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The Journey
In the Summer of 2010 I had the incredible opportunity of taking a team of first year nursing students from Prairie College to Mozambique Africa where S.A.M. Ministries serves. We spent several weeks working alongside the team as they served the people of Mozambique. It was a heart-wrenching and life changing experience. One that I would never forget. That began my love for the incredible people of Mozambique and it planted a deep desire in my heart to return there to serve in any way I can.
What will I be doing
S.A.M. Ministries has many ministries on the go and so I hope to be able to be used wherever needed. I plan to focus on helping in the area of Leadership Training. S.A.M. Ministries has a leadership training centre where Men and Women are being prepared to meet the needs of their own people. I believe this is key to the future of Mozambique and so I hope to help train these leaders in the area of counselling to give them a few more tools so they can meet the needs of their own nation.
I also have a passion for seeing women rise up and be equipped to stand up for themselves and their families. S.A.M.'s women's program is called Simukai (Stand Up) and it is reaching illiterate women in rural areas of Mozambique’s four central provinces. For more information please see Simukai (Stand Up). I hope to be part of this ministry in various ways as well.
S.A.M. Ministries has many other ministries such as:
Child sponsorship
Orphan sponsorship
Emergency Feeding
Health
Agriculture
Vocational Training
Aviation
So please check out their website for more details.
When will this happen?
That is up to all of you! I am praying and hoping to head for Brazil for language learning (for 3 months) in January 2017. However, that will all depend on how far along I am in support raising. If I'm not far enough along then my departure date would need to be adjusted accordingly.
I'm excited to begin this next part of the journey. I want to be able to share what I'm learning, doing, and seeing so I hope you will consider being part of my support team in whatever way you are able!
What will it take to get me there?
I need to raise a total of $5,632.00 per month. Monthly giving can be done through S.A.M. Ministries Monthly giving. Please choose Mozambique leadership training partner as the fund type. This monthly giving is what will enable me to live and work in Mozambique.
In addition I need to raise $31,279.00 in outgoing costs. This is for things like visa's, travel, and things I will need to live in Mozambique. One time gifts can be given through this campaign.
Eventually I will need to raise an additional $60-$65,000 for a vehicle. This will be used for my ministry but also for the general ministry of the mission. Again, donations towards this can be done through this campaign which I will leave open until all the one-time costs are covered.
I know that this seems like a lot. All of this will be put toward the important work being done in Mozambique. I pray you will catch the vision for what God is doing in Mozambique and that you will partner with me as I seek to do what God has called me to do! If ever you have any questions about any of these things I pray you will ask as being transparent is very important to me.
Ways to be involved
- Keep up with the latest - if you want to be on my email/mailing list please send me your prefered contact information either via email shannon.weiss@prairie.edu or via facebook private message. If you would rather receive physical mail please let me know!
- Prayer Support - Please pray for me! I'm going to need all of you!
- Monthly Financial Support
- One-time gift toward outgoing costs
- Pass this information on to those you think might like to be involved!
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