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MILAN“Therefore go and make disciples of

naons, bapzing them in the name

of the Father and of the Son and of th

Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everyth

I have commanded you.” —Mahew 28:19-20

ebruary 13, 2012

Dear Friends & Family,

As you may know,

graduated in May

rom the University of 

Missouri with a degree

n journalism. During

my me at Mizzou,

got involved with afe changing campus

hurch called The Rock,

which belongs to a larger

ystem of campus churches called Great Commission

Ministries (GCM). Since the day I moved to College

taon to pursue my master’s degree in student aairs

dministraon in higher educaon (SAAHE)* at Texas

A&M, I have been involved with the GCM church here

hanks to connecons I made at GCM’s summer Leadership

raining (LT)* program in Colorado, which I aended during the

ummer of 2010.

t was wonderful to move to College Staon in May and instantly be

mmersed in a supporve community of faith through Fellowship Church. At

ellowship, I am involved in a small group (similar to my Mark Twain Canvas Group at

Mizzou) called Shockwave. This group of 20-30 college students and recent grads have been

wonderful example of Christ’s body to me, helping me adjust to my new life here by serving me

nd coming alongside me as I have grown to know God more inmately over the past 9 months.

ince coming to A&M, I have felt God put it on my heart to go on my rst internaonal mission trip. I have

ever le the country and have only been on one mission trip previous to moving to College Staon. Lord

willing, I am planning to go on a two-week trip to Milan, Italy, May 13-27  with a team from Fellowship.

Our team will be serving a local church in Milan called il Rifugio (The Refuge) through its English

lub outreach, meeting students’ real needs for their careers and lives. Through this club, we wille able to build relationships with students that will open doors to share the gospel.

taly may not seem like a high priority on the missions list, but the truth is that students in Italy are in desperate need of the

ood news Jesus freely gives. Although many students were raised in Catholic families, many have turned away from Christ to

materialism and sensuality to meet their needs, experiencing shallow friendships and broken families. Contrary to popu

elief, almost every student our team has met in previous years is Atheist or Agnostic. Meeting the needs of these Itali

tudents will take a lot of prayer, and we are asking the Lord to prepare their hearts and ours.

Our team also needs your help. Each team member has been asked to raise $2550 to cover travel, food, and supplies

Bibles, materials, etc.) necessary for our trip. I am trusting God to meet this need by providing people willing to invest g

f  $200, $100, or $50.  $1200 is due by March 15 to cover airline tickets. All funds are due by April 12. I know that for

many of you, money is tight and you may not be able to give much on our team’s behalf. Please know that prayer is need

ust as much as financial support and that every bit of financial help, even $10, makes a difference.

Would you prayerfully consider giving to Fellowship Church and praying to send me on this mission trip? Your partnershi

will help enable me to take the love of Christ to the people of Milan.

Because of His love,

To find out more about my master’s program, my experiences at Colorado LT, and to follow my time in Italy, please feel

ree to visit my blog at www.lindsayinprogress.wordpress.com .