Dear Family and Friends,

I am writing this letter due to something I felt was placed on my heart by God after praying as a mission team for opening doors to financial support and outreach opportunities. As many of you know I am currently in Jeffrey’s Bay South Africa. My fellow students and I have been called here by God to be a part of the January 2010 Youth With A Mission (YWAM) disciple ship training school. We are here to, “Know God and make him known.” In June 1956 God spoke in the form of a vision to a man known as Loren Cunningham. He envisioned a map of the world being covered with waves. Suddenly the waves began to change into young people covering the glob to preach the Word of God. Eventually that vision became a reality now known as YWAM.

For the first eleven weeks we gather as a team to work on strengthening our personal relationship with God. We are preparing are outreach team to carry a message to the communities of South Africa, Kenya and many other ministry opportunities. That message is that Jesus wants a personal relationship with each and every one of his people. Currently we are reaching out to the Jeffrey’s Bay community. There are many mission projects we are able to get involved with. Some examples are: The Joshua Project which focuses on feeding and preparing homeless or disadvantaged children with adult basic education. Victory for all is another organization that provides foster homes and a primary Christian school education. Seventh Heaven provides foster homes for kids that have been abused or neglected. Ithemba is a pre-primary and preschool for 60 plus kids. They also run after school programs for 45 plus children and are also providing a foster home for 2 children at this time. The Rainbow project provides care for children who are mentally and physically challenged. The organization On Eagle’s Wings reaches out to women and children who have suffered abuse. They also provided care and counseling to rape or trauma victims. The Mercy clinic offers mother and child vaccinations. They also provide a baby safe device where unwanted babies can be dropped off safely, thus decreasing the abandonment of new born babies in trash cans or plastic bags. The HIV/AIDS awareness group provides food, HIV/AIDS information and support groups. As YWAMers we also do Door to Door evangelism and work with kids in the community to teach them about Jesus.

Our January 2010 YWAM DTS team needs your support. We need your prayers for strength, togetherness, and financial support. Many of us have been faced with physical ailments, overwhelming emotions, and issues at home. We need your prayers for outreach opportunities and safety durring our outreach. Prayer is also needed for those people we will be encountering during our outreach. Please pray that their hearts are softened and open to the word of God. We thank you for keeping us in your thoughts, prayers, and for your words of encouragement. Please spread word to your churches, friends, and family to join in through prayer. Any financial support received will go to the outreach team to help those who are still working on gathering funds. We trust that God will provide and our team will be going on outreach together to tell the world, “Through Jesus Christ it is possible to love God with all our hearts and to love our neighbors as ourselves.”

One of the verses that have really spoken too many of us on the team is Matthew 28 v 19-20: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Thank you again and God bless.
Love,

Brandy Friday

Outreach financial support information:

Send support for outreach to: Brethren In Christ Church 845 W. Arrow HWY, Upland, CA, 91786. Office number (909) 982-1016. Please write checks out to Brethren In Christ Church. (Make sure to note at the bottom of the check that it is for the Jan 2010 YWAM outreach team).

Or you may transfer the funds directly to:

Account Name: Destiny Ministries International, Checking Account Number: 404 9420 803, Branch Code: 334515, Swift ABSA: ABSAZAJJCPE, Address: ABSA Bank, 29 Da Gama RD, Jeffery’s Bay, 6330, South Africa. (Make sure to note on the transfer that the funds are for the Jan 2010 YWAM outreach team).