My five missions trips, taken to Mexico at age 9, Romania at age 17, Mexico again at age 18, Austria at age 21, and Croatia at age 27 completely changed my life and influenced the direction I went in in ministry. I am very excited for the students who will be going this year. Last year a newly married couple gave up their honeymoon to go to Congo, and now they are leading the trip there this year.

These trips, however, can get very expensive. The one to Japan is nearly equivalent to a year’s tuition at CTS. I was thinking how lovely it would be if people in my missions-minded network of acquaintances were to give to a scholarship fund for some of these trips. Not only would it be of financial assistance, but it would also be a blessing to the students to know that their futures and their ministries are cared for by some Americans they’ve never heard of. American brothers and sisters.

If you have any interest in giving to this, please send me an email. It needs to be quite soon because of the way donations are filtered through AGWM, banks, and two different continents.

If giving isn’t an option, please pray for the students at CTS, that those God wants to go will hear and obey Him, that they will get the finances they need, that they will do amazing work where they go, and that they will be blessed and grow themselves through these trips.

In December, I held an art/craft bazaar during a big Christmas tea and then again during a Christmas concert. Friends from all over the country (including two complete strangers) made and sent me items, and again I raised quite a bit of money. I can’t say just how grateful I am.

So much was donated, though, that I have quite a few things left (no pies, however), and I’d like to offer them for anyone to buy. Contact me at mcdougall.christy at gmail dot com or by sending a Facebook message, and we can work out a price (I’m flexible). If you want anything by Christmas, I will do my best to get it to you, but you’d need to contact me by the 17th, I think. Payment can be by PayPal, or you can mail me a check.

(P.S. I made the felt journal covers, and I can take commissions…)

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