Dear Friends and Family,
I am writing to give you an update about my internship in Baton Rouge. Last weekend we had an event in our Student Ministries called Amplified. The whole weekend was devoted to over 250 students from grades 6-12. Many received Christ for the first time and had their lives changed through intimate worship, relevant teaching, and community service. Your support allows me to be involved in planning and carrying out events like this. It is such a privilege to be part of life change in the next generation.
Please continue to remember us (Elevate Interns) in your prayers. Every weekend we are touching the lives of people in our city and around the world. On Thursday mornings the homeless are fed. On certain weekends roses are delivered to the strippers in local clubs. Everyday there are after school programs for the underprivileged kids who live in the inner city. The Mozambique campus we helped launch last May is running well and ministering to 100’s of children each week. These outreaches and so many more are the kinds of things your support enables me to continue.
I have three more months in this internship. Because of your support I have already been able to pay my bill in full to Healing Place Church. However, I am struggling with personal support. The program does not permit interns to work outside jobs so it is impossible to support myself each month without your support. It is humbling and somewhat awkward to ask that you support me directly instead of sending the money to the church; but any money that you send will help me with gas, food, and other unexpected costs (my vehicle needs $500 worth of repairs) that the church does not cover. Any little bit helps, and please continue to pray with me through the next three months of this program. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. Each one of you has had a special impact in my life and I am so grateful for you.
Sincerely,
Katherine Sharkey
