Hello Everyone,
I want to tell you about a new adventure that God has started in my life recently and how I’d love for you to be involved!
What has happened?
As many of you know, I spent a month serving in Costa Rica with Christ for the City International in March 2015. I have enjoyed teaching science and biology for the past 10 years, but in the last few years, I’ve felt a restlessness to do something different. When I was in Costa Rica, I really connected with the ministry there and with the other short term missionaries. I felt that this might be what God had been preparing me for, and I even said to my friend Sam, “If there is a job for me here in Costa Rica, I would be willing to do it”. When I arrived home and was speaking to my contact at CFCI, I mentioned this, and she said that there was in fact an open position! It would be Director of Short Term Individuals, so I would get to work with the short term missionaries that I so connected with, and help staff the different volunteer opportunities I so loved! Throughout this journey, I have felt peace that could only come from God about returning to serve full-time in Costa Rica. If you know me, I like adventure, but I also enjoy security… Only God could enable me to say ‘yes!’ to moving to a foreign country, learning a new culture and language and serving Him there! After much deliberation, praying and seeking God’s will, I feel this is what I am called to do.
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We took the children of Tirrases to camp for one weekend, where we played games, sang songs, talked about God and roasted marshmallows. Some of these children had never been out of the city, let alone to a camp. I was so blessed to be a part of their lives, and happy to help give them those awesome experiences.
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What I’ll be doing
I’m so excited to have the opportunity to work with Christ for the City International and short term missionaries who have a heart for Jesus and serving others. There are so many amazing opportunities with CFCI in Costa Rica. There is a medical clinic, a community center in the slum of La Carpio offering free meals, Bible studies, high school classes for girls who haven’t been able to finish their diplomas, soccer clubs, a cooking school, a Saturday program that includes crafts, and a drug rehabilitation center to name a few. When I was a short-term missionary, I was so glad to be able to volunteer my time and help with the Bible school in Tirrases. My job will be to enable people who have a heart for volunteering and Jesus, to come to Costa Rica and serve. I will be receiving their applications, doing their interviews, orientation, support while they are there and then debrief their experiences when they leave. I hope that Jesus’ love will be shown through the love of the people who come and serve, so much so that people’s lives will be changed, keeping them out of gangs, giving them alternatives to drugs and prostitution, and helping them to lead joyful, Christ-filled lives. I hope to also be able to join in and volunteer as well, helping to tutor English in Tirrases where it is difficult for students to succeed academically, or leading children’s programs like the camp I participated in. Check out this video that explains the program I'll be coordinating:
How you can help
You play a vital role in every step of this opportunity. I thank God for each of you who have already played an active role in my life through encouragement, prayer and even financial support of past trips. God promises that He is our provider: “He will meet all my needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus!” (Phil 4:19) But it is also amazing that He invites us to partner with Him to be His hands and feet. I need each of you as a prayer warrior to stand with me as I take this step of faith in the direction the Lord is leading me. Please prayerfully consider how He might be inviting you to be involved in this ministry opportunity in Costa Rica. I truly believe that the “sender” is as important as the “sendee”, and that in God’s economy the good works I do, are also credited to you.
My needs
In addition to prayer support, I will need people to support me financially. My greatest financial need is for monthly supporters. I will need $3350 pledged monthly to cover my expenses. I will also need special gifts to cover my airfare, language school tuition, and other set-up expenses (like furnishing an apartment). Around $5000 is needed in my Travel & Equipment account. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on a monthly basis. In order to meet my budget, I would need 6 donors to contribute $200 a month, 12 donors at $100 a month, 12 donors at $50 a month and 14 donors at $25 a month.
Where you can send donations
If you would like to join me as a Prayer and/or Financial Partner, please note your pledge on the response slip enclosed. Please begin sending support as soon as you would like, but my goal is to have the funds by April so I can leave by August 2016. All contributions receive a tax deductible receipt.
Online: Please click on "How to Donate"
By Cheque: Please make cheques payable to “Christ for the City International (Canada) Inc.” and please include your response slip. Then mail to:
Jane Lee
1909-914 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON.
M4W 3C8
How can I pray for you?
I’d also love to hear how the Lord is working in your life so I can pray for you. Drop me a note or email! May the Lord bless you and keep you, may He shine His face upon you!
In His Service,
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