I left my hometown of Pitman, NJ in August of 2008 to take the first step of my journey into missions. I moved down to Guadalajara, Mexico to attend a language school for approximately four months. A few weeks later, I relocated to Los Fresnos, TX to begin my training with To Every Tribe through the Center for Pioneer Church Planting (CPCP). This move was bittersweet as I left the familiarity of five years of fellowship with my brothers and sisters at my home church as well as my family.
“Only one life, ‘twill soon be past, Only what's done for Christ will last.” I simply want to surrender my life to God for Him to use in whatever work needs to be done. Over the past three years the Lord has given me a love for lost people of the nations and a desire to pursue missions. I can’t help but want to go when I think of the many that have never heard of the atoning work of our Lord, Jesus Christ, reconciling us, His children, to our Heavenly Father. I long for the truth of the gospel to be proclaimed throughout the earth and for sinners to be set free from the bondage of sin, Satan, and idolatry to fellowship with their Creator. I want to go because Jesus commands us to and because I long for the glory of His name to fill the earth.
My desire is to be one of those who would bring the gospel to the unreached regions where there no other access and help plant bible believing and reproducing churches. I hope to combine my love for theology and passion for missions by serving women through teaching and discipling them in the Word of God. It would be my delight to see women digging deep into the scriptures in search of rightly knowing the character of the One whom it is they are called to worship.
Testimony
If you asked me what religion I was before I was saved, I would have said Catholic. Though I claimed to be Catholic, my family and I never went to church nor did I follow any of the traditions. I attended cathecism weekly through grade school but could care less about anything having to do with God. Being Catholic was just merely another label. At the time, I wasn’t even sure if I believed in God. I continued, unaffected in my unbelief, not attending church or any kind of religious gathering until I was sixteen. During those years, I was attempting to find worth and satisfaction in the futile things of this world. My fruitless search for happiness was in people, sports and success both present and future. When I was in high school everything I did began to seem dissatisfying. The more I accomplished the more I yearned for something greater and grew utterly bored with life. After my sophomore year, God continued to open my eyes and heart to the worthlessness of the things around me. I grew sick of all that the world offered. I began to realize that nothing here was satisfying me and it never would. For the first time, I saw sin as distasteful and empty. I began to think about what I was living for and often contemplated death as life itself seemed meaningless. I wanted to know if there was a purpose for my life and if there was a God. Though I did not know if I believed in God or anything about Him, there was a strong impression in my heart that I needed Him. During this time, the Lord also brought three Christians into my life. They shared their faith and hope in Jesus Christ with me. One day, one of my friends came to my house and shared the gospel with me and gave me a bible. I began reading it and the Lord awakened my heart to Him. I finally understood that Christ died on the cross because it was the only way to atone for sin. I saw the love and relationship He was offering me and knew that was what my soul desired. A few days later, in August of 2003, I fell to my knees; I cried to God, repented of my sins and committed my life to Him. Shortly after, I began attending my sending church, Joy Community Fellowship, where I was instructed in the scriptures and discipled by many loving brothers and sisters. • Pray that I might join a team to serve Him. • Pray that the Lord would raise up financial partners to support me. Stay In Touch My Email Address: michele@toeverytribe.com
Prayer Requests
• Pray for the Lord’s clear direction in where He would have me serve Him.
