Friends and Family,
Great news! I will be going to Guatemala with Living Water International from May 7th to May 14th to help drill a water-well for a village that currently does not have access to clean water. About a month ago, God laid it on my heart to go with Living Water International to Guatemala to drill a water-well. International missions have been a desire that God has grown in me over the past few years. I want my life to be about more than working a job, making some money and just messing around. I want to live and not just exist. Right now I work for Chevron, so my opportunities for International Missions are limited. I trust that one day God will open the door for more involvement, though. But for now, going with Living Water is a great option.
Once I got signed up for the trip, God impressed it upon my heart to provide the $5,000 needed to drill this well. I should probably have said that that God laid it on my heart to trust Him, that He would provide the money to drill this well.
But don’t misunderstand me. I am not writing this to convince you to give, or even to ask you to give. I trust that our God is infinitely bigger than you or I could ever imagine, so I know that He does not need me, you, or anybody to give a few bucks to support a cause. If you do feel led to help give life and the name of Jesus to this community, then that’s awesome. If not; just as awesome. I will not be thrilled or hurt if you choose to give or not. Truthfully, I am writing this so that you might become aware of the needs in the world that we are often so blind to. I am writing this so that you might acknowledge how great and majestic our God truly is. I am writing this to show you an opportunity to walk in obedience with God. I am writing that you and I may know God more.
If you want to be a part of this adventure, then the best way for you to donate money to help sponsor this well is:
1. Pray about whether God would have you be involved in giving to this well.
2. If you are so led, please make out your check payable to Living Water and send it to me. My address is:
Byron Smith
4301 Raleigh CT APT 1508
Midland, TX 79707
3. I also will need your full name and current address, so that Living Water can send you a receipt and a year-end tax-deduction record. I will send in the checks to Living Water along with the proper paperwork.
4. The money is due about 30 days before the trip, which will April 7th. That sounds forever away, but don’t procrastinate and let it slip your mind.
I am trusting that God will provide way before the money is due. I am praying that He might provide for multiple wells, just to show us how powerful He is. But if the money does not come in, or the trip gets cancelled, or we don’t find water, or we can’t fly home, or no one’s heart is opened to the Gospel, or things do not go like we want or expect, let us still praise God for His Grace and Mercy shown to us in love through His Son!
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