MISSION, VISION, VALUES, PASSION, PURPOSE, GOALS

MISSION

I desire to live my life in response to the reality of the Gospel, giving glory to God in all I do and living in constant worship of Him � that my life would be an offering to him, “all this for a King.�

I desire to live my life with passionate clarity – to live a life of uncompromising faith, serving others with the love, heart and attitude of Christ, proclaiming the freedom and hope found in Jesus.

I desire to invest my life in Christ in the lives of others. I seek to train and equip, empower and mobilize leaders of leaders � those currently leading and those with the potential to lead and influence the lives of others.

I desire to live cross-culturally in the country of Romania, to share the gospel and my life with the Romanian people (1 Thess 2:8).

VISION

I long to see the dreams and creativity of each person made in the image of God, unleashed � that they would live in their God given capacity with passion and focus.

I long to see the people of Romania live free from the oppression resulting from Communism � to raise up the next generation of children and youth, to invest in families and culture, to begin to bridge the gap to the national churches � through authentic relationships and the intentional investment of people.

VALUES

CREATION. Uniquely made in the image of God (Gen 1:27). Our identification (Col 2: 12) in Christ is chosen (Eph 1:4, 11), sons/daughters (Eph 1:5), forgiven (Eph1:7, Col 2:14), free (Gal 5:1), alive (Eph 2:5, Col 2:14).

CHARACTER. Development and devotion to people through intentional investment (1 Cor 11:1), and testing through trials and suffering (Jas 1:2-3, Ro 5:3-4) proving our resilience in Christ (Ro 8:18, 2 Thes 3:13).

COMMUNITY. Authentically sharing life with one another through teaching, fellowship, worship and living (Acts 2:42-47, Heb 10:25).

CREATIVITY. Beauty and uniqueness of each person through expression and thought, service and vision (1 Cor 12:4-6, Eph 4:11).

CULTURE. Essential elements of a given group which identifies them as distinct and valuable (1 Cor 9:19-23, Jn 4:1-26).

CHANGE. Transformation of the heart through the process of sanctification is the basis for all other life change (Ro 2:29, Eph 5:26-27, 2 Thes 2:13, 1 Pet 1:15-16, Jude 24-25).

COURAGE. Innovation and risk to forge the future are necessary to living a life of faith (1 Sam 17:45-47, 2 Cor 5:7) � advancing the gospel and movement of Jesus Christ (Josh 1:9).

PASSION

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit live in communion with one another, constantly seeking to glorify the other. Jesus’ incarnation, servant hood and sacrifice were driven by His ongoing relationship with the Father through the Spirit (Jn 5:19). Jesus was passionate at the temple (Mt 21:12, Mk 11:15, Jn 2:12-17, Ps 69:9), with the Pharisees (Mt 3:7, 5:20), and in His death (Luke 23:34).

Jesus’ greatest passion was within His relationship with the Trinity � He longed to redeem and restore humanity to His Father because of His deep love for us. And it is because of His great love for us, that I respond in love � to the Father, Son and Spirit, and to humanity. As I follow Jesus with passionate clarity, my heart has been changed. It is love � for love and because of love that I respond � driven by love.

PURPOSE

Orphaned at birth, I was adopted and raised by a loving family, but brokenness was a reality of my life. In July 1999, I came to understand that God had adopted me as his daughter and paid the price for me and my sins � my response was to accept His free gift of life, eternal life. God’s comfort flowed into my life and began to overflow. As a result, in March 2004 I traveled overseas to aid orphans, to comfort them with the same comfort I had received (2 Cor 1:3-5). I knew I wanted to spend my life to better the conditions of the hurting around the world � bringing them the comfort found in Jesus. I dreamed to train, equip and disciple Romanian nationals and their churches, and mobilize them to respond Biblically to the oppressed within their borders. I long to see those who cannot defend themselves comforted by God and set free in Christ.

GOALS

In response to God’s overwhelming love for me (1 Jn 3:16, 4:9-10, 4:19), I plan to love and live among the Romanian people (1 Thes 2: 17-19) � departing the States Fall 2008.

I seek to serve in a local community � to work with leaders of leaders, continuing to develop relationships and skills, investing and encouraging leaders with influence or the potential to lead.

I seek to invest and be invested in by a local sending body, my primary support for overseas service � to enter into formal mentoring with church leadership and be empowered and released for service.

I seek to continue to grow � in devotion and intimacy with Jesus Christ, and learn� Romanian language and culture, as well as additional skills for lifelong service overseas.

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