Hope.: April 2011

Hope for India

From June to August I will be traveling to India to work with victims of sex trafficking through an organization named Rahab's Rope. This verse from Isaiah is my hope and vision as I encounter these rescued women. The Lord promises to bind up the broken hearted, to comfort them and restore them. I am already praying for all the women I will encounter in India and I pray that the Lord will touch them and restore them with His Hope.

"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion - to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations." Isaiah 61:1-4

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Prayers

Today I will be meeting with members from Furman's Psychology Department to discuss possible funding for my trip. I have raised $2,200 thanks to your support and Im hopeful that Furman will help provide part of the remaining $1,300. Please keep this meeting in your prayers!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Support

I have started receiving my first few support letters back and I just want to thank everyone who has donated to Rahab's Rope to support my trip! I am so thankful for you and the Lord is truly being faithful and I know he will provide for this trip and he is doing this very obviously though you!

If you are interested in donating to rahab's rope for my trip it would mean so much to me, I have to raise $3,500 in just a few weeks and it is only though great friends like you that this trip is possible! If you feel led to do so, please make a check out to Rahab's Rope and mail to:

Ashlyn Ayres

3300 poinsett hwy #27386

greenville, SC 29613

All donations are tax deductible and rahabs rope asks that I collect the check first and send them onto them, otherwise I would not have you send them directly to me. Rahab's Rope is a wonderful organization and they are touching so many lives in India! Feel free to check out their website: www.rahabsrope.com.