Here We Go Again!

Oh where to start. What draws people in? 

A picture? 

Here I am on my first ever Bolivia missions trip back in 2008!
I was 17 years old, and I had fallen head over heels in love for missions.

Maybe a video? Its from my two months in Mexico! 

Getting people's attention is...difficult. For example, getting a large group of rowdy kids to listen requires a great amount of skill. A skill I have slowly begun to unwrap. 

What about getting people's attention who have not heard the Gospel? This is something whole books are written on.

Why should we care about people who might not pay us any attention, EVER? We are never guaranteed anything in seeing the fruits of our labors. In fact John even warns us in his first letter in the New Testament that the world may hate us for our actions. So we might even suffer persecution in our efforts to love.

“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all and therefore all died.” 2 Corinthians 5:14

This is a verse I have been meditating a lot on as my think about my own mission statement for my life. I am getting ready to go to Mexico! Why? Because I am COMPELLED to care for people! Because of what Jesus did on the Cross for me, for all of us. Why wouldn't we give him our lives? There are opportunities to show love I CANNOT say no to. This is the love of Christ compelling me to love and care for others. 

Now...I am raising funds to go to Mexico. I feel very compelled to serve and love those in Tijuana Mexico and I cannot do it without your help! If you would like more information about what I am going to be doing in Tijuana or if you would like to support me financially in spreading the Gospel I would LOVE to hear from you:

My email is: eswen91@gmail.com

My address is: 

Ellie Swenson

9830 Ashley Road

Yorkville, IL 60560

God's grace and peace to all of you! 

Bendiciones, 

Ellie Swenson 

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