Hello Friends,
I hope everyone is experience God’s grace on a daily basis and working Hard for His Kingdom. It’s been a roller coaster ride for me the last seven, eight months back… It was awkward at first, hard to adjust to the daily comings and goings. It was especially hard trying to figure out what God wanted me to do next in the first couple of months. Found myself isolated and idle, not what I had expected life would be like and not what I was accustomed to. But things have been moving along and God has been gracious to me. I am currently serving at a church called Global Vision Church as there youth pastor. I am grateful, joyful, and learning a lot from the ministry, especially being pushed to pray harder.
Aside from sharing a bit on where I am now, the reason why I am writing is to ask you for your support once again. When I was interviewing to go to Tampa, I thought I would not have the opportunity to return to Tanzania at least not for a couple of years. But I am grateful because Global Vision Church will be beginning a partnership with PGM in Tanzania. More specifically, our church envisions a partnership with PGM and a specific local church; and through that local church, a partnership with that particular village. GVC has been praying for Maskati for the last Eight months and in August, we will have our first opportunity to make our initial visit.
Ten of us will be leaving on the 9th of August from JFK. We will arrive in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday. We are preparing for VBS, Seminars, Evangelism, Hair cutting ministry, etc. As to what we’ll be actually doing when we get there… T.I.A (Our adopted theme from the movie ‘Blood Diamond’, “This Is Africa”) Which all means we’ll leave it up to God and the missionaries. Our part is to be humble and ready.
Individually, we need about $2300 for the airfare and other expenses. I ask that you would pray and see if God burdens you to give. Please give out of a calling and not out of anything else. In addition, I pray that you will invest in a vision for PGM and Africa, and not in me. I say this with anxiety and the risk of sound pretentious, so please forgive me if I’ve offended you. But I feel it’s important to point and shift your attention to what’s going on in Africa.
I’m going to Tanzania because I believe that the work God is doing through PGM in Tanzania is precious. In essence, they are training native missionaries to go into rural villages, areas that are close to impossible to establish ongoing ministry in for foreign missionaries. And I believe Africa is a neglected continent but a continent that has been immersed in a fierce spiritual war; against poverty, disease, immorality and corruption, Islam, etc. So I ask that you would pray and seek. Perhaps God is calling you to partner in this ministry. If not financially, then battle with us spiritually.
And if you would support our church in our mission trip, I thank you and ask that you would send your support to: 1664 Route 27 Edison, NJ 08817. Please make your check out to GVC and make note that it is for Tanzania. Please send your support so that it would arrive before the 7th of August. For those who are committed to prayer, please email me at seonchoi@gmail.com, so I can email you prayer requests and updates as we are preparing.
God bless everyone and thank you for your time!
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