Hello there everyone!
I am just writing to broach the subject of financial support for the Brien family and their ministry in Managua, Nicaragua (Central America). It is not something that we, as Australians, are very good at (we don´t like to do it...). Please do not leave our group if you fear that we will be doing this on a regular basis, because we won´t - we don´t see ourselves as Spammers (...ha ha). However, I just want to let everyone know that we are stepping out in faith, to look after the orphans and the widows in their distress and to bless the poor and provide a helping hand in addition to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We left Australia to serve as missionaries and were sent out by our Church, Capital Edge Community Church http://www.capitaledge.org.au/. We are still under the covering of our Church and our Pastor, Jon Cathie. The Church has been an amazing support to us, praying for us often and supporting our work financially. However, we used teaching in Latin American schools as an avenue to support our ministry, and this is something that Liz and I both feel is coming to an end. We both believe that now is the time for us to step out in faith. Jed has just left his post at the American School, to pursue the setting up of our School (for the poor and orphaned children of outer-Managua, commecing in February 2012. We already have 2 enrolments!!!) and our orphanage. We envisage Liz will leave at the end of this school year (June 2012).
Immeditately, Jed and the children are visiting with the poor in Cedro Galan (rural poor, just outside of Managua), offering to pray with community members and assist in any way. We are also visiting the local schools (very poor) and praying with the children, singing with them, teaching them some English and reading to them. Our kids have been resilient in serving the poor, we are amazed at how intensely they have taken to their new roles. We are planning to set up a school in February of 2012 (for local children in poverty and orphans) and as soon as we are able to purchase the property we are living in, we plan on taking in more orphans. The house we are living in is huge, and we believe that it can double as our living quarters, a school, an orphanage and a community centre (with a Church, youth group, mother´s group, feeding centre, etc. There is plenty of land to build on...).
Our desire in the longer term is to start a ¨Watoto¨ like children´s choir, touring to raise awareness for the plight of the Latin American poor and orphaned. We would also like to have an impact on the sex trafficking industry, hopefully pulling these kids out of their dire circumstances. The Watoto Children´s Choir is from Uganda, but we believe that there is room for a Latin American group with a similar purpose... www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfiE4I
And so, whilst we are committed to staying under the banner of our Church, we are seeking partnership with other Churches, other bigger sponsors and from individuals. If you believe that God would have you support us an individual, please visit our blog page to see if there is a payment method that will work for you or e-mail us at lizandjed@yahoo.com.au:
http://capital-on-the-edge.blo
If your Church might be interested in supporting us, then please contact us so that we can open dialogue with your Church, and visit you in the US summer (for North Americans and Europeans). lizandjed@yahoo.com.au. For Aussies, please contact us if you believe that your Church would be interested in supporting our work and we can discuss options for communication, whether it be a visit, Skype conversations, e-mail, etc.
Our goal is to raise monthly support of $1,500. This will cover our ministry and living expenses.
We are really opening ourselves up to any thoughts you also might have in terms of how we can fund ourselves. If you have ideas that you think might be of benefit to us, then please contact us.
Many thanks for praying for us and reading/watching our story. Your support is absolutely necessary for the work we do here.
Many blessings upon you and yours...
Jed, Elizabeth, Francesca, Lorenzy-Ella, Sezni, Rafael & Billy Brien xoxoxoxoxoxo
I am just writing to broach the subject of financial support for the Brien family and their ministry in Managua, Nicaragua (Central America). It is not something that we, as Australians, are very good at (we don´t like to do it...). Please do not leave our group if you fear that we will be doing this on a regular basis, because we won´t - we don´t see ourselves as Spammers (...ha ha). However, I just want to let everyone know that we are stepping out in faith, to look after the orphans and the widows in their distress and to bless the poor and provide a helping hand in addition to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We left Australia to serve as missionaries and were sent out by our Church, Capital Edge Community Church http://www.capitaledge.org.au/. We are still under the covering of our Church and our Pastor, Jon Cathie. The Church has been an amazing support to us, praying for us often and supporting our work financially. However, we used teaching in Latin American schools as an avenue to support our ministry, and this is something that Liz and I both feel is coming to an end. We both believe that now is the time for us to step out in faith. Jed has just left his post at the American School, to pursue the setting up of our School (for the poor and orphaned children of outer-Managua, commecing in February 2012. We already have 2 enrolments!!!) and our orphanage. We envisage Liz will leave at the end of this school year (June 2012).
Immeditately, Jed and the children are visiting with the poor in Cedro Galan (rural poor, just outside of Managua), offering to pray with community members and assist in any way. We are also visiting the local schools (very poor) and praying with the children, singing with them, teaching them some English and reading to them. Our kids have been resilient in serving the poor, we are amazed at how intensely they have taken to their new roles. We are planning to set up a school in February of 2012 (for local children in poverty and orphans) and as soon as we are able to purchase the property we are living in, we plan on taking in more orphans. The house we are living in is huge, and we believe that it can double as our living quarters, a school, an orphanage and a community centre (with a Church, youth group, mother´s group, feeding centre, etc. There is plenty of land to build on...).
Our desire in the longer term is to start a ¨Watoto¨ like children´s choir, touring to raise awareness for the plight of the Latin American poor and orphaned. We would also like to have an impact on the sex trafficking industry, hopefully pulling these kids out of their dire circumstances. The Watoto Children´s Choir is from Uganda, but we believe that there is room for a Latin American group with a similar purpose... www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfiE4I
And so, whilst we are committed to staying under the banner of our Church, we are seeking partnership with other Churches, other bigger sponsors and from individuals. If you believe that God would have you support us an individual, please visit our blog page to see if there is a payment method that will work for you or e-mail us at lizandjed@yahoo.com.au:
http://capital-on-the-edge.blo
If your Church might be interested in supporting us, then please contact us so that we can open dialogue with your Church, and visit you in the US summer (for North Americans and Europeans). lizandjed@yahoo.com.au. For Aussies, please contact us if you believe that your Church would be interested in supporting our work and we can discuss options for communication, whether it be a visit, Skype conversations, e-mail, etc.
Our goal is to raise monthly support of $1,500. This will cover our ministry and living expenses.
We are really opening ourselves up to any thoughts you also might have in terms of how we can fund ourselves. If you have ideas that you think might be of benefit to us, then please contact us.
Many thanks for praying for us and reading/watching our story. Your support is absolutely necessary for the work we do here.
Many blessings upon you and yours...
Jed, Elizabeth, Francesca, Lorenzy-Ella, Sezni, Rafael & Billy Brien xoxoxoxoxoxo
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