Help Raquel Serve and Transform Lives in Jamaica

Hi, Raquel here! I want to first start by saying thank you for your interest in donating and supporting me as a missionary on the lovely island called Jamaica!

John Piper shared in his book, titled “Don’t Waste Your Life,” that “It is better to lose your life than to waste it.”

Inspired by Matthew 10:39: “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

These last few years, I realize more and more that there is a cost to following Jesus. That it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. That this life is not my own, but belongs body and soul to my perfect Savior, Jesus Christ. When Jesus called the disciples to follow him, He didn’t say get your life together, and then you can follow me. Jesus said, follow me. “While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him.”

Matthew 4:18-20 ESV

“Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.””

Matthew 8:18-22 ESV

We as Christ followers are called to that same standard His disciples were called to. We are also His disciples in today’s days, called to the Great Commission to go into all the earth and share the good news of Jesus.

I will be serving in a ministry called Teen Challenge. I will be working at the women's center and serving at a church called Assembly of God Church, helping establish their youth group. Here is a little bit about Teen Challenge: it is a faith-based ministry offering residential programs and counseling services for teens and adults struggling with life-controlling issues like addiction and self-destruction. It aims to provide Christ-centered solutions for personal transformation and freedom from addiction through discipleship, mentoring, and life-skills training. I will be serving in this ministry for 6 months. If you would like to donate in supporting me as a missionary in this country, here is my goal for living expenses, traveling expenses, purchasing a car, supplies for activities with the youth group as well as the women's center, etc. This is a way to support me financially as I serve at Teen Challenge and serve at Assembly of God Church of Jamaica. Most of all, your prayers and encouragement as I am there are a blessing!

Thank you for your support, family!

Here is my Instagram and Facebook, follow along on my journey living and serving in the beautiful country called Jamaica.

God bless you all.

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