Isn’t that an audacious question? It sounds like, uhm, let me think — oh yes, it sounds like Jesus. He is the One who took a handful of scarred and frail believers and changed the course of history. Their encounter with the Living Messiah, their passion to tell their story about Him, changed the world, one person at a time.
That is what we are up to at Women Getting Real. Our desire is to rescue people from the heartache, lies and defeat in their lives and lead them into the presence of the Loving God where He can restore, renew and heal. Are we there yet ourselves? Nope. We are all in process, on the journey, ever seeking His face. But this one thing we know and bank our lives on: the same God who is healing us, will heal others too.
We believe that the same tender love, the same Living God who has radically altered our lives, altogether changed our existence not only in the hereafter but also with His overwhelming presence in our daily lives, is able and willing to do that for others too. And we want to tell our stories, now and later, near and far, home and abroad.
Will you help us with this Holy Search and Rescue Mission?
There are four of us going to Zimbabwe in May. I am going to teach retreats and teens. Two other “dream team” members of WGR are going, Beth Hungerford and Laura Jones. They are invaluable leaders in the workings of Unhindered events, and behind the scenes work of the ministry. When they go to Zimbabwe they will be helping with the youth camps and orphanage there. The final representative from WGR is our youngest team member, Salem, my 12 year old daughter. She is a bundle of gifting: child magnet, willing builder and adventurer extraordinaire. God was so clear to us all that she was to make this trip. So we are quite eager to see all that God will reveal and deposit in her.
It is not so much what we offer, but that we have all been clearly, and almost humorously, Called. And we must answer. We are joining a larger team going with John Dee and Ebenezer Ministries and will be gone for three weeks. Does this sound crazy to you? It still does to me. But isn’t that just like God? Nothing is impossible for Him.
So we are extending an invitation to you to link arms with us. Will you pray for us? Salem said it best. When I was helping her with her donor letters, I asked her what she wanted to put under her “prayer requests.” She said, “Preparation and faith.” I love that. That is our first step. Preparation and Faith. Our second step is to pray in the funds to go. We know that God has all the money we need. And He has given me such a verse:
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9: 8-11
We stand on His promises to provide through many hands.. Will you link arms with us financially too? Maybe you can’t go, but you can help send us. You are going to Zimbabwe “through us” as we all go through the power of Christ.
So if you want to join the Change the World adventure with us, click here. This is will give you all the info you need to be part of this God work.
“Lord rend the heavens and come down, Seek the lost and heal the lame, Father bring glory to your name.”
