March Newsletter

Hello friends :)                                                                                                

                                                                                                            

It’s three months into my adventure ( I say that because preparing for missionary life is as much a part of the adventure as is the going) and God is doing amazing things! I have received a few generous donations from churches and friends who have felt God’s release to give. God has a way of surprising me with blessings that I do not expect - like when I recently shared at a church and the pastor promised that they would give one whole month’s worth of support!!  Hallelujah!!

After the pledges that have already been made, I am still in need of the following:

$327 in pledges for monthly support

$1,950 in one time gifts

Remember that any amount you can give counts! When we give in faith, God is able to take our seed and make it grow a hundred fold. In this case, the seeds you sow are going into the “soil” of Peruvian hearts and lives! Many of the people that I will be serving have grown up knowing only poverty and what the world can give them - which is not much. God longs for them to know HIM, the life and purpose He offers! That is why another thing you can do (and probably the most effective too) is to pray. I have been sent to go to the field in person. When you pray, you in effect are also in the field with me, doing the work of God!!!  How cool is that?

I would like to share something with you that God has been teaching me lately. As I prepare for this trip, there are things that I have to do that I am not comfortable doing. Writing these letters, asking people for money, and standing in front of large groups of people to give presentations are some examples. The reason I do not feel comfortable doing these things is because of fear, plain and simple. The thing about fear is, God has not called me (or you) to it. He did not create us to fear but to boldly proclaim His love and follow Him without looking behind.

Did you know that fear is a sin? Did you also know that the Bible says that “love covers a multitude of sins”? If this is true, then love covers fear. If God is love, and God is in us, then God’s love in us covers and conquers fear! This is good news!

God’s love and blessing,

Laura

Contact Information:                                   

Laura Murphree     

4701 Buffalo Road

Warsaw, NY 14569

Phone: (585) 322-2618

Under Appointment by:

       

1703 Dalton Road

Lima, NY 14485-9516

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