Sunday 14 August 2011

Letters from India

Just wanted to let ya'll know that I will have a separate blog for updating you guys on my adventures in India.  Subscribe to it if you want to make sure that you don't miss out on ANY of the awesomeness coming from my journeys and learnings. :D

Tuesday 9 August 2011

I'M GOING TO INDIA!!

Hey, everyone!!

Guess what. I'm officially going to India this September! God's been telling me to go there and now it's been confirmed with an acceptance letter from the organization.

With who?
I'm going with an organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM), who's main motive is to know God and make Him known. They focus on giving opportunities for young people to demonstrate Jesus' love to the whole world. They operate in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries. If you'd like more info on YWAM, go here.

How long?
Nine months all together (crazy, I know). The first five months will be the lecture phase where we'll learn about God and receive relationship based mentorship for different areas. Then there will be two months of outreach (March and April) where we will split in teams and travel to different locations, showing God's care and love to those in need, and practicing what we have learned. Then in May, we'll come back to finish the school, and the projects for the creative tracks (more on the creative aspect below). In June we'll have the grand finale (graduation), and then I'll come back!

Why?
Ever since I've known Jesus, He has put a burning passion in my heart to share His love, goodness, and salvation with everyone. I've always felt called to be a 'missionary' (if that's what you want to call it) of some sort. So when I graduated last spring, I asked God where He wanted me to go, and after much seeking and learning to hear His voice, He has told me to go to this school. I know that may sound pretty weird to 'hear God's voice', but when I look back on it, I do not see how it could logically have been anyone or anything else.

It has a music focus!
It's a prophetic school of the arts with various creative tracks. I, of course, will be in the music track, where I will learn to listen to God's voice, create together with Him and communicate it through the powerful tool of the arts! Through various assignments I'll learn to write, produce, and arrange songs. I'd like to bring my cello with me, but if that turns out to be too much of a hassle, I'll bring my guitar (which is much easier to carry around). If you'd like more info on this specific school, go here.

How you can help:
- Please pray! Seriously, that's the biggest thing you could possibly do to help. I will have to totally rely on my heavenly Father (God) and cannot afford to let anything get in the way of that. I'll be blogging to keep you updated on specific things to pray for, but right now please pray that all the preparation will go smoothly, and that the rest of the needed finances (approximately $2,000) will come in before I leave. God told me to go, so He will provide the way. :D
- Also, please ask God about helping me out financially (and honestly, if it's a small amount, it still helps). If you would like to, please send it by Sept. 22, and let me know if you need my mailing address. But please know that it's your prayer and love support that's the biggest help! :)

Thank you!
And Jesus' peace and love be with you!
~ Zoe