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Being two months out from leaving, we are lining up opportunities to minister when we reach Australia. God is faithful to open doors of opportunity and we are ready to be busy spreading the good news of the Gospel! We will hit the ground running as we get our family settled and begin preaching right away.
We will be making our first trip (from Australia) into the islands in September this year. This will be the first of many trips into the islands of the South Pacific. A great harvest awaits!
This is the time, if you have considered partnering with us, to begin to sow into the coming harvest. We pray daily for those who support our ministry and have received wonderful testimonies of how God is causing them to prosper and have great favor in many areas.
We asked Deborah Lloyd, a faithful supporter, if she would share her testimony with you:
I have been giving to, and have been a part of missions since I was 15 years old. That's when I realized there are people in this world that need what we have (Jesus) and I cared enough to share it with them.
I support Stephen and Rachel Macri and family monthly. I have known them for a few years now. I went to Bible school with Rachel and also went on a mission trip to Australia with them. I know their heart: it is for the lost of this world. They are especially drawn to Australia and its surrounding islands. I myself went on a 2 ½ month trip to Mongolia in 2009. I told my boss at my job that I was going on this trip and I could work up until the time I leave. My boss not only told me that a job would be here waiting for me, but that she would promote me when I got back and gave to my trip as well!
I know that because I was faithful in obeying God, He was and remains faithful to His Word. In Philippians 4:19 says, "My God shall supply ALL my needs according to His riches and glory". I want God to use me in helping supply those needs for missionaries like the Macri's.
I had many people helping me get to Mongolia financially. My trip was completely covered by people hooking-up with the vision God had placed in my heart! Missions ministry is vital in getting the gospel of Jesus out to the world. Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the good news!" Some of us may never step foot on foreign soil, but ALL of us can have people come up to us in heaven, thanking us for sending people like Stephen and Rachel to their country!
Until the whole world hears,

Deborah Lloyd
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