Dear people I love,
The World Race 2008
I am in awe of what an
amazing God that we serve. Last year was the year that really
shattered me for who I thought I was and showed me my true identity
as His empowered child. I got to travel to 11 countries, live in
community with 27 people, and serve the poorest of the world. The
$15,000 needed to make that happen all came in. I give the credit
to God and I thank you personally for listening to God's voice in
giving. Thank you for putting towards an investment in the Kingdom of
God. I promise you it did not return void. God is continuing to
change me a whole lot and strip me free of tons of things I used to
carry around.
I can't even begin to
tell you the stories of how God changed me and used me to lead others
to Christ. I believe in miracles and the greatest miracle we saw this
year was the hungry,dirty, poor, rich, hopeless, and sick 
people come
to know Jesus Christ. To see the light shine in theirs eyes for the
first time was so amazing to me. When Jesus shows up He takes all the
burdens away. The issues we hold onto look so tiny compared to the
magnificent God we serve. I learned it is best to live in the
presence of God.
School
The road of following
Jesus is taking me again to a life and place not much traveled. This
time it leads me to Malaga,
Spain. I will be going to Leadership Academy, a small school just
outside of Malaga in a town called Mijas. This is a school that is
connected with The World Race
and this is part of the discipleship program. I am working with and
under the same people from my last trip. I will be studying Prophetic
Theology there for six months, while staying in a community home. The
objective at the school is for the students to become the life of God
and to learn how to give the life of God. The vision is to empower
people my age to go bring dead things alive and turn barren places
into the Paradise of God's Eden.
Financial Support
The costs of this trip is
is $1,000 monthly for six months. It covers the coursework, teacher's
fees, textbooks, housing, utilities, and food. Anything outside of
that I will have to pay for, like travel to/from Spain, personal
travel within Spain, personal "comfort" items, and cell
phones or calling cards. My first goal is to have money for airfare
there and back.
I will be getting a
tourist visa. As far as I know, it does not enable me to be able to
work. I have talked with one of my contacts there, David Hearn, and
he said something about me possibly being able to get a job. I won't
know until I get there, but it will be complicated to do.
I need $1,000 by March
1stfor the first month in order for me to go.
After that, $1,000 is due monthly for the six months.
Here is a link
you can go to if you would like to pledge a monthly or a one time
gift . Please pray about giving any amount, whether it is $10.00,
$25.00, $50.00, or more. If you are reading this on paper I have
enclosed some support cars with my info on there. They can be filled
out and sent to the address on the envelope. When you send money to
AIM you also get a tax form at the end of the year with your yearly
amount you gave.
The Vision
My life calling is to
travel the nations, lead college-age groups, and set up opportunities
for people hungry for God. I have done a few short term and long
term mission trips in the past few years, but now it's becoming a
lifestyle I am called to. I have such a burden to breath life into
people face-to-face around the world wherever God wants me to be.
Updates
I am working on my
communication to better keep all of you in the loop of what's going
on. I plan on sending out a newsletter every couple months to keep
you updated. I want to keep you all as near to the action as
possible because you are just as much of a part of this as I am. I
need your support and I need people in my life who can help. Asking
you for financial support in this is both difficult and humbling for
me, but I know God wants me to do this.
Prayer Requests
I will need your prayers
for safety. As most of you know my team was held up at gunpoint last
year in Johannesburg, 
South Africa. I had most my stuff stolen and a
lot of other people lost most of their things. I know some people
were praying for us and our safety which made all the difference. I
need you to continue with those prayers. Please pray for my safety,
for the missionaries around the world, and for God to send me the
people to support me.
I know by sowing into
something you also reap the rewards. We are all here to change
lives. Whatever God has us in, we have to be good stewards of the
opportunities placed in front of us at the time.
The Now
Right now I am staying in
Port Huron Michigan with my World Race family until I go to Spain. We
are seeking to be a part of the vision of awakening a generation and
to serve as it grows.
Thank you again.
Sarah Flynn
There
is one thing that has kept me going, that is my love for Jesus and
my passion of who God is in my life. I haven't always thought like
this, I haven't always known God either, and the God I
know is my best friend and always right there. 
