedition.
Note that all donations are tax-deductible:
You may donate on line at www.HonorAcademy.com. Find the 'Donate' button in the right toolbar of the page. There you can either search by my name (Sarah Holly) & phone number (502-231-4132), or by my account ID# 2275934.
You may send a check directly to me, and I will forward it along to The Honor Academy myself (Unless you request I use it for personaly items needed). Remember to not make the check out to me, but to Teen Mania Ministries or The Honor Academy. Just message me if this is what you wish to do.
I would greatly appreciate any assistance you could give. And I would be happy to talk with you to answer any questions you may have or to elaborate further. But as I have said time is running short and I need your help to raise this money. Please pray about your decision and do what you feel God wants you to do.
To contact me with any questions or even just to wish me 'God' Luck email me or call me at:
My Personal Email- Kenieke@bellsouth.net
My home Phone Number- 502-231-4132
I want to thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. I can not wait to get back to the mission field, and it would be an honor to say that you helped me get there. God Bless You!
The Lord's Faithful Servant,
Sarah Holly
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