Here is a letter I wrote to some missionaries. The missionaries I chose are Rebecca and Brad Hopkins, who are with Mission Aviation Fellowship. They use airplanes, computers and other technology to overcome barriers to the Gospel around the world. They bring food, doctors, medicine, pastors, missionaries and Bibles into hard-to-reach areas.
Hi my name is Kaitlin and I am ten years old. I saw your website and I cannnot believe you caught a shark in Japan! That sounds so cool! I hope to be a missionary some day just like you guys. What made you want to become a Missionary? Do you have any prayer requests, because my family and I could pray for them?
~Kaitlin
Brad & Rebecca's Response To My Letter:
Kaitlin,
Thank you so much for your email your interest in our ministry. That was so cool to get your email. We are excited about your interest in being a missionary some day. We have been a missionary in Indonesia for a year and we really feel like we get to be part of Godβs work here.
Here are our stories of how we became missionaries. My husband, Brad, always wanted to be a pilot when he grew up, but he wanted to be a military pilot. Then he volunteered with a youth ministry and grew to really enjoy serving God in that way. But he still wanted to fly. So, he talked with his pastor and his pastor told him about the opportunity to work as a missionary pilot. Mission Aviation Fellowship uses planes to get into hard-to-reach areas (places where there are no roads, so it takes days to travel on foot to get to a hospital, for example). So, he went to college to become a missionary pilot. Then we moved to Indonesia last year. We have been in language school, but we move in a couple days to another island in Indonesia where Brad will begin flying.
Hereβs my story of wanting to become a missionary. My dad was in the Army, so I grew up moving around a lot. It was hard to always leave my friends and start with new friends. But I grew to really appreciate and rely on my relationship with God. When I went to college, I volunteered with a youth ministry and grew to love helping other people discover how much God loves them. I met Brad and we dated for a few years. Then we got married and a few years later we became missionaries.
We so much appreciate your interest in praying for us. Here are some things you can pray for:
-Pray that our move to the island of Borneo (in Indonesia) goes wellβthat we can settle in, and find new friends.
-Pray for safety for Brad when he flies.
-Pray for opportunities to share Godβs love with the Muslims in Indonesia.
-Pray for love and unity in our marriage.
-Pray for continued closeness to God.
Kaitlin, please tell us how we can be praying for you. We would love to get to know you more and keep in touch.
Thanks again for your email and your interest!
God bless you and your family!
-Rebecca for the Hopkins
Do you have a missionary that you keep in contact with. If so, can you tell me about them.
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