This is a little slideshow that I put together of my YWAM experience during my Crossroads DTS.  What a great 5 months of my life!

Ochawan Update!

This is Ochawan, a woman who accepted Christ during my village visit to Can-eo over two months ago.  Going to Can-eo was one of the most impacting times during my outreach to the Philippines... the things God did that weekend were amazing!  I will never forget how our team's choice to go the "extra mile" allowed us to meet this beautiful woman and witness how God touched her heart and adopted her into His family!  

Some of our contacts in the Philippines recently posted an update about how Ochawan is doing.  I was excited to hear the news and wanted to share it with you all!  Thank you to Tom and Lisa Maxwell for sharing the following information: 

After lunch was over, Lisa and I went to visit Ochawan. Our newest staff member, Harry, accompanied us and served as translator and guide. She wept with joy as she told us how much she appreciated us coming. We were blessed to feel so welcomed. We gave her copies of the photos taken two months ago when she accepted Jesus as her Savior.  She smiled as she remembered how when she prayed she was filled with joy.  When she asked me to share something from the Bible, I read the passages from 1 John 4 about love that had been used as the text during the sermon.

As we talked, she shared that back pain has kept her from sleeping well.  She longs to be strong enough to join the other believers at church services.  After praying for her, she opened up to struggling with great fear.  So much that she insists her niece leave the light on at night.  I shared with her Psalm 139, reassuring her that God is always with her even amidst the darkest night. Lisa told her perfect love casts out fear and that the spirit of fear does not come from the Lord.  Ochawan happily replied, "I believe it.  I claim it.  Fear must go away!"

Please continue to pray for Ochawan and for the work God is doing in Can-eo.  I love this village and the amazing things God is doing there!

To read more about the village of Can-eo and many other wonderful places in the Philippines visit the Maxwell's blog at: http://garden-of-grace.blogspot.com/

Oh my goodness...
I can't believe that I will be driving down to Salem, Oregon in just a few weeks... woah... time is really flying by!  I look forward to this next chapter of my life as I step into the world of missions!  I don't know exactly what everything will look like yet, but I do know that God has great plans for me and important work to do... sharing the gospel, discipling new believers, teaching children, and much more!  

Here is a little more about what I will be doing and how you can help me in my mission adventure...

HELP ME BE A MISSIONARY!

Hello there, I hope you are doing well. I pray that 2012 will be a great year for you, full of blessings and hope!

The New Year is bringing some changes for me. I am planning on moving to Salem, Oregon in February to work with a mission organization called Youth With a Mission. You might remember that I attended a Discipleship Training School with them last year and ministered in the Philippines. It was during these 5 months that God gave me a passion to join full time mission work. So for the next two years I will be a missionary! I can’t even begin to tell you how exited I am for this! 

  

Before I can join YWAM, I need to finish my personal fundraising. Every member of YWAM is solely funded with a personal support base. That’s right, no one has a salary! As a child of God, I know that I am in His hands, and I am confident that He will provide for what He has called me to do. God holds my future, but I also realize... I need some help!

I am asking for assistance as I dedicate these next two years to the Lord. I need $1,500 a month to cover my living expenses and future outreach costs. I crunched some numbers and it would take only 30 people at $50 a month to be fully funded. Could you be one of 30 to give $50 a month? My hope is that you would prayerfully consider what amount you can give because large or small, anything would help!

YWAM is a great organization with a vision to see freedom and righteousness established in unreached nations. The Salem base focuses specifically on training and sending leaders around the world. As staff of YWAM Salem I will play a part in discipling hundreds of people through different programs here on the home-front. I will also go to other nations to share the gospel with people who have never heard the good news of Jesus. Through missions, I can reach out to people who are broken and lost in both a physical and spiritual way. What an epic challenge and opportunity! You can find out more about YWAM and what I will be doing on my blog: missmariechristine.blogspot.com.

I hope that you will consider joining my team with a monthly commitment of however much God leads you to give. I have no idea what you might be able to do, but it would be a tremendous honor to have you invest in this. Whatever the outcome, please know that I care about you and appreciate you. Thanks again for your friendship!

Blessings to you!

~Marie

PS:  If you have any questions or want to find out more please feel free to contact me at marieevensen@msn.com. I would love to share more with you!

Please make checks payable to:

“YWAM” 

Do not write my name on the check, put my name on a separate paper.

Send to:

YWAM Salem

Attn: Accounting

7085 Battlecreek Rd. SE

Salem, OR 97317