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Dear family & friends,
We are writing this letter to let you know about an opportunity
that we have recently been given the chance to take part in.
You may have heard of a missions organization
called Youth With A Mission(also known
as YWAM - pronounced "why-wham"). YWAM was
founded by a man named Loren Cunningham in 1960 and has been
mobilizing young people to spread the love of God to almost every
country of the world ever since. YWAM's mission and passion is to know
God and make him known.
We recently graduated from Christ for The Nations Institute majoring
in missions and our next step is to work with YWAM as full time
missionaries. YWAM has a program where you do a 6 month Discipleship
Training School, which is a requirement for applying as a YWAM staff
member (something we are interested in doing after the DTS) and is a
prerequisite to all of YWAM's many other training programs.
After a lot of prayer and a lot of thought, We have applied to a
Discipleship Training School (or DTS) in Mexico City,
Mexico. This particular DTS has a focus on social justice
issues such as human traffickingand modern
day slavery. The DTS is split into two different phases -
the first phase is called the lecture phase and it is during this time
that we go through an intensive training process designed to develop
character and a deep intimacy with God. The second phase is the
outreach phase where we take everything we've learned from the lecture
phase and apply it on a missions trip. Some of the countries we could
be visiting are Honduras, India, and other cities in Mexico. The
primary goal of the DTS is to rise up young leaders who are hungry to
see change in the world and equip them to do just that.
Some of you may already know about our passion for missions and
the burning desire God has placed in our hearts for children and
justice issues such as human trafficking. It is estimated
that 27 million people in the world today live in some sort
of bondage. There are horrifying statistics of children
being bought and sold into prostitution and the numbers are growing.
These are just some of the issues that we would like to help change,
and YWAM already has many strategic programs in place to combat these issues.
We would like to ask if you would partner with us in this. We
have gotten to the place we are today because of a lot of prayer and
because of wonderful people like you supporting us. We absolutely
cannot do this alone. As much as this will be a great experience, we
also know it will be physically, emotionally, and spiritually
stretching at times. Your thoughts and prayers will be a huge blessing.
In addition to needing prayer support, we are also in need of
financial support. The DTS is going to cost approximately $10,000
depending on our outreach location, and there are several other
factors such as health insurance, airfare, etc. We are currently
working and saving up until September to try and cover some costs but
it won't cover it all.
Please don't feel obligated to give, but if you can, please
prayerfully consider if God is leading you to do so. One great
lady once said, "I can do things you cannot; you can do things
I cannot. Together, we can do great things." (Mother
Teresa). We know that by making our needs known we are extending this
amazing opportunity to those who would like to go but because of
various reasons have been unable. We are blessed to be in a season of
life where we are able to go, and another way for you to be involved
is by supporting us.
If you are able to support us financially, the best way to do so
is through PayPal or you can send us a check directly. Our DTS will
start on September 22, 2014 and we’ll need the first half of the
tuition by then.
Please join us in praying that all the finances come through and
we ask for continued prayer support throughout our journey. If you
would like to receive updates on the things happening during the DTS,
we are going to start a blog on our website and we encourage you to
read (www.velezmissions.com) You
can also e-mail us at velezmissions@gmail.com if
you'd prefer to receive updates through e-mail.
If you would like more information about YWAM as an
organization, their web-site is www.ywam.org. The web-site for the
specific DTS that we are doing is www.ywamcmc.com and www.facebook.com/ywamcmc
Please contact us by email or phone if you have any questions.
Thank you so much and many blessings to you!
Eli & Shelby Velez
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