The Leap of Faith

I've taken a leap of faith, and followed my calling to NET ministries. I applied for NET USA and NET Canada secretly hoping I'd get into Canada, but I got into both!

I chose CANADA!! :) it was a huge decision to make because I'll be in this country for a year, away from home, away from all I know. But it will be a good adventure and I'm sure to meet lots of new people! :)

IT'S SO PRETTY!

So the leap has been taken, and I've signed all my contracts. I have to be in Canada by the 16th August, where I'll be situated in Ottawa in Ontario, Canada for the first 6 weeks. Here I'll be doing my missionary training. This training will teach me SO many skills to work with many many different teenagers.

I'll then be put into a team of between 8-10 young adults between 18-35 either travelling around Canada, or based in one town/city for a year. Going into catholic colleges, churches and youth groups as a source of knowledge of Gods love for us all. This will include hours and hours of planning, praying, very little sleep, NO money... but a lot of good memories spent with amazing people I'm sure.

The current challenge I face in getting there is fund raising $8000 NZD to get me over there serving these teenagers for a year. ITS VERY DAUNTING at this stage. But I'm sure all will come together if its meant to be :) (any support would be fantastic) and yes people might say, why don't you just save up the money yourself. I could, but the spirit of mission is getting others involved in the mission, giving others the chance to support a fantastic cause! These camps and retreats we'll be holding over in Canada is the opportunity for teenagers to experience faith, experience God, and even if this may not happen its still a chance for us to tell them God loves them and for them to know that WE care about them in a world where young people tend to get lost and lonely. Otherwise why would I spend a year serving them, unpaid where I could be here earning a years wages. All because I truly believe in the cause!

I don't know what else to say, to encourage support from whomever reads this. But the opportunity is there to support a great cause and I hope you'll take the chance, take the leap like I did.

Any support is appreciated, from words of wisdom and comfort, the few dollars you may be able to afford (seriously anything), but most of all I would really appreciated prayers! They will most definitely get me over there, even if the $8000 doesn't. Remember all this skill, training and experience I'll have over in Canada will be coming back to New Zealand in August next year! - to do the same with teenagers here.

I hope you'll keep an eye on this Blog and you'll see whats in store for me. I'll be updating it as the adventure continues, anything from insights and stories before I leave NEW ZEALAND... and of course updates whilst I'm over in CANADA! I WILL GET THERE!

God Bless you all!

Love

Melissa

UP NEXT:

- Apply for Passport (yes, I don't have one!)

- Apply for Visa

- and of course FUND RAISE!!! eek :S