Support Anna's Mission Journey with Circuit Riders

Hi! If you don't know me, I'm Anna Kirsch and I just graduated from Indiana State University! While praying about where I'd end up after graduation, I was shocked and excited to hear God calling me to missions, specifically the Circuit Riders program. So, I am preparing to spend my September to March in a full-time missions program! Part of that preparation is saving and fundraising for program expenses and my cost of living. In total, I am hoping to raise $10,000.

Please take some time to read below about this opportunity and pray about giving. I will be posting weekly on my Facebook and Instagram to share more, as well!

Whether you can give or not, I ask that you pray whenever you think of me! Right now, I'd appreciate prayers for the Lord's provision of everything I'll need for this opportunity. Yes, financial, but even more I'm praying for sensitivity to His Spirit and for the strength to continue to draw closer to Him. Thank you so much!

About Circuit Riders

Circuit Riders is a YWAM mission and training community that launches movements to reach the next generation. Their mission is to "Save the Lost. Revive the Saved. Train them All."

From September to December, I will stay in Huntington Beach, CA with about 200 other young people, going through a discipleship training school and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Orange County. From January to March, I will travel to college campuses with about ten others, holding services to reach the lost and outreach events to equip the saved students on that campus to continue sharing the Gospel.

Here's a link to the CR website, if you'd like to learn more: https://circuitriders.com/

Why Circuit Riders

I've known about Circuit Riders since my freshman year of college, when I attended one of their Carry the Love nights on my campus. I enjoyed the service but never thought too much about it after.

In February 2025, I heard the Lord call me away from the plan I thought He'd given me—to live in Terre Haute, IN and pursue work in nonprofit marketing. Scared but surprisingly excited, I began praying about where and what He might have in mind for me. Funny enough, I remember having a thought about Circuit Riders during this time, but dismissed it quickly. I didn't think it was from the Lord—it seemed crazy!

Later that month, Circuit Riders was on ISU's campus for two nights, and I went to both services with some friends. Immediately after the first night, my friend Ciara looked at me and asked, "Are you called to missions?"

That was so out of left field, and the only word that can describe what I felt is flabbergasted! But it also felt like something was starting to click. I told her I'd pray about it and did.

The next night, we gathered into groups to pray and specifically prayed for words from the Lord for each other. I was randomly sorted into a group with Ciara, a Circuit Rider missionary that I'd wanted to speak to more, and a girl who would quickly become a dear friend of mine. While praying over me, the missionary in our group told me she had heard a stampede of horses, but she didn't know what that meant. I had no clue either.

Later that night, as I was getting ready for bed, I got a text from Ciara with a picture of a shirt she'd bought from Circuit Riders and the caption "Horses :)". The shirt said this:

"The original Circuit Riders circa 1764 were a group of nameless and faceless young people who crisscrossed the nation on horseback, making Jesus known for the sake of their generation."

My jaw hit the floor. Immediately, I knew I was called to Circuit Riders. However, I was still a tad nervous and didn't want to get ahead of the Lord. I took a while to pray and wait, but God just kept bringing a deeper peace that this was His will.

I am so excited and still shocked that this is what He has next for me. In so many ways, I never could have guessed this, and yet it feels like through this He's met a desire of my heart that I've had for so long, but never recognized. He's pretty stinking good!

Cost Breakdown

Program Expenses (housing, lecture fees, outreach costs, etc.): $7,900

Cost of Living* (flights, groceries, gas, etc.): $6,500 to $8,000

*This number has a wide range because I do not know yet where I will be sent on tour, and may have to fly internationally.

I will be working over the summer and expect to save $6,000, though I am hoping to put away more. Your donation of any amount will help close the gap and equip me to follow the Lord's leading!

If you made it this far, thank you so much! I hope you have a great day.