GOFUNDKINGDOM UPDATE: DDK
Dearest HDC Family,
Thank you so much for your generosity. Whenever we have a need, HDC faithfully shows up. HDC is where I grew in my faith and maturity when I was younger. It was where I decided to make every day of my life about following Jesus because that was the most important thing one can do with their life. It is so sweet to be supported by the church that played an instrumental part of the trajectory of my life. You are just as much a part of this work as we are; and what a gift you are to us! Thank you so much for joining us in this Kingdom Work amongst the Muslim Miga people of South East Asia. We will send pictures after the retreat and will tell you all about our learnings in the community development course when we are in the US on furlough in the beginning of 2024! Thank you again and looking forward to seeing you in person soon!
The funds raised for us will be used for two things. First, we will be attending a 10 day soul care retreat intentionally created for the renewal and encouragement of those who are in need of a break from global work. It offers the space, time, content, and community to reconnect with God in a beautiful, peaceful setting. Not only does it offer a time to connect with God, there are also medical doctors and mental health professionals available to care for other physical, emotional and mental needs to be addressed and debriefed. We hoped to attend this retreat for the past two years now but have postponed it a few times due to timing and lack of finances. But, because of the funds we received, we will be attending this retreat in June and our plane tickets have been bought! This retreat is timed a few months before we enter our furlough after ending our first term and will bring much needed time and space to reflect, rest, and process.
The second way we will utilize these funds is that we will be taking part of a grad certificate course in community development. This will help further equip us in providing grassroots empowerment in our communities along with bringing the message of transformation that is found in Jesus. This certificate would give us better government status and more freedom to work and move around in the Muslim communities on the island with more trust and less suspicion. The courses will also provide more sustainable and reproducible ways to better our community development, health, and livelihood projects in ways that promote empowerment and holistic transformation through us being the presence and bringing the message of Jesus. We will begin this course once our furlough begins and we are so looking forward to learning more about how we can grow in meeting the tangible needs of our community!