Dear Friends and Family,
It’s been a long five years.. By the grace of God I graduated nursing school! Survived my first two years as a nurse on a med-surg unit at a small teaching hospital here in Tucson. Then transferred into the Emergency Department at the same small teaching hospital and have spent the last year growing my nursing knowledge and loving on the sick & hurting in Tucson.
God has been ever faith in providing me opportunities to learn, grow and serve locally over the past five years. Now I’ve been offered a chance to be a part of another mission team, this time headed to Playas Ecuador.
The team will be in Playas from November 7th till the 14th, building relationships with a small local church body. The church in Playas has grown from a foreign built community center to a growing church. This trip is the first time Elements City Church will be sending out a mission team in partnership with Pantano Christian church & Compassion International to reach out to the body of believers in Playas. Although this trip is lacking in typical mission trip structure. It reminds me of Paul reaching out to the church in Ephesus in Ephesians 1:15-23. We have a chance to love, support & partner with this group of believers as they continue to share Christ with those in Playas.
My hope is that you would be willing to partner with me on this journey to Playas Ecuador, either as a prayer partner or financial partner, or both!
Please follow my Missions blog – “A Servant’s Heart” for trip updates, prayer requests & photos. http://in-the-light-of-gods-grace.blogspot.com
To cover the costs of this trip I need to raise 2700$ by September 1st.. Airfare is the biggest expense of the trip.
Please send you gift to Elements City Church 2200 N Wilmont Rd #220 Tucson, Az 85712 ATTN: Accounting. Making checks payable to “Elements City Church”. Based on federal income tax law, your gift is given for the mission/related projects and not to me, so should I not participate in this mission, your donation will be used for other mission expenses at Elements discretion. For at reason, please do not write my name anywhere on the check; instead, please include a note with my name on it.
The church will record the donation and send a statement to you after the year-end. You should consult your tax professional to verify the deductibility of your gift or address any questions pertaining to your specific tax situation.
Thank you for your love & continued support.
In Christ,
Ashley
