An Enormous Thank You!

At the beginning of March I was really humbled and was learning some big lessons about trusting God when it comes to fundraising.

Now, I can look back and really say that I have been floored... utterly astounded. For two and a half months we really struggled to see how God would provide for our trip to the Amazon. We had sent out prayer letters and money barely trickled in. However, in the two weeks leading up to the trip, supporters sprung up and gave quite faithfully and generously.

The day before our trip, I was able to get final numbers from RCE and my mind was blown. You guys gave above and beyond what we could have ever expected.

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your generosity! We are safely back in Bogota after a week in the Brazilian jungle. We will be sure to post some thoughts regarding the trip.

Thank you!

A Song Rising up to Heaven in Koso

Passion 2011: Third Session

"And this, this is Hannah... a world changer, " Louie Giglio announced with a hint of admiration.

My eyes took in the woman on stage. A young woman. A passionate woman. A world changer.

Throughout Louie Giglio's interview with Hannah, I continued to feel my pulse quicken. This woman was only twenty five, yet she had gone to the ends of the Earth-- to the Koso people of Western Africa. Upon college graduation she was determined to go to an unreached people group and share the love of God to those who had never heard the Gospel before. She shared this idea with her best friend as they were driving and the two determined they'd go together. However, in the middle of this conversation, they got into a car accident, instantly killing her best friend. After living through such a tragedy, most would give up... but Hannah knew where God had called her and three months later found herself in Africa.

After being in Africa for a couple of months, Hannah contacted Passion and let them know that she was working among the Koso people and would love their prayers and support. The day Hannah and Passion had decided to Skype, Hannah's mother died-- bringing her back to America for a time.

Despite this tragedy, Hannah went back to Africa and continued to work among these people. A year later she was able to witness the first Koso believer. And now? Now, there are about a dozen Koso believers among an ethnic group nearing 500,000 individuals.

Before I knew it, I felt tears sliding down my cheeks. This story inspired me.

During the Passion Conference we were encouraged to donate money to the translation project: bringing the gospels of Mark and Luke to the Koso people in their own language. The amount was $200,000, yet by the end of the weekend, this amount was raised. I was blown away by the fact that my small donation was helping further a project half a world away...

And now, now a song is rising up to heaven in the Koso language.