Hello

I need your help to realize a dream of working with a missions team to organize an international church conference and plant a new church in Barcelona Spain. First, I'd like share my brief testimony:

Jeremiah 29:11 "I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord....plans to give you a future and a hope"

In 2015 I left a promising career in financial services to pursue my passion in music. It made zero sense logically but I decided to quit chasing my plans and start seeking God's call for my life. Nine years later, I live in Paris, France where I work as a professional guitarist.

In 2017 I made another leap of faith and decided to leave everything I knew, trusted and loved in Minneapolis, MN for a life in a foreign land where I knew no one and barely spoke the language. God had another plan for me; one greater than I could imagine in Paris, France where I still live and work to this day.

0n February 25, 2024 I made a third leap of faith and devoted my life again to God in ways I hadn't imagined or considered by being baptised in Paris.

These three decisions have been the scariest, most challenging and most difficult to pursue. I succeeded not by my own strength. To me, each of these changes seemed impossible. So I quit trusting in my strenght and started seeking God's plan and relying on His unlimted power to see HIS dream for my life fulfilled. Nothing has been more rewarding or adventurous.

Isaiah 43:19 "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert"

Luke 1:37 "For nothing will be impossible with God."

God made a way in the desert of my life. I was happy but unfulfilled. God's planned seemed impossible but He made a way when there didn't seem to be one. I can say with confidence He DOES have a good plan for each of our lives.

After my baptism, I became increasingly more involved in minstry work with my church. I still maintain my self-employed position as a professional musician but I spend a large part of my time in ministry and using the gifts God has give me.

This trip to Barcelona is exactly that. We'll spend one week organizing an international conference where we expect of 1,000 people in attendance. The conference (link below) will consist of preaching, concerts, musical theatre productions, fashion shows, etc. Organized by a team of over 100 people working tirelessly and mostly unpaid. This is how convicted we are and how strongly we believe in this mission. At the end of the conference, we will officially launch a new chapter of our Christian, Bible-based, Discipleship church in Barcelona, Spain!

Why are we doing this?

Matthew 28:18-20 "Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”"

I've seen God change my life in ways I never even thought possible. Along with my church, our mission is to bring that message to the world and help others find and reach THEIR full potential as well.

Unfortunately, this doesn't come without expenses:

Flight: appx. 250€

Hotels for one week: appx. 100/night = 600-700€ total

Personal goal to support new church: 1000€

Estimated expenses (food, transport, etc.): 200€

I'm budgeting for a total expenditure of 1,500€. This is where I need your help

2 Corinthians 9:7: "Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."

I Corinthians 8:14: "In the same way, the Lord commanded that whose who proclaim the gospel should get their living from by the gospel"

I am not employed by the church. I make my living independently. However, as a self-employed artist, I have no paid-time off or other such benefits. I even refused to take a gig paying 400€ to perform for one hour so I can participate in this conference. A week where I'll likely work more than I've ever worked in any one week period and receive ZERO financial compensation. But there's something greater than what money can buy and that's why I'm so strongly convicted and convinced in this mission I'm happy to work for free. I'll be performing in the worship services. I'll be working with the team to organize the first-of-its-kind musical theatre production AND fashion show. We believe God is working through the gifts He's given us, in a NEW WAY, to create new life in industries that are otherwise spiritually dead.

Unfortunately, this is all volunteer work. So I'm asking each of you to give what you can and support this dream. It's not just my dream but the dream God has put in my heart. To lead and inspire a new generation of people to rise up, seek God and fulfill their FULL potential. To encourage and empower others to find meaning and purpose in their lives. To connect with strangers, build relationships and construct God's kingdom here on Earth. Will you join me and participate in this dream with me?

The amount isn't important. Please consider what you can afford to give and give that amount with your heart.

Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read this testimony and even more for considering a financial donation. I am fully convinced your support will be rewarded and I can't wait to see how God is going to work through this conference. To Him be all the glory. Amen.

Link to conference: https://londonchurch.org.uk/EMC2024/