Tracy Edwards – It’s Time.
The Nudge.
I have always had a heart for serving. For serving missions it was to send people, not necessarily go myself. Then, I went on my first trip and it shifted my focus a bit. I felt a nudge that my role in missions would be shifting. I thought it would look a certain way, but still focus on sending and supporting.
Then, I went to Tanzania in 2022. We were driving through a town and I made eye contact with a young man, who proceeded to display an unfriendly hand gesture. It was not the hand gesture that I responded to, it was the rage and hatred in this young man’s eyes. My heart broke.
This young man hated everything I represented to him. There is only one thing that breaks that depth of hatred: Jesus Christ.
The Tanzania trip revealed, I need to do more for the Advancement of the Gospel.
Direction.
God placed a friend on my heart, and we met for lunch. After sharing a few things that I was thinking through, she mentioned an upcoming mission trip she was leading. I immediately got excited but needed a couple of things to align.
My husband said, “If you really want to do it, do it.” My boss said, “go for it.”
Go.
I will be joining an extreme missions’ team in Southeast Asia at the end of April.
The team will backpack 10-15 miles a day to share the gospel in remote villages and establish God’s Kingdom in one of the most unreached areas of the world. We will encourage and equip the local church to multiply.
The vision: “It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known … .” Romans 15:20
Prepare.
I am asking for financial support to be sent to Southeast Asia to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in remote villages. The cost of the mission’s trip is $3,700.00.
Sponsorships will be stewarded through Freedom Church of Carrollton Texas for accountability.
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I thank you in advance for your consideration to send me to do more for the Gospel.
Covering.
I am also asking for prayer covering. I want to be a vessel for the Lord in a new way.
I desire to see signs, wonders and miracles as God reveals His Kingdom to the people we encounter. I desire for the healing power of Jesus Christ to flow through my hands and fulfill His Word.
I desire to be bold in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. I desire to be able to speak the Truth of the Kingdom of God so the eyes and hearts of all who hear are opened to His mercy.
I desire to flow in the power and authority of Jesus Christ that captives are set free, and people are delivered out of darkness into God’s light.
I need to be ready physically for we will be hiking 10/15 miles a day in a high-altitude environment (7,000-12,000 ft.). The terrain consists of loose rock, stream crossings, and steep, rocky incline trails and I will need to be able to carry 40lbs.
Gratitude.
Thank you for your prayer covering, and your financial consideration. I am humbled by God opening this invitation before me. I am both excited beyond words…and on trembling knees.
With Hope,
Tracy Edwards
TracyLE2@live.com
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
About Me:
My husband Steve and I will be married for twenty-eight years in July. We have three children and two grandchildren. We also have a 100lb German Shepard who thinks he is a lap dog. I have served as the Business Director of Freedom Church for nine years and am blessed to call Freedom my church home.
I am passionate about worship, prayer, and teaching God’s Word, I enjoy writing, reading, hiking, playing in the dirt (others call it gardening) and working with my hands.
My favorite scripture is: “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you, But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8