WE WILL GO MINISTRIES

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1 J U L Y V O L U M E 7, I S S U E 6 W E W I L L G O M I N I S T R I E S " T H E N I H E A R D T H E V O I C E O F T H E L O R D S A Y I N G, ' W H O M S H A L L I S E N D? A N D W H O W I L L G O F O R U S? ' A N D I S A I D, ' H E R E A M I. S E N D M E! ' CONTENTS PAGE 2 - WEEKLY SCHEDULE PAGE 3 - NEW INTERNS & MISSIONARIES PAGE 4 - HANDS & FEET NEEDS PAGE 5 - VISITOR TESTIMONY PAGE 6 - WEEKLY MINISTRY SCHEDULE PAGE 7 - COME VISIT US! Camp Hope Testimonies Wow wow wow! What a month it has been! Twenty days of Camp Hope have already flown by. Jesus has done so much in this past month. From swimming to salvation, we have watched God's hand move so amazingly in our campers, volunteers and missionaries. We have gathered so many testimonies and we'd thought we share a few with you all! "Seeing the kids connect in worship is incredible. This week a child that typically runs during worship sang the words to 'Reckless Love' & danced with me. Jesus is working in our kids hearts & it is cool to see." Ann Bradley Summer Intern "I have served at WWG Before, but in the past it has only been one day at a time. Serving at camp hope has allowed me to capitalize on a continuing relationship with the kids. I m so thankful that I was able to partner with WWG to impact these kids for Gods Kingdom." Carter Collins College Pastor at Crossgates Baptist Church "Through Camp Hope, Jesus has taught me personally how to better seek Him everyday. He has also challenged me to seek Him wherever I m at to grow deeper and deeper with Him. Because He is in every situation and His Love conquers everything." Colton Summer Intern WE WILL GO MINISTRIES 806 N FARISH ST. JACKSON, MS wewillgo.org

2 Welcome Christy! Hello! My name is Christy Burroughs and I m the newest missionary at We Will Go Ministries. What an honor and privilege I have to serve Him!! He has placed His trust in me and is going to use me to be the Food Ministry Coordinator here at WWG. I can t wait to see all the things Jesus is going to reveal to me through His Food Ministry. F O O D U P D A T E We have many ways you may join in with us to provide food for our friends and neighbors. You can join in with us for a visit and serve in our community, provide a Sunday meal or donate items for when we pray and share the love of Jesus with our neighbors! Our greatest need at this time are for churches, groups, families or organizations to provide a Sunday Meal. We also are in need of canned meats, soups, fruit cups, jello, crackers, granola bars, ramen noodles, etc. The pop top cans work really well. We have Hands and Feet and Food Ministry every Tuesday and Thursday from 9am am. We would love to have you join in serving with us. If you would like to donate or serve with us please feel free to contact us at visitus@wewillgo.org or call Ext. 2. Blessings, Christy Burroughs W E L C O M E C H R I S T Y! ( F O O D U P D A T E ) P A G E 2

3 N E W I N T E R N S & N E W M I S S I O N A R I E S Hi, I m Colton, originally form New Mexico, but in 2015 I moved to Southwest Kansas near my grandparents. The summer of 2016 my grandparents took me to Africa, where I met Mr. David and Mrs. Amy Lancaster in Pemba, Mozambique. During that time, I got to listen to their story and hear the incredible things God has done in their life. During that summer I was struggling on what God wanted me to do with my life since I was going into my first year of university. However, God is always faithful, and I found a peace in what He wanted me to do. Matthew 28:19-20 really spoke to me and that God was sending me to university for a reason. Colton Jump forward to now about to start the summer of I finished my second year at university. Becoming an intern at We Will Go for the summer and living in Jackson is just a small step in what God has in store for me. I know God wants me to have a servant heart and getting to share His love in the inner city of Jackson is just a spark in His plan for my life. We are so excited to join the We Will Go family this year. We are originally from Spring Hill, Florida. We have been married for just over 10 years, and we have 8 beautiful children. When we got married, God began to speak very clearly to us about children. Five of our children have come to us naturally, and we have adopted 3 from Ukraine. We have also hosted 7 orphan children in our home over the last 5 years. In 2016, we became a foster family in our state as well. We have a huge heart for restoring the family, the fatherless, and justice for the broken. We also love the church and want to teach people about their true identities as sons and daughters of the living GOD. We cannot wait to join We Will Go's mission to see Jackson restored in Jesus. Jesus is WORTHY! The Sotolongos N E W I N T E R N S & M I S S I O N A R I E S P A G E 3

4 Hands & Feet Needs C L O T H I N G MEN AND WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR (ALL SIZES) MEN'S SUMMER CLOTHING (SHORTS & T SHIRTS) WOMEN'S PLUS SIZE CLOTHING DEODORANT, TOOTHBRUSHES, TOOTHPASTE, SHAMPOO, CONDITIONER, RAZORS HOME GOODS - CAN OPENERS F O O D CANNED MEATS SOUPS FRUIT CUPS & JELLOS CRACKERS GRANOLA BARS RAMEN NOODLES **POP TOPS WORK BEST We are in need of volunteers to come and serve a Sunday meal! Our services are every Sunday from 3-5pm. If you would like to come and serve, us at visitus@wewillgo.org! H A N D S & F E E T N E E D S P A G E 4

5 VISITOR TESTIMONY We have about 5,000 amazing people come and visit us yearly! This is a testimony from Tony, who came to serve with us with his wife, all the way from Australia! When God made a way for us to travel to We Will Go Ministries, I knew that it was going to be an exciting time as well as challenging one. Hearing the stories of our friends that had been before, whetted my appetite for what could possibly happen. My prayer was to be immersed in a missionary community that had love as their motivation for all they did, regardless of any opposition, and wow did that happen. After day two of working in the Fountain, I felt I had come to the end of myself and was saying to God, I don t just want to get through this, I don t want to do this absent of love, I want to love like You do. I don t just want to do the external things right without having Your heart. That afternoon Miss Mariah shared that if you are struggling with the behaviour and actions of the kids, just ask Jesus how He sees them, so I did, and He did. That was the turning point, seeing how Jesus saw them right now, the amazing potential that hasn t fully been realized yet was enough. No actions or attitudes could make that image of how Jesus sees each one diminish. I was able to see them as He saw them, love them with His unconditional love and not with my conditional love. I always knew that God loved everyone, but being able to see how He saw people even when they were not always behaving that way was incredible. Love is the answer and love does not fail, I am a life that has been changed by love and is being filled and fueled by love to love all my neighbours, whether in Jackson Mississippi, here in Lismore Australia or anywhere else in between. Every part of what we got to share in was amazing, from cleaning, spending time with the neighbours, hearing from the incredible missionaries who had answered the call to go. Hearing David and Amy Lancaster share their journey, what it looked like in the beginning to what it has grown to now, what God has done and how He is leading this was just a masterclass in discipleship. My time at We Will Go has embedded a new sense of what serving your community looks like, and what discipleship really is. Being around people who hang around with Jesus and have His heart is just so good. Praying that Father lets me get back there one day, with all of my family. If you would like to come and see us, and see what God can do in your heart as you serve in Downtown Jackson, please us! visitus@wewillgo.org. V I S I T O R T E S T I M O N Y P A G E 5

6 Weekly Ministry Schedule HOW TO GIVE We Will Go is a faith ministry, entirely dependent upon the generosity and responsiveness of the Lord s people to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. It is our joy and honor to share the love of Jesus with our neighbors, friends and visitors, for the purpose of making disciples for His glory. Many of our friends are very generous, both financially and through gifts and supplies they donate to We Will Go. We trust our Lord and Savior to speak to hearts to provide. He is faithful! Give online or by mail. See contact info below! W E E K L Y M I N I S T R Y S C H E D U L E P A G E 6 wewillgo.org

7 W W G I N T E R N S H I P SUMMER - 3 MONTHS SHORT TERM - 6 MONTHS LONG TERM - 1+ YEAR PASTOR - 2+ YEARS Come Visit Us! S O M A N Y W A Y S to serve We have so many opportunities to serve every day of the week! Have an afternoon free during the week? Come to The Fountain from 3-5pm and help serve with our kids in the afternoon or play basketball in the gym with our guys! Have a Saturday morning free? Come and join us from 8am-1pm at 799 N Congress St. for our weekly Serve Day! We do things such as gardening, painting houses, cleaning and organizing. Each week looks different according to what needs to be done. Everything we do, we do as family, so come join in on the family fun! WE WILL GO MINISTRIES 806 N FARISH ST. JACKSON, MS