“And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” – Jesus
John 17:26
December 21, 2010
Dearest friends and family!
Seasons Greetings, by the time you get this it will probably be after the New Year! I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits! As you probably know, this letter comes to you all the way from Seoul, South Korea. What an adjustment it has been in the last four months! Not only have I been learning how to live in a new country but God has really been teaching me what it means to live for Him! I would love to sit down with you and share all that has been happening in my life but I want to take this time to tell you about the mission trip I will be going on in January.
On Jan 24th,I will be heading to the Philippines to a small coastal city called General Santos and spending eight days working with some of the local churches and encouraging the congregations. We are expecting to see mighty things happen and believing for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to witness the miraculous take place! My team consists of 9 members of New Philadelphia Church along with several people from a church down in Australia. We are already forming close bonds and it will prove to be an amazing experience together.
The area we will be ministering in is primarily Roman Catholic but a large portion of the population is also Muslim. We anticipate that spiritual strongholds are going to be broken and that we will be living out Isaiah 61:1! I want you to be a part of this trip and to share in God’s glory with me. Our team needs to be covered in prayer as this trip will be challenging both spiritually and physically. Your prayers are invaluable to me! And it will be your prayers that open hearts and minds to receive God’s glory!
I also need to raise some financial support to go on this trip. I have already contributed 500,000WON out of faith and still need to raise another 700,000WON ($700)! I want to thank you for being an important part of my life and although I may be thousands of miles away, I want you to still feel connected to what is going on here in my world! I pray God’s blessings upon you in the New Year.
At His side,
Zachary Dean
010-4872-3440
zach.w.dean@gmail.com