“To pray is to let go and let God take over” – Philippians 4:6-7

Life in Montana has been crazy, awesomely busy this summer! We have had lots of visitors here at Mission Builders, many volunteers coming to volunteer & I have been sending out many many volunteers around the world! Thank you for all your prayers & financial support! God is doing so many incredible things around the world!

At the end of June I flew to Colorado to celebrate my mom and dads and my aunt’s “50^th” birthday. It was a special time spent with my family. I also spent a few days working and drove to YWAM Cimarron, Colorado about 5 hours away from Colorado Springs to the YWAM base there, a location I have sent volunteers. It’s always a blessing being able to visit these bases where I’ve sent volunteers. I also stopped at YWAM Colorado Springs, trying to build up their Mission Builder program there, to start getting volunteers for them.

In July I took a train to Eugene, Oregon for a family wedding. It was a beautiful weekend.

My aunt Ann, Cousin Marcy and her husband Nathan & their daughter Alice came and visited me here in Lakeside, Montana to see where I am and what God is doing here. So special.

Also in July, I officially graduated my probationary period as a Firefighter. I got my badge and my new helmet. Officially a Firefighter! It’s been a ministry in itself, being able to minister to people in car crashes, or whatever the emergency call might be. I will also be starting EMT school in September. You can find me at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday nights and all day Saturdays until Dec 15^th. Looking forward to the medical part of EMS.

Been busy with our garden plot in the community garden in Lakeside, learning how to grow things & its been fun! I also took an Aquaponics class, learning how to grow food and taking it overseas to teach people how to grow their own food.

August 16^th I head out with Stanwood Foursquare Church to the Dominican Republic with Food for the Hungary. We will be going into the Batey Antonci village and teaching leadership skills, education, VBS and teaching them to be independent. I will also get to meet the child my family sponsors monthly. His name is Ruben. I will be staying a few extra days to do Mission Builder work there, as we proceed building up the mission builder program there.

Please keep me in your prayers as I travel to the Dominican Republic as we share about Jesus and love on the village of Batey Antonci. I continue to pray for monthly support and partnership in my ministry here at YWAM Mission Builders International. If you could keep that in your prayers as well.

Thank you to all for your prayers! I can’t wait to update more upon my return from the Dominican Republic!

May God Bless you All Abundantly!

Love you all - Rachel

" And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus" - Pilippians 4:19

I am so happily excited to share with you all what God has done. God provided to the penny the money $600 I needed to raise by June 17!!! Praise Jesus! Thank you all who are partnering with me and Stanwood Foursquare in this first missions trip to the Dominican Republic in August! Cant wait to see the fruit of what God does there, and share with you everything!

July 17 is my last deadline for fundraising! I am in need of raising $600 more dollars!!!! 

Be a part of something amazing, even if you are not physically able to be there!

Any amount, $5 - $10 or even $1 will help!!!

It is a sunny week here in Lakeside, and we are getting lots done outside. We have several families now, in the process of finding the perfect placement to serve this year, approximately 12 weeks. Its awesome to come into the office in the morning and see how many NEW applications are waiting. Thank you for all your prayers!!!

On Sunday I fly out to Colorado Springs, Colorado to spend a week with my family and celebrate my mom & aunts & my dads "50th" birthdays!!!! It will be a special time! I will also be taking time to visit three different YWAM bases - Denver, Colorado Springs and Cimarron to see what thier needs are, to work with them to see how we can help serve them better and to make the mission builder program more effective. I look forward to visiting these locations where I have sent volunteers to already. 

Thank you for all your prayers!!!!!!!

I will update more upon my return on July 2nd!

Love you all!

Rachel

Will you Join My Team??!!!

Working at Mission Builders International, we are required to go on some sort of outreach once a year. I have been praying about what that might look like for this year. God opened up an incredible opportunity to not only go on an outreach, but to be a part of a Missions trip with my home church Stanwood Foursquare from Stanwood, Washington. In August I will be headed to the Dominican Republic with Stanwood Foursquare with the ministry “Food for the Hungary” - with a team of about 20 people. We will be camping in the Batey Antonci village, where Stanwood Foursquare has partnered with Food for the Hungary for the next 5-10 years, a new village that nobody has been to. Our vision is to not just build homes but build dignity, walking alongside them with good deeds. Our goal is to not have them become dependent on us but to build self-sufficiency, Teaching and giving them leadership skills, agriculture and skills training, general education, health nutrition and water sanitization, construction and working with kids, amongst many other things. I am so excited and it is even more special to be able to still be a part of what my home church is doing.

On August 24th I will then part ways with my wonderful home church family, and travel about half an hour south to Santo Domingo where I will visit the YWAM base there and the Dominican National YWAM office and do some work there, and see where we have sent some mission builders and to see what their current needs are to have a better knowledge when sending mission builders that way!

I need to raise $900 by June 19 and another $600 by July 17^! Would you consider being a part of my team?

 If you feel called to give, you can write a tax deductible check to Stanwood Foursquare Church. Please do not write my name anywhere on the check, instead place a sticky note on the check with my name so they know which account to put it towards. All checks can be dropped off at Stanwood Foursquare Church or mailed to either of the addresses below. Thank you for all your prayers and partnership! I am looking forward to preparing and making this trip special and to change lives of the Batey Antonci Village people.

Blessings, Rachel

425.327.8586

www.rachellynn1007@gmail.com

www.rachellynn1007.blogspot.com

Tax Deductible gifts can be mailed to:

Stanwood Foursquare Church

PO BOX 183, Stanwood, WA 98292

OR

Rachel Lynn Burns

PO BOX 1190, Lakeside, MT 59922

WWW.FH.ORG

A little update from Montana!!!

I was very blessed to be able to go home and SURPRISE my mom for mothers day! It was so great to see the look on her face when I walked through the door! It was so special. I spent a week at home, visiting with people, doctors appointments and spending time with my family. I got baptized also, which was very special. I continue to be amazed by Gods goodness every day in my job with volunteer development here at Mission Builders International. 

Its starting to get bright, sunny and warm here in Flathead Valley! I am looking forward to My Nana and Pappa coming to visit in a week & at the end of this month, I will be flying to Colorado to spend time with my family as my aunt, my mom and dad celebrate their BIG 50th birthdays! So excited! 

Now is the time to come and visit me! Glacier National Park should be fully open by the end of June and so much to do! 

Love always,
Rachel

--OUTREACH FOR 2013 --

August 16 – 24^th – Outreach to Batey Antonci Village - Dominican Republic

Working at Mission Builders International, we are required to go on some sort of outreach once a year. I have been praying about what that might look like for this year. God opened up an incredible opportunity to not only go on an outreach, but to be a part of a Missions trip with my home church Stanwood Foursquare from Stanwood, Washington. In August I will be headed to the Dominican Republic with Stanwood Foursquare with the ministry “Food for the Hungary” - with a team of about 20 people. We will be camping in the Batey Antonci village, doing construction and working with kids, amongst many other things. I am so excited and it is even more special to be able to still be a part of what my home church is doing.

On August 24th I will then part ways with my wonderful home church family, and travel about half an hour south to Santo Domingo where I will visit the YWAM base there and the Dominican National YWAM office and do some work there, and see where I have sent some mission builders and to see what their current needs are to have a better knowledge when sending mission builders that way!

I Am needing to raise a total of $1625 for the missions trip! I have to have a $100 in by Monday May 13^th and then I have a couple other deadlines. Would you consider being a part of my team? If you feel called to give, checks can be made out to Stanwood Foursquare Church – Please do not write my name on the check anywhere, but put a sticky note with my name on it so they know what account to put the money to. You can send checks to: PO BOX 1190, Lakeside, MT 59922 or Drop a check directly off at Stanwood Foursquare Church.

If you would like to be part of my team, or simply just want to know more about what we will be doing, please call me 425.327.8586 or shoot me an e-mail at rachellynn1007@gmail.com