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I was sitting here talking with a friend of mine and sharing with her about the struggles of fundraising and being dependant upon God and all that He is doing and leaning on His promises of taking me back to Ethiopia.
She began to share with me something that she had read about what had happened to Heidi Baker. Heidi Baker had went into a place of worship at a confrence and she laid down and the power of the Lord came on her and she became inmovabl. And was not able to speak. For days she could not move at all. She had to depend on the people around her to serve her with whatever she needed. Then one day she asked God why on earth she was going through this and the Lord told her that she needed to depend on Him. She told God that she knew that. She had been in ministry for 16 years. Then God told her that she needed to learn how to depend on the body of Christ.
Wow! Whoa! Back up. Depend on others to help us with our needs? I thought God was fulfilling our every need? Ok let me continue on here.
After I had heard that I knew then that I am in that same place moving to Ethiopia. I realized then that I have been totally depending upon God, but how much am I depending on the body of Christ. I had moved out of my apartment and did not resign the lease and I sold my bed, couch, desk, washer, car, and whatever else I could not take with me and walked away from my job as I had seen the Lord show me that I was trying to hang onto America while reaching for Ethiopia. So now I am staying with some friends. I have come in that place where I am totally relying on the body of Christ. Was it a mistake? I think not for I can say this, I would rather jump in with both feet and drown, then to stand on the bank and wonder what it would be like to jump.
So right now I have raised a total of $2930.00 with about 20 monthly supporters at $20 a month. I was needing at least $3000 to fly out plus a plane tix and at least 70 $20 a month supporters.
All I can say is that I know God has called me to do missions, and every place that I have been to I just did not feel the heart of God until I went to Ethoipia and everytime I left it ripped my heart out to leave, cause I felt like I was leaving home and also I it broke my heart to say goodbye to someone I love so dearly and not knowing when I was going to see her again.
So I am in a place where I have to depend on God and the body of Christ. If I did not have to then my walk in this would be self serving and Christ serving.
Thank you four your time I know it was a long note, but I do want you to know, that I am 110% committed to this plan that God has laid on my heart. I cannot send myself out without your help. Pray for me that God will open every door and window and also pray to see if God would have you to be one of the 70.
Love you and bless you
Chris
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Body of Christ
Friday, August 5, 2011
Bringing Hope and Empowerment to Single Mothers and Widows in Ethiopia
Dear Friends,
I want to take a moment to share with you the last four years of my life. In June of 2008 I went to Ethiopia and Rwanda with Visiting Orphans. During my time in Ethiopia the team was leaving an orphanage. As we were leaving a mother of two toddlers approached us. She got on her knees crying as her children played around her not aware of what was going on. One of her children had only a shirt on and nothing else and the other had no shoes. One of translators told us that she was pleading with us to take her children with us cause she could no longer take care of them.
Sadly we could not take them with us, but we reached in our pockets to give her what we had in money and then we got out our donations and found shoes and clothes for her children. We got back on the bus to leave and as we did we seen her sitting by a ditch feeding her children what food we had to give her. I was heart broken over this. As we drove through the city I began to notice other women walking, sitting, and standing around on the streets of Addis Ababa. So I began to ask our translators about them. They told me that most of them were homeless due to their husbands left them, died due to HIV/AIDS, or the had been a prostitute due to their poverty.
I wanted to so badly to reach out to them and help them, but did not know how. I returned back to the states where there is help for single mothers who were struggling. My plans before I went to Ethiopia was to graduate school, get a better job, a nicer car, and a house. I came back to the states longing to return there and give all of that up to help these ladies find a source of income for them and their children.
I returned each year for the past three years with Visiting Orphans and this has kept this vision alive. During this time I want to share with you that the interpreter on my first trip that I had mentioned above is going to be my wife.When I shared my vision with her, it brought her joy knowing that I wanted to someday move there, cause she did not want to leave her country.
Now for the additional good news, I will be working with Mission Ethiopia www.missionethiopia.com & http://vimeo.com/25618178 that has started this very work. Due to the labor laws in Ethiopia they cannot bring me on as a paid employee or even a contract employee. So I will have to come on as a volunteer, so I will have to raise my own support to do this. I am inviting you during this time to ask you if you would partner with me. Here is how: First and foremost I am asking you to pray for guidance as I step in a different culture that I do not try to solve their problems with the mindset of an American. I am also asking you if you would take a moment and prayerfully consider a one-time donation of any amount or a monthly donation of $25.00 with$100.00 for the first month to get me started to bring hope and empowerment to these mothers. Send your check to Belmont Church Attn: Rob Fraizer 68 music square east, Nashville, TN. 37203 or you can go to https://www.wepay.com/donate/sendingchristoethiopia
Thank you for your prayers and your consideration of supporting me financially.
In His Loving Grace
Christopher Fisher
I want to take a moment to share with you the last four years of my life. In June of 2008 I went to Ethiopia and Rwanda with Visiting Orphans. During my time in Ethiopia the team was leaving an orphanage. As we were leaving a mother of two toddlers approached us. She got on her knees crying as her children played around her not aware of what was going on. One of her children had only a shirt on and nothing else and the other had no shoes. One of translators told us that she was pleading with us to take her children with us cause she could no longer take care of them.
Sadly we could not take them with us, but we reached in our pockets to give her what we had in money and then we got out our donations and found shoes and clothes for her children. We got back on the bus to leave and as we did we seen her sitting by a ditch feeding her children what food we had to give her. I was heart broken over this. As we drove through the city I began to notice other women walking, sitting, and standing around on the streets of Addis Ababa. So I began to ask our translators about them. They told me that most of them were homeless due to their husbands left them, died due to HIV/AIDS, or the had been a prostitute due to their poverty.
I wanted to so badly to reach out to them and help them, but did not know how. I returned back to the states where there is help for single mothers who were struggling. My plans before I went to Ethiopia was to graduate school, get a better job, a nicer car, and a house. I came back to the states longing to return there and give all of that up to help these ladies find a source of income for them and their children.
I returned each year for the past three years with Visiting Orphans and this has kept this vision alive. During this time I want to share with you that the interpreter on my first trip that I had mentioned above is going to be my wife.When I shared my vision with her, it brought her joy knowing that I wanted to someday move there, cause she did not want to leave her country.
Now for the additional good news, I will be working with Mission Ethiopia www.missionethiopia.com & http://vimeo.com/25618178 that has started this very work. Due to the labor laws in Ethiopia they cannot bring me on as a paid employee or even a contract employee. So I will have to come on as a volunteer, so I will have to raise my own support to do this. I am inviting you during this time to ask you if you would partner with me. Here is how: First and foremost I am asking you to pray for guidance as I step in a different culture that I do not try to solve their problems with the mindset of an American. I am also asking you if you would take a moment and prayerfully consider a one-time donation of any amount or a monthly donation of $25.00 with$100.00 for the first month to get me started to bring hope and empowerment to these mothers. Send your check to Belmont Church Attn: Rob Fraizer 68 music square east, Nashville, TN. 37203 or you can go to https://www.wepay.com/donate/sendingchristoethiopia
Thank you for your prayers and your consideration of supporting me financially.
In His Loving Grace
Christopher Fisher
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