As many of you know I am currently in Redding, CA attending Bethel School of Ministry. So far, even after only three months, God has been teaching me so much. It is amazing for me to see him moving in and through my life along with hearing the daily testimonies of how He is working in the hearts and bodies of his people. My view of God has grown exponentially and I am realizing the truth behind “nothing being impossible with God!”
As part of school, this spring I have the opportunity to go on a missions trip to India! You can imagine my excitement. The heart and passion of the Bethel Mission Trips Department is to see the sons and daughters of God in all the nations awaken to His goodness and love. As children of God, we have access to His Kingdom and should demonstrate His love, glory, and power in all aspects of society. Our strategy is to raise up a generation of world changers in their own nations to begin to run with their God-given inheritance to bring heaven to earth and transform their nation. This trip ultimately reflects the vision of the Bethel Missions Department.
I am blessed to be traveling with my team in partnering with the move of the Holy Spirit in this first ever Bethel Redding missions trip to India! I will be on an exploratory trip to build connections in the second most populous nation in the world. My team and I will focus on ministering to the poor through love, hope, and healing, as well as meeting basic practical needs like food, medicine, and health training. I will be ministering to them, body, soul, and spirit. My potential ministry opportunities will include working in the slums, loving orphans, training young adults in the power of the Holy Spirit, ministering to church leaders, helping in medical clinics, serving in a leper colony, as well as going to Kolkata to volunteer with Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity!
I would love if you would consider supporting me in prayer and/or financially. There will be about 20 of us going on the trip. Specifically you could be in prayer for unity among my team as we begin meeting together, safety for our travels, boldness to follow the Holy Spirits leading, and the ability to show God’s unfailing love to every person we come in contact with. Financial gifts may be made online at https://missiontrips.ibethel.org . This gift is tax deductible and you will receive a statement at the end of the year for your tax records. If you wish your gift to be anonymous, please check the anonymous box. This will allow you to receive an end of year statement, but will not allow the student to see your name. This is a non-refundable donation to the Bethel Church Missions Department for the benefit of the trip specified. If online payment is not an option, check donations can be made payable to Bethel Church and mailed to the following address: Bethel Mission Trips Department, 915 Twin View Blvd., Redding, CA 96003. Please include a note with the donation designating that this is for the India trip along with my name.
I pray that the life changing power of Jesus invades your life. I’ll keep you updated on what God is doing in my life and would love to hear what He’s doing in yours as well. Feel free to e-mail me anytime andkelma@gmail.com. (I also love snail mail 780 Locust St., Redding, CA 96001, or if you have any other questions, thoughts, or just want to share what God has been doing in your life...give me a call 612-245-9373)
