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Missionaries Micah & Anna Necela DONATE Dear family and friends, We are so excited to be able to share a bit of our story with you and invite you into what God is doing through us! We are Micah and Anna Necela. Currently, we are serving as missionaries with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Lancaster, PA. We recently got married and are really excited to be able to do life and ministry together. We both have been called by the Lord to give our lives to reaching the least reached people in the world with the message of the gospel! So what exactly are we doing??? Our desire while working with YWAM Lancaster is to train people to know God and make Him known. We do this in a variety of ways, but the primary way is through working with our Discipleship Training School, otherwise known as DTS. Knowing God During this school, our students spend three months in Lancaster, where they sit through many teachings with topics on the Bible, the character and nature of God, how to share the gospel, and so much more. We equip them with real life disciplines to be able to know God in a personal and intimate way, wherever they are. Making God known Over the second portion of the school, these students spend two months on outreach in an unreached nation, where they have the opportunity to share with people about God and how He has impacted their lives! We are so honored to get to work with the DTS here in Lancaster. God continues to move in the lives of the students, as well as those they come into contact with overseas on outreach. Through going on these trips, we have been able to bring the Gospel and distribute many Bibles to those who have never even heard the name of Jesus in their lifetime. In addition to staffing the DTS, we’ve had the privilege of speaking at local youth groups, high schools, colleges and more, sharing the Gospel and inviting fellow believers to pray for the unreached. We encourage them to seek God for guidance on how they can be involved in reaching the lost. Did you know that out of 8 billion people in the world, a total of 3.2 billion of them have never heard the name of Jesus? We have experienced firsthand the heartbreaking reality of meeting some of those 3.2 billion, who had yet to hear about Jesus. We have been to villages and cities where we asked someone if they had ever heard of Jesus and they replied, “Who is Jesus?” This is incredibly heartbreaking. We consider it our responsibility to bring the good news of Jesus to the 3.2 billion who haven't heard of Him, whether they are near or far! We believe that the Gospel can change lives and will change countless lives around the World if only they have the chance to hear. Over the years, we have been able to share the good news of Jesus in 17 different nations. Anna has had the privilege of hiking the Himalayan mountains in Nepal, taking the Gospel and Bibles to some of the most unreached and unengaged people in the world. I (Micah), have had the opportunity to bring Bibles not only to the most unreached people, but some of the most rare and primitive untouched tribes on earth, in Papua New Guinea. We have been able to lead people to Jesus, pray for the sick and hurting, and discover God’s heart for the lost in Cambodia, Egypt, Turkey, Philippines, Haiti, Lebanon and more. What is ahead? We have committed to living three years with a long term plant team that is moving to Cambodia in the Spring of 2025. Cambodia is a nation in Southeast Asia that is 91% buddhist and less than 1.2% Christian. Soon after our big move, we will begin learning Khmer (the local language), and then hope to use our new language skills to share the gospel with the unreached, train and equip new believers, and work with others who are translating the Bible into tribal dialects. Why do we do this? We believe that Jesus is the ultimate prize and great reward. Our lives have been forever changed by what He did on the cross and we desire for others to hear about what He did for them, just as we have heard for ourselves. We also see Jesus’ command in Matthew 28:18-20 to His disciples as a command to us: “Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” So that's a little bit about us! We have seen God touch hundreds of hearts around the world, many unreached people come to Christ after getting to hear the gospel for the very first time, people healed, nations impacted, and the kingdom of God advancing upon the earth! Currently, as full time missionaries, we are supported on a monthly basis by churches, other believers, family, and friends. If you are interested in sowing into what the Lord is doing through us, we would love to partner with you. We are still hoping to meet our goal of $3,800 in monthly support! We are currently at about 82% of our goal and still needing partners. Please pray and ask the Lord if you should be a part of helping send us to reach those who have never heard. Not everyone can go, but everyone can help play a part in fulfilling the Great Commission. Above all, we ask for your prayers as we go! Please join us in praying that the Gospel would be heard in every nation, every tribe and every tongue. Thank you for taking the time to read and hear about our lives and what the Lord is doing through us! - Micah and Anna Donate

Missionary Brooke Mason DONATE Hey y'all! My name is Brooke Mason and I am currently working with a missions organization called YWAM. YWAM (Youth With A Mission) is an interdenominational Christian organization that focuses on missionary work and training. The mission is to know God and make God known, as well as serve God's global purposes, and champion young people. YWAM has been sending missionaries around the world since 1960 and is one of the world's largest missionary training and sending organizations. I just completed their Discipleship Training School this past June of 2024. But for me, missions began long before. When I was 16 years old I went on my first mission trip to Thailand with my church in Allen, TX, called Church Eleven32. My church partners in missions with YWAM, so I knew of YWAM during this time. After graduating high school, I was surprised when God called me into my local church's ministry school. I initially did not have a heart to work in ministry, let alone the 4 walls of a church rather than in the nations. I wanted to immediately go off to college and have fun. But what I didn't know at 19 was that God was giving me a heart for His people, in America and in the nations. As well, He was calling me into the entertainment industry to bridge the gap between missions and film. After ministry school, I attended the University of Arkansas initially for Interior Design and Architecture but ended up getting my Bachelor's Degree in Communications. I thought I would work in Social Media and Marketing or Interior Design and maybe later in life would do something with the film industry or missions. I graduated college in 2020, the best year to graduate college:) Lol. In 2021, I started applying for Marketing jobs in Dallas. Being on the verge of accepting jobs, something in me did not have peace. Shortly after not accepting a job, a door just happened to open in the film industry in Atlanta, Georgia. In August 2021, I moved to Atlanta for my first job on set working for 20th Century Fox and NBC under Disney. The next two years felt a bit like a rollercoaster in this industry. With Covid testing, vaccines, a shortage in jobs, and eventually in 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) went on strike against AMPTP over labor disputes, and the whole industry shut down, leaving everyone without jobs. During this time, I finally took a step towards what I felt God was inviting me into. I applied for a DTS with YWAM and left Georgia to head to YWAM’s biggest location in Kona in January 2024. Leaving a comfortable life in America is never easy, but I knew God was calling me into what he put in my heart years ago, which is to bring missions into the film industry. But even more than that my aim is to show the heart of God through signs, wonders, and miracles happening around the world in theaters for America and First World nations to see. I believe in a living God who is alive and active and is after the lost and brokenhearted. Brooke Donate

MISSIONARY Shristee Shrestha DONATE Hello!! I am Shristee, from Nepal, a tiny nation surrounded by the Himalayas! Nepal has about 1.4% Christian according to the government statistics, meaning 98.6% of them are still to be saved through the gospel. This tiny Himalayan nation is dotted with many different people groups some of whom have had no opportunity to hear the gospel. This may sound challenging, but I have seen first-hand that a large number of them are ready to receive Jesus and are hungry for the truth. The number of people saved by the gospel is growing faster day by day. I believe that we are in the generation that will witness His great plans being fulfilled in this nation, and this nation set up as a shining light to the billion in the nations around. This passion for Jesus wasn’t always in my heart. In October 2017, I did my DTS (Discipleship Training School) that was the turning point of my life. And I have never looked back. DTS showed me much more of what Jesus was like and what he has called me to do. I am now a full-time missionary based in Nepal since 2018 serving with the Fire and Fragrance family. During the last few years, I realized that there aren’t very many Nepali missionaries like myself, but I also know that my people and the rest of the earth need to know the love of Jesus. I am so glad that I said YES to live a completely different life with Jesus. I have made a commitment to serve as staff with YWAM as long as God wants. My primary purpose would be to reach the unreached and unengaged people groups (UUPG) of inaccessible and isolated mountain villages where walking on the trails is the only way to reach them with the gospel. I am convinced that the message and display of the love of God is the only practical and powerful alternative to transform their lives. I truly believe that God wants to use the Christian youth of Nepal, knowing their identity and calling to the great commission, to help meet this need. This is why I am committing to school leading the next DTS, serving and training in home gatherings, helping lead weekend trainings for youth and pushing forward the message of Brave Love (a ministry encouraging and empowering women to live and look like Christ). Also, my deepest heart’s desire is to see the youth of Nepal being led by the Holy Spirit. I want to see my people transformed by the love of God, but cannot do it alone. Would you join my support team to see Jesus receive His reward in the Himalayas? Your involvement is not just a blessing to me but a blessing to the entire nation as we raise up lovers of Jesus who will spread His light and love. Shristee Donate

Missionary Sydnee Kolbs DONATE Hey everyone!! My name is Sydnee Kolbs! I am 23 years old and I’m from Ohio. I’m a recent grad of The Ohio State University! I’m currently doing a Discipleship Training School (DTS) with Circuit Riders! I have learned a lot about myself, the Lord, the Word, etc., since I’ve been here. It’s been a super cool experience! I have friends from all over the country and around the world! Circuit Riders is a nonprofit missions organization that is under Youth With a Mission (YWAM). CR is about saving the lost and reviving the saved by spreading the Gospel! A lot of what is done here is to college campuses in the US and all around the world! There are different ways to be trained up here. I am involved with the Black Voices movement where we travel to HBCUs to empower young black people to use their voices and walk in their Christ-centered calling! This is where you come in! For 8 weeks my team and I will be touring at HBCUs, the Northeast US and the DMV area! In order for me to go to these HBCUs and help empower young people I need to raise money for my outreach fee and an additional $2500 to have food to eat on tour! We will be doing a lot of eating out which gets expensive! Please consider giving toward me finishing my DTS! Anything helps! Sydnee Donate

Missionary Lina Katoanga DONATE Hey everyone!! My name is Kolina (Lina) Katoanga and I am currently volunteering in Fiji with Youth With A Mission (YWAM), a mission sending organization that allows for all ages and people groups to reach all ages and people groups! After graduating high school early, I followed where I felt the Lord leading me and ended up in New Zealand to complete YWAM’s Discipleship Training School, spending 3 months learning in New Zealand followed by 2 months serving in the Philippines! During my time in New Zealand, I experienced spiritual growth and formed lasting God-centered relationships. And serving in the Philippines opened my eyes to different cultures and their need for Jesus and His hope. Now, as I step foot in the Pacific Islands, I desire to foster an environment for locals to be trained to be sent to the ends of the Earth as well as their own backyard through the pioneering and staffing of a completely new YWAM base that God miraculously provided in Suva alongside a group of God-fearing leaders. Through the Lord’s guidance, this base will prioritize accessibility for local Fijians. Students have the option to pay with goods, like cassava or chicken, for tuition, housing, food, and outreach. Students and staff will together be completely trusting God's provision and sovereignty as well as the words we’ve heard spoken. Your support in prayer for our ministry is greatly appreciated as my team and I navigate any challenges that may arise. Financial contributions, whether monthly or one-time, are also very appreciated, as we aim to create an environment for God to work in our lives, as well as the lives of the students, and those we encounter, regardless of financial circumstances. Thank you so much for your partnership and support! May all be done for His Glory:) Lina Katoanga Donate

Missionary Max and Sophie Hoyt DONATE Max and Sophie Hoyt are from Minneapolis, MN and felt a call from the Lord in 2022 to begin a life of Ministry. Pastor Terrance Reeves Chong of Freedom Church took a chance and gave Max the opportunity to preach once a week and made Sophie one of the Head Leaders of the Young Adults Wednesday service . The Holy Spirit moved in many mighty ways during the two years that Max and Sophie lead those meetings. In Sept. 2024, Max and Sophie will be joining YWAM Ministries for a 6 month mission to see the lost, saved, the sick, healed, and the the demon possessed, delivered. Since 2023, the Lord has placed a vision in the hearts of Sophie and Max to build an evangelistic Ministry called Coast to Coast Ministries which can currently be found on YouTube. The heart of this ministry will be built on Acts 10:38 and Mark 16:15-18 Donate

Global Mercy Missions Mission Organization Donate We are a Christian non-profit organization and ministry with a presence in both South Africa and the United States. Our work began in a humble base on a garbage dump, and has since expanded to the streets of Chicago. Our leadership team is deeply committed to serving those whom God places in our path, demonstrating radical love in action. Our passion extends far beyond what can be seen with the physical eye. Our team of missionaries actively serves the nations through regular outreach and evangelism. We visit local hospitals, impoverished neighborhoods, and red-light districts, offering love and support to those in need. Through these efforts, we have witnessed countless individuals experience freedom from sickness, pain, and destructive lifestyles. Our mission is to reveal the heart of God to all those we encounter and serve. We are wholly devoted to our King, Savior, and Friend, Jesus Christ. Our lives have been laid down for one purpose—to partner with our Heavenly Father in establishing His Kingdom on Earth. We are called to the darkness so that Christ's light may shine through us, guiding His children closer to Himself. It is He who calls them home, and we are privileged to walk alongside Him on this extraordinary journey, filled with joy and wonder. Our ultimate reward is not found in the fruits of our ministry or the recognition of man. Our reward is the presence of God, which sustains us, anchors our hope, and fills us with joy. We consider it an immense honor to bring His presence into the places He has called us to. Simply put, Matthew 25:40 guides our ministry: "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Every person who comes to us is loved as if they are Jesus Himself. Our website is: www.globalmercymissions.com Donate

MISSIONARY Alisa Reale DONATE Mission: Alisa was born with a heart for the unloved. She has a passion to excite and speak life into people because of things she’s overcome and been healed of in her past. She will gladly spend her life rummaging for hidden people–the lost, the blind, the deaf, and the brokenhearted. Her mission is to pull them out and rescue them, walk with them, and minister to them. Background: Alisa spent her adult life serving people in the Greater St. Louis Area before she and her (now) 21-year-old daughter left their “home country” to serve in Middle Tennessee for five years. Need for Support: Alisa wants to team up with heaven and help believers and pre-believers come into life’s fullness. “Hurts, wounds, rejection and emotional trauma are a part of our lives, both before and after salvation. These problems are perpetuated when they’re treated as behavior, rather than identity issues. Fortunately, Papa God is committed to our complete healing when we are hungry for real change,” she says. Alisa will take what seem like hard concepts and make them easy for even a child to understand. She envisions herself teaching others how to think about and see themselves differently, so they’ll be lifted up and empowered out of their circumstances into a place of grace that enables them to be transformed into who God created them to be. “If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” -Albert Einstein Donate

Missionary Taylor Wilson DONATE Hi! I am Taylor Wilson, and I am a full-time missionary with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in Paisley, Scotland. I did my DTS (Discipleship Training School) with the team in Paisley in 2021, and felt called to return and serve with the team as they continue to grow and train artists and storytellers for Jesus. The heart of our Arts and Community DTS is for creative people to foster their creativity with God, and to share the simple gospel with their community through the arts. I have committed to two years serving this team and bringing my expertise in the arts and in creative writing in order to serve others and the community in Paisley and around the world! Would you prayerfully consider partnering with me in prayer and in finances to see God move in the lives of our trainees and our community? Thank you! Taylor Donate

Missionary Zeynel Zafer DONATE Hello, I was born in Istanbul, Turkey and raised by a non-practicing Muslim family. In my 20's I briefly became an Atheist. In a country that is 98% Muslim, a church building is something of a curiosity, so one weekday I just wanted to see the building and went to a church. Even though it was closed that day, a man from the church happened to be there that told me about his beliefs and even gave me a New Testament. At the age of 26, I accepted Jesus and was baptized. While attending a one year Bible college, I did some work as a missionary among Turkish people in Bulgaria. Later I became involved with the church in Antalya. I am now married to a Christian woman and have a small family. We moved from America to Antalya in 2021 and I have been serving in the church there since then. The doors of our church are open daily so that we are available to meet the community's needs. I regularly have opportunities to meet with people who, like me, grew up in the Islamic culture and come in wanting to learn more about the Christian faith. I try to answer their questions and share my own faith journey with them. I am excited about the growth of the church that I have already seen, and am looking forward to seeing more and more lives transformed by Christ. I greatly appreciate your prayers for me and for the people of Turkey. Donate