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An Update From Andrea...

Aloha from Kailua-Kona Hawaii! Can you believe that I get to call this place home for the next three months!?!! It is truly an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to serve the Lord here in this beautiful place and I wouldnt be here without you! So THANK YOU to everyone that has been so generous in helping to get me here!! I am already having so much fun and enjoying immensely the beauty of Gods creation on this stunning island. There is so much to fill you in on so consider this my very first update. Below I will share with you what its like to live here on the University of Nations Campus, a small portion of what Ive learned in the classroom, where God is taking me from here, and how you can partner with me.

First, living here on the University of Nations campus has been amazing! For those of you who dont know what that is, it is Youth With A Missions (YWAMs) main campus with people from all over the world living here. A few of my favorite places on campus include the library, a small trendy coffee shop, and of course the prayer room (which happens to be the only place on campus with air conditioning ). There is never a dull (or quiet) moment here on campus as several Discipleship Training Schools as well as many other secondary schools are running here at the same time. When you step out of your dorm room door it is not uncommon to hear several different languages being spoken or to see someone praying over someone else. The love of Jesus is so present on every part of campus and I adore the community that comes with living here.

Secondly, I dont even know where to being with what I have learned since arriving here two and a half weeks ago. There are so many good things that have been taught during our class time that I can only hope to give you a small glimpse into the amazing teaching that we are sitting under. One of the main things weve been learning since arriving here is how much God loves us. One of our speakers conveyed the importance of living from Gods love instead of getting caught up in living for Gods love. Too often we try to work for Gods love out of the weakness of our flesh and we need to understand that Gods love is not conditional. He loves us fully and completely without us ever having to do a thing for Him. In fact before we even knew Him He showed His love for us by dying on the cross (Romans 5:8). All I can say is that it is an incredible feeling waking up each morning knowing that God loves me in fullness before my feet ever hit the ground! It is my prayer for you that as you read this God will give you an even greater revelation of His love for you. May your heart shift from the ways of living for His love into the ways of living from His love!

Update #1

An Update From Andrea...

Third, I am excited to announce that during the first week of school here our OUTREACH LOCATIONS were announced! After they were announced we had 24hrs to pray and ask God where He wanted us to go. Each student turned in their top three choices and then our leadership team prayed over them before revealing where each of us are going. If you havent already seen my reveal picture of where I am going here it is I am going to

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Fourth, in order to make it on my outreach to New Zealand I still need to raise another $6,000 dollars. I know that God has called me for such a time as this to bring the good news of the gospel to the young people in New Zealand and I am confident that the funds that I need are going to be covered by my Heavenly Father! All I ask is that you take a minute to ask the Lord if you are to give. If He says yes ask Him how much and be obedient. There are several ways in which you can give. You can either send a check made out to ANDREA RUFFING to my home address which is : Andrea Ruffing 908 Lodgepole Place Bellvue, CO 80512 OR you can give online via Paypal by clicking on the link below. All you need to give via Paypal is my email address which is: Andrearuffing@gmail.com Finally, I just want to take this opportunity again to say THANK YOU for all of your love and support during this season of my life!! I continue to be blown away by Gods faithfulness to my heart as I step out in obedience to Him! Please feel free to contact me via facebook or email to see how I am doing. Also if any of you would like my mailing address for while I am here in Kona shoot me an email or a private message and I will gladly give it to you (Getting packages and letters from home are like gold around here!). Love you all so very much!! For His Glory, Andrea