finally! the day has come where i can tell you where i will be doing ministry for 9 months !!! 

once i launch in the beginning of september 2020, i will be headed to eswatini, also known as swaziland ! this tiny little country is located within south africa and here i will be staying at an AIM base alongside an awesome family! in eswatini my squad will focus on children's ministry, community development, and leadership ! the country has been heavily affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, leaving many families in need of food, clean water, education, healthcare, and access to the gospel for spiritual health ! 

after swazi comes ethiopia, located on the east side of africa ! working with HOPEthiopia my squad will also be heavily involved with children's ministry, as well as elderly care. HOPEthiopia is a ministry with a goal of showing children and families the love of God and giving them the chance to build a relationship with Him. below is a link to a video about this awesome ministry !

https://youtu.be/Cc7_c1LOBaQ

last but definitely not least: cambodia ! a country that has been set on my heart for some time now. the squad will be working with all sorts of people and with different ministry groups. our main focus will be community outreach and evangelism. there will be the opportunity to minister to kids on the streets, and even the possibility of teaching english ! the cambodian people are in the process of rebuilding themselves after a genocide that wiped out an entire generation. there are hopes of bringing Jesus to so many people, as God rebuilds this country in east asia. 

it feels so unreal that i get the privilege of travelling to these countries in LESS THAN A YEAR! if you have any questions at all please feel free to email or text me! and of course, if you feel led please consider donating so i can make it to each of these places! thankful for everyone who has given and prayed so far, almost to $1,500 !!

-gretchen