Hello Friends! I am sitting in the mountains in Breckenridge, Colorado enjoying the view. I am up here for a few days with my immediate family and some close friends. It is good to spend this quality time with them before I leave. I need to enjoy the peace now because starting monday I will be traveling for 6 days with one days rest. I leave Denver on monday the 23rd to drive 3 days to Pennsylvania where I will leave my belongings with my parents. I will rest thursday and I fly out of Pittsburgh on the 27th. I have a layover in Atlanta and then Paris and will reach Yaounde, Cameroon about 6pm on July 28th. I will then have 1 week of staff training and orientation before the students come the following week.
Right now I am praying my visa gets processed in time. I sent it overnight to Washington DC where it takes 5-7 days to be processed and will be overnighted to catch up with me in Pittsburgh. At least that is the plan. You can lift that up in prayer. Also, right now my focus is on getting there, but I know once I get there I will have a whole new batch of things to adjust to and prepare for. I know God will go before me and that even now he is preparing me, but I would appreciate your prayers for that as well.
I hope this finds you and you families well and enjoying the beautiful summer, wherever you are. I challenge you to find God in every day, not just in the big things but in the little blessings he provides as well.
Untill next time, AMY
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Saturday, July 7, 2007
My Offical Support Card (for those who have not seen it)
Name: ___________________________
Address: _________________________
City: ____________________________
State/Zip: ________________________
Phone: __________________________
Email: __________________________
I/We would like to partner with Amy Oxendale in her ministry by:
( ) Praying for her and her ministry in Cameroon.
( ) Pledging $_________ per month.
( ) Enclosing a one-time gift of $_________.
( ) I/We would like to receive her newsletters and prefer receiving
them by (please indicate)
__regular mail __email
All financial gifts are tax deductible. Please make checks payable to “Evangelical Covenant Church” and include my full name in the memo.
Mail this card to:
Attn: STM Support
Department of World Missions
The Evangelical Covenant Church
5101 North Francisco Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
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(Tear off for Amy’s email and website)
Email: amyoxendale@gmail.com
amysrealadventures.blogspot.com
Address: _________________________
City: ____________________________
State/Zip: ________________________
Phone: __________________________
Email: __________________________
I/We would like to partner with Amy Oxendale in her ministry by:
( ) Praying for her and her ministry in Cameroon.
( ) Pledging $_________ per month.
( ) Enclosing a one-time gift of $_________.
( ) I/We would like to receive her newsletters and prefer receiving
them by (please indicate)
__regular mail __email
All financial gifts are tax deductible. Please make checks payable to “Evangelical Covenant Church” and include my full name in the memo.
Mail this card to:
Attn: STM Support
Department of World Missions
The Evangelical Covenant Church
5101 North Francisco Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
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(Tear off for Amy’s email and website)
Email: amyoxendale@gmail.com
amysrealadventures.blogspot.com
My Official Support Letter (for those of you who have not seen it)
June 18, 2007
Dear Friend,
In Psalm 119 verse 32 I have found a theme verse for my life. “I run in the path of
your commands, for you have set my heart free.” Running in God’s commands has
taken me to many different places so far in my 24 years of life. This time it takes me to Cameroon, Africa.
How Has God Brought Me Here?
At Colorado Christian University I majored in Youth Ministry with the intent of loving on the youth of today in whatever way God has set before me. This last year I worked at Covenant Bible College in Strathmore, Alberta mentoring young college women. I loved serving God in that way, I was challenged and changed. I have wanted to be a short-term missionary since my first year of college and have been afraid I would live my life and at the end realize I never did it. Well, now I have been given a chance to live in Africa for a year and work with teenagers. It’s a dream come alive!
What Will I Be Doing?
I will be a one-year short-term missionary serving with Covenant World Mission working at Rain Forest International School in Yaoundé, Cameroon. RFIS is a school of about 100 students grades 7-12, primarily from missionary homes in Cameroon and its surrounding countries (www.rfis.org). The national languages of Cameroon are English and French. My tasks are not 100% defined yet and may be changing, but as best as I know I will be:
-Teaching 3 smaller classes: basic 10th grade Science, Business Math, and Foods
-Leading/mentoring a small group of students in studying and discussing the Bible and how it applies to their personal lives.
-Possibly using my music background to teach a few basic voice and/or piano lessons.
-Possibly sponsoring a worship team and helping speak in chapel, which the student body has once a week.
How Am I Inviting You to Help?
I need your prayers. Please pray for: strong friendships with those I meet and those I leave behind, courage and wisdom to step into things I don’t know, energy to serve daily, cultural differences, safety and health, and for financial support to be provided.
I have a budget for the year of roughly $28,000, all of which I need to raise. The budget covers all my training/traveling expenses, housing/in-country living, small salary, health insurance/ vaccinations, and administration fees. School starts at the beginning of August and ideally I would like to be in Cameron by then, however I can’t leave until 80% ($22,400) of my support is raised. In short, I need your help with raising a lot of money very quickly.
If you desire to support me in any way, prayer, a one time financial gift, or a monthly pledge, please fill out and send in the enclosed card. If you would like to receive my update emails please indicate that on the card as well. I will be updating a blog/website so that you can join in my adventures with me. That site is: amysrealadventures.blogspot.com. Please take a look.
Thank you for who you are to me and my family. I am blessed to have you to write this letter to. It is my prayer that God blesses you as you have blessed me. Thank you!
Dear Friend,
In Psalm 119 verse 32 I have found a theme verse for my life. “I run in the path of
your commands, for you have set my heart free.” Running in God’s commands has
taken me to many different places so far in my 24 years of life. This time it takes me to Cameroon, Africa.
How Has God Brought Me Here?
At Colorado Christian University I majored in Youth Ministry with the intent of loving on the youth of today in whatever way God has set before me. This last year I worked at Covenant Bible College in Strathmore, Alberta mentoring young college women. I loved serving God in that way, I was challenged and changed. I have wanted to be a short-term missionary since my first year of college and have been afraid I would live my life and at the end realize I never did it. Well, now I have been given a chance to live in Africa for a year and work with teenagers. It’s a dream come alive!
What Will I Be Doing?
I will be a one-year short-term missionary serving with Covenant World Mission working at Rain Forest International School in Yaoundé, Cameroon. RFIS is a school of about 100 students grades 7-12, primarily from missionary homes in Cameroon and its surrounding countries (www.rfis.org). The national languages of Cameroon are English and French. My tasks are not 100% defined yet and may be changing, but as best as I know I will be:
-Teaching 3 smaller classes: basic 10th grade Science, Business Math, and Foods
-Leading/mentoring a small group of students in studying and discussing the Bible and how it applies to their personal lives.
-Possibly using my music background to teach a few basic voice and/or piano lessons.
-Possibly sponsoring a worship team and helping speak in chapel, which the student body has once a week.
How Am I Inviting You to Help?
I need your prayers. Please pray for: strong friendships with those I meet and those I leave behind, courage and wisdom to step into things I don’t know, energy to serve daily, cultural differences, safety and health, and for financial support to be provided.
I have a budget for the year of roughly $28,000, all of which I need to raise. The budget covers all my training/traveling expenses, housing/in-country living, small salary, health insurance/ vaccinations, and administration fees. School starts at the beginning of August and ideally I would like to be in Cameron by then, however I can’t leave until 80% ($22,400) of my support is raised. In short, I need your help with raising a lot of money very quickly.
If you desire to support me in any way, prayer, a one time financial gift, or a monthly pledge, please fill out and send in the enclosed card. If you would like to receive my update emails please indicate that on the card as well. I will be updating a blog/website so that you can join in my adventures with me. That site is: amysrealadventures.blogspot.com. Please take a look.
Thank you for who you are to me and my family. I am blessed to have you to write this letter to. It is my prayer that God blesses you as you have blessed me. Thank you!
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Dry and 99 degrees
That is the weather where I am in sunny Denver, Colorado. I am still in the process of raising funds but am feeling encouraged by those of you who have given much support, either financially or simply in prayers and positive words. Thank you so much. I do still need more money though, so any gifts or prayers in that direction would be greatly appreciated. I keep gettin more information from RFIS as the start draws near. It gets me excited, but also escalates the fear slightly, realizing that I will be leaving all I know and love in about a month to go serve in the unknown. I am encouraged in the fact that I have possibly found a roommate for this year who also works at the school and I may actually get to meet her if timing works out right. So things are moving along in the right direction. This isn't too much of an update, but the most I have for now. Peace,AMY
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