Friends and family,
Hola, Bonjour, and Hello! I am writing you to tell you of an
exciting ministry opportunity the Lord has given me for the upcoming summer and
ask you to partner with me in the exciting direction God is taking me.
I am currently a student at Lancaster Bible College, and I
am excited about everything God is teaching me during my time here. I have had
several opportunities to be involved in ministry throughout this year and last
year in Costa Rica. Through these opportunities God has really shown me the
need in the inner city for God’s love and compassion. I have a deep burden to
help reach out to those in the inner city.
Recently I was accepted to work as an intern at Urban Hope
Training Center during the summer of 2017. Through much prayer and guidance I
have come to believe that this is where God desires me to be this summer. I
can’t wait to see what God is going to do!
What is Urban Hope
Training Center?
Urban Hope is located in one of the “rougher” neighborhoods
in inner city Philadelphia. Many churches have closed their doors and left the
area, but the people still remain. These are people who need to hear about
Christ and learn what it mean to have a relationship with God. Urban Hope is a
two-part ministry:
1.
To plant churches in the community and disciple
believers.
2.
To provide
practical ministry experience in the inner city for youth and adult groups to
help them learn to live “on mission”.
What is the purpose
of the internship?
To train future urban ministry leaders by:
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Helping us to develop a heart for the inner city
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Training us for ministry in the inner city
●
Giving us exposure to life in the inner city and to a
broad range of ministry opportunities
What does the
internship include?
●
Involvement in ministry to children, teens, and adults
●
Exposure to different inner city ministries in the
Philadelphia area
●
Training in urban ministry, discipleship, evangelism,
and holistic programs
How is the training
accomplished?
Urban Hope Training Center hosts weekend ministry teams, weeklong
summer teams, and special events for these outside groups. As contacts are
made, our church planting team is busy following up with these people through
programs, Bible studies and one-on-one discipleship programs. Our Church
planting team is comprised of both our staff and new believers from the
neighborhood who are being discipled. I will be involved in all of these
events, as well as many other activities throughout the summer.
How will I fit into
the team?
I will be involved in many different aspects of the training
team. I will be working with the children, teen and adult programs that are run
through Urban Hope, including Kingdom Kids, R.O.C.K. (a teen program), weekly
Celebration Services, Family Groups, and numerous other activities. From these
I will have the chance to get experience in many aspects of inner city
ministry.
As you know, the need in the inner city is great and I
believe that this is where God has called me to spend my summer. I am eager to
be in Philadelphia continuing my ministry there and being involved in the
training process that will take place.
How can you be
involved?
In order to accept this position as an intern for Urban
Hope, it is a necessity that I raise $2,100. This will cover housing, salary,
transportation, and other expenses. I am now earnestly seeking people who are
willing to partner with me in this ministry opportunity. Prayer is such an
important part of every ministry that takes place, and it would mean so much to
me to know that I have a solid backing of support through prayer. Along with
these prayer partners I will need financial partners. I invite you to pray and
consider how the Lord would desire for you to be a part of the ministry at
Urban Hope Training Center. Feel free to email me at rachelmliddic@gmail.com
to be a part of my prayer support team. I will use this as a way to keep in
touch with you and let you know what is going on as well as specific requests
that might come up. All financial gifts can be mailed to 209 E. Tioga St. Philadelphia, PA
19134. Make checks payable to Urban Hope Training Center and write
(Rachel Liddic) on the memo line. All gifts are tax deductible. If you would like to donate online go to https://cenational.org/give/
and then choose special project and insert (Rachel Liddic).
Thank you for partnering with me in the ministry in
Philadelphia.
Love has no borders,
Rachel Martha
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