Partnership with World Outreach Ministries

I have some exciting news!! I am happy to announce that I now have a Missionary Agency assisting me on my journey to Zimbabwe! World Outreach Ministries will help me as my Stateside Office. They are an amazing organization that have been working with missionaries around the world for over 30 years. They will send tax deductible receipts to my supporters and facilitate Online donations to my account. I want to make it clear that my ministry plans for Zimbabwe have not changed. I will still be representing Celebration Church Zimbabwe with the Children's Ministry. I want to thank Celebration Church Jax for the amazing job they have done thus far with handling the financial donations!! It's an honor to represent Celebration Jax in Zimbabwe and reach the nations.

I have currently raised ALL of my upfront expenses (over $20,000!) and I'm at 60% of my monthly support goal. I'm praying and believing that by February (our goal to have me on African soil full-time) I will be at 100% for monthly support. All it takes to get me there is $1000 more in monthly support. Whether it be $10, $25, $50, or $100 monthly giving, you can help me get to goal and start ministering to the children of Zimbabwe. Will you prayerfully consider partnering monthly with me? I can't leave until I'm at 100% of my monthly support goal. You can respond by mail or you can join as a monthly partner via our Online Process. When you give Online by credit of debit card, you can choose the "monthly option" which will set up an automatic recurring gift for your record.

Also, will you stand in prayer with me regarding my Zimbabwe work permit? To live legally in the country I must have this. Right now my application is with African immigration officials. Please pray that it goes smoothly and speedy.

Here is how you can give:

Online Donations
http://www.worldoutreach.org/
Click Donate and Select my Name
USA & International Cards Accepted
(you can select monthly automatic set-up)


Or Mail Checks to
World Outreach Ministries
P.O. Box B
Marietta, GA 30061
(designate for Routzahn, Fund Code #91)


With your help we can make an eternal impact in the lives of African children! Working together to reach the nations!

Blessings in Christ,
Shannon

Free from the Stuff

I've got to hand it to God, He sure does know what He's doing. God showed up BIG time for the Missionaries Yard Sale we had this past weekend. Now I'm free from all the stuff (how great that feels!) AND I raised over $900 in funds for the Celebration Zimbabwe Kids Ministry! That was just the icing on the cake :)

Between the 4 of us Celebration Missionaries headed to Africa and Greece, we raised over $2500!! And all from a yard sale, that doesn't happen every day. God definitely wants us there and is seeing to it that we get there.

It was a perfect day, sun shining; perfect location; and perfect time to share about what we will be doing to share the gospel to the nations. And it was FUN!

Not only that but my work permit application is in the hands of Zimbabwe officials and I'm praying and believing that all will go smoothly and quickly to get me there sometime in the beginning of the year. Will you stand in prayer with me on that?

I'm trusting that God will bring more monthly supporters in my path to get me to 100% goal by beginning of next year. I'm already 60% of the way there! Check out this video to see how you can help: http://vimeo.com/16488922

There are other great things on the horizon also, so be on the lookout for that soon :)

Together we can make a difference in the lives of African children!

Blessings in Christ,
Shannon

Will You Respond?

Will You Respond? It's a question we should ask ourselves daily. With so much need in the world how couldn't we? At the beginning of the year I make my journey full-time to live in Zimbabwe, Africa to help lead the Children's Ministry of Celebration Church Zimbabwe. It's a calling I don't take lightly. Moving half-way across the world isn't a decision anyone should take lightly. Will you take 4 minutes out of your day and watch this short video and pray about partnering monthly into this amazing ministry? I just have $1000 more in monthly I need to raise before hitting African soil. EVERY little bit helps. Your RESPONSE will last a life-time and change a life.

For info about how you can become a monthly partner email me at shannon_routzahn@hotmail.com

Blessings in Christ,

Shannon