PuErTo RiCo

Well, we have decided to take a new route to getting connected with our missionaries and missions locally and around the world. People on the missions ministry team have been assigned, or chose rather, a missionary or mission that they want to really focus on and offer a lot of time and attention to. I chose Puerto Rico! And I hope to blog often about the different things going on in Puerto Rico and the different things that Northwest and people in general are doing to help spread the love of Jesus to the people in Puerto Rico.

I'm looking forward to seeing what God has planned for Puerto Rico, and for me in this new adventure! I'm excited to learn more about the Puerto Rican culture, the people and our missionary there, John Gidley.

I went to Chilca, Lima, Peru in August 2009 for my first mission trip, and I came back a changed person. God used that trip to show me so many things- to show me the broken hearted, to show me the joy that can only come from Him and not material possessions, to show me the need around the world and most of all...that there are people in the world who need love and they need Jesus. I came back to America with a renewed fire for God and a sense of urgency to serve people...anywhere and at anytime!

I know now that God is leading me to Puerto Rico. I don't know all that He has in store, but I place my trust in Him...because He knows the plans for this mission.

Please pray for me as I'm praying about going to Puerto Rico at the end of year to spend time with John and learn more about the mission there and learn what the future holds for Puerto Rico. Please pray for wisdom and discernment. Please pray for John and his family there in Puerto Rico. Pray for the people he has come in contact with and the people he will come in contact with.

Thank you!
Janelle