What is going on?

During the month of October I was able to start a t-shirt quilt, ride on a combine, and visit some local churches in the Sioux City area. I also had the opportunity to help in childcare for a week at the Ethnos360 Training Center in Missouri and was able to have dinner with quite a few of my classmates from my time in missionary training.

I have spent several days of the month of October with Alice who has been helping me with a project I have wanted to complete for two years now. My t-shirt quilt has been challenging to work on, but also a nice break to work on something physical while spending time with an amazing lady. I also got to take a ride in her family’s combine and see how corn in Iowa is harvested.

I was also to visit Morningside Bible Church during the month of October. It was really good to reconnect with that church and the people there as it is one of the churches I grew up in while on furloughs (a time when a missionary family comes back to the country where they are originally from, for a break).

I was given the opportunity to help with childcare at the Ethnos360 Training Center in Roach Missouri the first full week of November. The students of the training center were going through an intensive class that required their children to be in childcare longer hours than usual. I was so glad to be able to fill in those extra hours and care for the student’s kids. While I was at the training center I was able to see some familiar faces of staff which was an encouragement for me.

I stopped by Kanas City on my way to Roach, Missouri

to see my former roommates and was able to see all but nine of my classmates (from my time at the Training Center). We all had dinner together and caught up with where each of us were in going into full time ministry.

Local church I was able to visit during the month of October

Looking forward…

I got tickets to visit PNG! I am very thankful that the Lord has provided me a family that loves and pushes me towards the Lord. Because of this, I deeply miss them when we are apart for years on end. I thank the Lord that my parents and I have planned a trip for me to visit my family’s current home in Papua New Guinea around Christmas time! While I am there, I will also be able to visit the tribe that I grew up in. This was made possible due to a generous donor and I was able to purchase tickets for my trip from December to January.

While I am looking forward to this, I am also still thinking of everything I have to do before then. I am recognizing that my time in the United States, before the new year arrives, is very limited and I am doing my best to delegate my time well so I can achieve everything I need to do.

“When I had graduated high school I had the opportunity to go to a transitions course that helped with adapting into the American culture. They brough in a police officer to teach about how the police operate and how to respond to a police officer. That was super helpful as law enforcement looks and behaves differently especially in third-world countries. I remember hearing a story about one kid who got pulled over when they were speeding and they handed the police officer money when the officer came to the window and then drove away. That was what you were supposed to do where the kid grew up, but not in the USA!”

-An anonymous MK

Prayer Requests and Praises

Prayer Requests:

Safe travels and an encouraging time with my family in PNG
The ability to spend my time well
That my team of financial and prayer partners would grow so that I am able to move forward with what the Lord has called me to
Wisdom as I begin to plan the next season of what I am doing
Courage and boldness to speak up for my needs and ministry
The ability to encourage and communicate well with the local body of believers

Praise:

For tickets to see my family
For support and encouragement from friends, family, and church family
For personal growth
For the growth in financial and prayer support through my time of support raising
For the ability to travel and visit friends

I am currently at 47% of my monthly support! I need to reach 75% of my support in order to go into full time ministry and so I am over halfway there!

I am so thankful for those who have partnered with me financially and I am overwhelmed by the amount of people who are keeping me in their prayers. Thank you for partnering with me in prayer! I know that without those who are a part of my team, both in prayer and finance, I could not be moving forward with what the Lord has for me.

If you are interested in giving, you can scan the QR code or click the button at the bottom of this letter and it will take you to where you can partner financially. If you have questions or would like to know more about what I’m doing, I would love to meet with you! Ways to connect with me through email or phone are at the bottom of the letter and I would love the opportunity to get to share with you what the Lord is doing and how you can be involved!

Other ways you can be involved:

Prayer! I appreciate and treasure the fact that I have people praying for me.
Opening your home as a place where I can present my ministry. I would love to share with you and others about what the Lord is doing!
Interested in my prayer card? I would be happy to send you one, email or text me your mailing address.
Invite your friends or family to subscribe to this newsletter.
If you go to a different church than I do, and they are looking to take on a missionary, reach out to me and I would love to connect with you about that!
If you have other ideas I would love to hear them!

I am new here… who are you?

If I have not had the opportunity to meet you or interact with you, welcome! My name is Avalon Luse and I am serving with Ethnos360 as a part of MK Care, which serves missionary kids and their families so that the gospel can go out to all people.

I grew up as a missionary kid overseas in Papua New Guinea. Starting when I was one-year old until I graduated high school when I was nineteen. This experience gave me a passion for missions and a heart for missionary kids. If you are interested in more of my story checkout my website using the QR code in the connect with me section.