My name is Lorena Pablo, and I have the privilege of serving with Circuit Riders in the Training Department.

My heart is to see young people encounter Jesus, be equipped as missionaries, and be sent into the harvest. I have the opportunity to train, disciple, and lead young missionaries as they prepare to take the Gospel to their campuses, homes, workplaces, communities, and the nations. My desire is to see a generation encounter Jesus, be transformed by His love, and become willing vessels who will carry the Gospel wherever He sends them.

I grew up in the church and always had a reverence for God, but as I grew older, the Lord began taking me from simply knowing about Him to truly knowing Him. Job 42:5 became a picture of what was happening in my life: “I had heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes.” The Lord had always been there, but I began to recognize His presence, His love, and His desire to speak with me personally. As my relationship with Him deepened, so did my love for Him and my desire for others to know who Jesus truly is not a misrepresented version of Him, but the Jesus revealed to us through the Bible.

Since I was 13 years old, God has been placing a call to missions on my heart, and I have watched Him faithfully prepare me and fulfill that calling in ways I never could have planned myself. In January, I had the opportunity to attend the Winter School, where the Lord continued to train and build me up in my calling. I was then sent to the Philippines. One of the most motivating things I encountered there was seeing people so deeply impacted by the Gospel that they immediately became eager to make disciples and carry Jesus into their own campuses, homes, workplaces, and public spaces. I saw the peace and joy that comes from salvation in the lives of others something I have personally experienced through Jesus and it reminded me that this work is about eternity.

Knowing that Jesus is coming again and that there are still so many people who have yet to truly know Him has given me an even greater urgency to lay down comfort and continue saying yes to missions. There are many moments when I ask the Lord, “Why me?” Yet He continually reminds me that He works through those who have a willing heart to serve Him. I know I am not doing this because I am strong or because I have everything figured out. I am doing it because I love Jesus from the deepest place of my heart, and my life belongs in His hands. I want my life to be completely surrendered to the Father’s will because He is worth the cost. He is worth the sacrifice. He is worth a fully laid-down life.

My prayer is that through the ministry God has entrusted to me, many young people would encounter Jesus, discover their calling, and become missionaries who carry the Gospel wherever they go.

In this season, I am seeking financial partners who would prayerfully consider standing with me as I continue serving in missions. Financial support helps provide for my living expenses, including rent and food, while also allowing me to prepare for future opportunities to travel and serve in the nations.

But more than simply financial support, I am asking people to partner with me in prayer and in the Great Commission. Every prayer, every word of encouragement, and every financial gift allows me to continue saying yes to what God has called me to do. I believe missions is something we do together: some are called to go, some are called to send, and all of us are called to make Jesus known.

My prayer is that together we would see more people encounter the Jesus of the Bible, be transformed by His love, and be sent into the harvest.

He is worthy of it all.

Lorena