Team India:
To bring hope, purity, and strength through the journeys God has each of us on!
Us doing kids ministry in town.
Team India doing service projects around town.
Who is on our team:
We are 7 in total, it's a great number because we can get to know each persons strengths and give everyone an opportunity to step out into the role that God is calling us to.
The team is me,Shannon from Virginia 21 years old, my co-leader Jennifer from California also 21 years old, Mitch from Australia 19 years old, Ian from Switzerland 18 years old, Olivia from Alabama 19 years old, Christine from Massachusetts 18 years old and finally Haley from Michigan 17 years old. It's exciting that our team in from everywhere, it's a good oppurtunity to find out what unity means even though we are all very different. We all are so excited to go and know that God has great plans for each one of us.
Our Need: 
My co-leader and me.
God has been such a blessing in this time. We have a team of 7, AND there are 5 of us that already have the finances to go to India. Praise Him! I am leading with another girl named Jennifer Pezzi who originally lived in California. Like I previously stated, she is also 21 years old. She has been living as a missionary for almost 2 years, and I have been living for almost 1 and a half years. We both have seen Him support us and learned to live on very little. We both have a strong passion to be here in this place and to keep living as missionaries. Unfortunately it’s just her and I that are still in need for $2,800. [plus visa] God has placed India very strongly on both our hearts and we can’t wait to go and share the gospel and spread His love to people who have never been told they have value or worth before. We both know this is what He is calling us to and are fully trusting in God in this time to provide us with the finances to send us off to India to lead the team!
If you would like to give us money please email at:
Jenniferp@goywam.com
or
Shannon@goywam.com
We will give you more details on how to do that when you email.
What we will be doing:
We will be doing so many different types of ministries and have a strong passion to serve in whatever way that we can. Our main ministry in India we’ll be working in the city of Darjeeling. It’s a very central place in India and we are so excited to be fully immersed into the culture.
Mercy Ministry.
Mercy Ministry.
Poverty is a trap that people find very hard to break out of. The world's poorest families are the ones who have the worst health care, the lowest standards of education and the highest child mortality rates. They often earn meager wages and are easily exploited As a team we will be going into these places and doing what we can to love and support these families in the slums.
Village Ministry.
Village Ministry.
We will be traveling up into the mountains of Nepal, going to villages that have never seen white people before, possibly never heard the gospel or the name of Jesus. We will be hiking with heavy bags on our backs, ready to serve and love there. Share the gospel with them and share His community and everything that He has taught us.
Kids Ministry.
Kids Ministry.
We will be working with children, in the slums, villages and churches. The cast system there is really in graded into the culture so we are there to show these little kids their value and worth. To speak life over them and show them the creator of the universe loves them more than anything. We will be doing skits, programs, testimonies, songs and just playing with them.
Church Ministry.
Church Ministry.
We will be going into different churches to lead the services. We are there to exhort, encourage and release messages we feel God has put on our hearts for them. There is a lot of disunity amongst the churches in India, so we are happy to come in and bring support and unity amongst our team to them.
What God has said to me personally:
As Jennifer and I have been preparing God has been speaking to me about India, what MY purpose is there and how to love and encourage our team in that before we go. He has spoken the words redemption, hope, beauty and stitches [in a quilt]. And again, saying that as we say yes to personal healing, growth, and adventure with Him he will build strength out of that for our team and ministry. Thank you for reading. Please email us if you would like to donate to Jennifer or I. [we cannot buy plane tickets until one of us has enough funds.]
but most importantly, please keep us in your prayers!!!!
I love you all thanks heaps!
Shannon
