I'm Going to Guatemala!

Friends,

As some of you know, I spent the summer of 2013 in Cambodia, South East Asia, with an organization called Youth With A Mission. In my time there, I learned that I wasn’t needed by the underprivileged for physical labor. I learned that if all I wanted to do was build a house in the slums, I could have sent a check for supplies and they could do a beautiful job building it without me. I learned that my purpose was much deeper than that. When I look back on the seven weeks I spent with the Cambodian natives, I don’t think about the soil I stood on, or the English I taught. I think about the relationships I built with people that had heavy hearts and a longing to be loved. I think about the laughter and joy I shared with families that had gone through dark and traumatic circumstances. I praised God for the hope He brought to people without hope, I thanked God for using me to do so, and I prayed that He would continue to bring opportunities for me to travel and preach the Gospel!

That brings me to the exciting news I am writing to tell you about! After moving to Johnson City, Tennessee in August, I started attending Redeemer Community Church. In addition to building a strong community in Johnson City, Redeemer has partnered with Fundaninos, an orphanage in Guatemala, along with a church called Casa De Libertad.

Fundaninos was founded in 1991 by a group of Christian volunteers who started working in juvenile jails delivering a message of hope and change. Through this they realized the different needs of the children who found themselves trapped in a system that denied them any possibilities of achieving change. They work with a collaboration of juvenile courts that refer children to them, so the healing process can begin. In December, I have the opportunity to go with a group of seven other members from Redeemer to Guatemala for a week and serve these two ministries! I was drawn to this trip, because of my love for children, my passion for bringing justice, and my enthusiasm for sharing Christ’s love to people in need!  In addition to helping out the orphanage by loving on the orphans, we will have opportunity to encourage the full time staff, as well as give them a break! I am very certain that God has given me this opportunity for a reason and that He has a specific purpose for me while I am there.

For me to be able to go on this trip, I will need to raise $1600 with airfare included. I strongly believe that God will provide this amount of money and believe it is a great opportunity for you to support His ministry through me. I ask you to please pray! Pray that God would provide financially, physically, and emotionally. It is very easy for me to depend on myself for strength and encouragement, but to have the kind of strength and encouragement that pushes through the hardest of times I need Jesus. If you would like to support me financially, you can write a check out to Redeemer Community Church and send it to: 

Sarah Sanders
706 E. Holston Ave.
Johnson City, TN 37604
or you can go to http://www.redeemercommunity.com/local-and-global and make a one time donation. If you donate online, make sure to write “Sarah Sanders Guatemala Trip” in the description section.
I am so excited for the time God is going to use our group in Guatemala and I believe He is going to do great things!
Thank you in advance for your prayers and support!

Grace and Peace Be with You,

Sarah Sanders
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Sanderss15@hotmail.com
706 E. Holston Ave.
Johnson City, TN 37604