It is with much excitement that I share with you today about our future plans. If you are close to me you probably know that we have been in the process for a few years now trying to find God's path for our lives. In 2012, we began the process of becoming missionaries again due to the fact that we kept feeling the burden of God telling us to go back to His original call on our lives which was missions. This road was a bumpy road and we continued to be hopeful and tried to be open minded to all areas of missions. After much prayer, training, and time we realized that God did not just call us to missions, He called us to be missionaries to the Estonian people. The burden we felt for Estonia never left our hearts. It has weighed heavily on our hearts since coming home in 2011.
We knew that if this was meant to be, God would have to be the one to make it work. We did not imagine it would happen so quickly. Once we advised the missions office of our thoughts and what was weighing on our hearts in August we were approved as missionary candidates to Estonia in September! We could not be more ecstatic!
The whole process of support for missionaries has changed since the last time we were missionaries which is something that is very good for us. Now the church that sends you is your partner in ministry and, gives not only financial, but ministry, prayer, and individual support. This is something we did not have last time. Also the way we are supported is different. Missionaries now raise 65% of their salary and all other funds. This is done by forming partners with other individuals and churches who feel led to get behind God's vision He has given us for Estonia and choose to give financially and prayerfully.
This is where we are at now. We are looking for partners to join us on the mission God has called us to! Our vision for Estonia is Estonia For Christ:
Establishing strategic partnerships
Forming small groups
Creating communities of the Kingdom
To learn more about our vision and mission go to missionestonia.blogspot.com. The Mission: Estonia blog will be the blog of our mission work. My blog will remain to give and inside view of our family life as it did before.
I know it may seem daunting about supporting a missionary. Well, really it is simple. Could you give up two Starbucks a month and give $10 a month for support. How about giving up one fast food family dinner a month for $30 a month for support. I encourage you to pray and seek God's will on the amount to give if you feel burdened to give. Roughly we need:
10 partners @ $10 a month
10 partners @ $25 a month
10 partners @ $50 a month
10 partners @ $100 a month
10 partners @ $150 a month
You may ask, "What do I get in return?" Well, you will get updates and newsletters about the work in Estonia. You will have an insider view of the work and ministry God is doing there. You will be able to be a part of missions from your own home and have opportunities to serve in Estonia on short term trips if you choose.
If you feel like this is something that interests you we encourage you to pray about partnering with us. Together we can make an impact in Estonia! Please visit missionestonia.blogspot.com and click on the link to donate now in order to donate and become our partner. Please let us know if you plan to partner with us so that we can include you in our newsletter and updates as well as keep our budget in place. You can contact us at missionestonia@gmail.com.
Thank you for those who have been with us on this journey so far and those who will continue with us in the future!