Missions Letter

Dear Family and Friends,

God is good all the time. It is with great joy and excitement that I am writing you this letter because I am about to testify how God has been so faithful towards me, even though I fell short and am inadequate.

Missions had always held a special place in my heart because God had planted a seed ever since I was baptized in November 2004. I've been on several missions trips to Hungary, East Asia, and Costa Rica since my baptism, and after every time, God grows my heart for missions even more. I remember after going on my first missions trip in 2005, I started telling my mom that I was upset that I had a heart for missions because that would mean that God would whisk me away to Africa and leave me there forever. And I didn't want to go (haha!). She laughed at me and told me that it was a blessing and a privilege to have a heart for missions. Not many people are blessed with it at such a young age. After going to East Asia in 2007, I felt convicted to commit at least 1 year of my life to missions. But grades, school, and career ambitions began to fill up my life, and I began to forget about my commitment. At times, I had even tried to suppress and give up on the promise I had made because I was so focused on achieving the American dream. But God doesn't take commitments lightly.

December 2011. GCC College Retreat. On the last night of the retreat, Pastor Jae asked that if anyone felt convicted to commit their lives to missions for a year, to step out and be prayed for. At that moment, the Holy Spirit convicted me and I felt that it was time to fully commit to my 1 year missions trip publicly. I obeyed and stood up. That night I decided that I would go on missions right after I graduated pharmacy school.

Through the next year I began searching and praying for a missions site. One of my biggest hopes was that I would be able to use my pharmacy degree while serving abroad. After many failed attempts and inquiries for missions sites for months, God finally answered my prayers.

I am happy to announce that I will be serving through a Christian organization called Serving In Mission (SIM) as a pharmacist in Kasempa, Zambia starting in September 2013. I will be one of 3 pharmacists serving at Mukinge Hospital, while also participating in outreach and discipleship at the Evangelical Church in Zambia. I will be staying there for 11 months and will be coming back to the States in 2014. While I will be the one who is going, I will need all of you to partner up with me and pray for me while I am preparing and while I am away. Also,  I will need to raise a total of $19,200 to cover all transportation, ministry, immunizations, visas, and living expenses while I'm there. So please support and partner up with me!


In Christ,

Saneta

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