Northern Ireland Is Calling!

Dear Friends,

   For the past two years now, God has laid on my heart that I am meant to be a disciple. We are all called to be disciples and make "fishers of men", but there is also a certain calling, a more deeper calling, that God bestows on people. Everything you do, everything you say, and everything you think, must and should be focused on God (every day should be lived out like this, regardless of your calling) in order to do the calling of discipleship (and again, any calling He lays on your heart).

  With this calling of discipleship, there is a certain command that God is telling me I must do, regardless if I want to do it or not. Regardless of how scary or unrealistic it may sound, I must be obedient to Christ in order to become a discipler. This command that is required of me is going to Discipleship Training School in Sligo, Northern Ireland, which starts this September. How do I know that this is something that God is calling me to do, you may ask? Well this is how....

 Two years ago, I was over at one of friends house and I was doing some research for a school project, and as I was typing in the search bar, I saw the words YWAM. I asked my friend what YWAM stood for and she said "Youth With A Mission". She began explaining how she thought it would be good for me to at least look into it and consider doing it because at the time (and still to this day) I was praying and looking for a way to strengthen my relationship with Christ and a deeper, more intimate, growth in who I was (who I am) in Him. I looked at the website and immediately fell in love with what I saw and what I was reading! I instantly got excited and for some reason, I couldn't stop smiling and talking about it! I just wanted it to happen!!!! Everyday, after hearing and reading about Sligo, I remained excited! I began praying about it and every single time I would think about (which was constantly) there was instant peace in my heart. I don't know how it is for you, but when God calls me to do something-He doesn't let me stop thinking about whatever it is! Its almost as if I eat, sleep, and breathe whatever that "calling" may be, and that is exactly what happened! Even to this day, the more I think about Ireland and Discipleship Training, and most importantly, learning in depth, and growing in Christ, just makes my heart leap of joy and excitement! I'm not going to say that I never had doubts about going or even making this possible, because, after-all I am human and there was a side of me for awhile that thought "Mal-this will never work out. That's a lot of money to raise. It will never happen so you might as well forget about it." And truthfully, I lived in that lie for a few months, up until recently. Yes, $12,000 is a lot of money to raise in a short amount of time, but hey-God has all the money in the world. $12,000 to Him is like a dollar to us.  My heart is still at peace with this calling, and I am going to strive to make this possible, because nothing is impossible with God. Is it going to be hard work-absolutely, but is it impossible-no.

 So with all of that said, I guess I am writing this blog, to ask for your help. Whether that be through praying for me as I continue on this journey as I follow Christ and His command for me. Pray that I will have patience and that I will, in God's will and His timing, be able to raise the $12,000, in the short amount of time that I have. Also pray for wisdom and trust to be laid on my heart. Or, if you would like to financially support me by making a donation for this trip, you could message me on Facebook or e-mail me at mcr_his_disciple@yahoo.com for more information on how this donation could be possible. I will, hopefully soon, be making prayer cards, as prayer is always appreciated, that I could send to you if you would like, regardless if there is a donation made or not! I know and I believe that this is where God wants me. I am called to be a disciple and to grow in Christ, so He can use me to minister to others and bring others closer to Him and to His Kingdom!

Thank you for reading and God Bless!!!

In Christ,
Malarie Chineal Renfrew

Matthew 4:19
"And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."