Heart for Missions

“The Great Commission is not an optional quest for the unusually brave, but the steady path of all who have truly seen the King. Once touched by His grace, we cannot help but go.”

Missionary

n. [ˈmiSHəˌnerē]

derived from the Latin root ‘to send’

a physical representation of the heartbeat of God

My Story

During her pregnancies, my mom would dedicate her children to the service of the Lord. She called this her ‘Hannah Prayer’. When she was pregnant with me, she felt led one day to pray over me a simple prayer. She said “Lord, whoever is in my womb, boy or girl, if they happen to be a missionary, I pray that you will reveal it to them someday.”

Fast forward 9 years, I was sitting in a classroom and 2 missionaries came to talk to my class. As soon as they walked in, at that moment I heard God whisper “Africa”. Fast forward again 3 years, me and my mom had just finished our night-time devotionals when I shared that moment 3 years ago, that I felt God calling me to be a missionary in Africa. We prayed and that is when I fully surrendered myself to God.

My journey since, has been one of pursuing this call and following the path that would lead to touching hearts that needed to hear about the love of God. I have a deep love for children and have always found myself serving in all different kinds of ministries where children are involved. My passion is also to simply serve. At a young age, I knew the meaning of the name, Rebecca, which means “servant of God”. I took that meaning seriously and have asked God to allow me to serve Him in whatever way He desires.

I am in love with the heartbeat of God, and that is to spread the message of hope to the ends of the earth. God has kept and sustained me since the moment I was conceived. He had a purpose attached to my life and my goal is to hear from Him, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”

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Common Questions

Ministry

I have 4 kids programs I am running in town and in surrounding villages. We partner with each church for 5-7 months at a time where we do simple programs that help train Sunday School teachers. We then leave them with a children’s Bible in their local language as well as some resources so that they can continue the ministry.

I have also partnered with a pastor in a remote village deep in the bush areas and started a literacy program for women. About 90% of women in the villages and poor communities do not know how to read or write.

Many of the churches I visit and minister in do not have a stable church structure, so we ask the congregation to mold the bricks and dig the foundation so they can build the walls of the church. We then come in and provide the roof which is the biggest expense that they cannot afford to do.

As more ministry arises, we do our best to partner with the local pastors and encourage them in any areas as best as we can.

Why do we need Missionaries?

Missions Experience

the heartbeat of a missionary booklet [PDF]

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Wide Open Missions

If God has been tugging at your heart and speaking to you about the missionary call, you can learn about what that can look like for your life. Don't silence the whispers of the Holy Spirit. But also, don't walk blindly. There is material for you to learn about how you can serve as a missionary.

Discover and participate in what God is doing around the world by getting involved in missions. Thousands of people serve with AGWM each year, whether assisting missionaries for one month or two years or by dedicating their lives to fulfilling the Great Commission as Career Missionaries.

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