The Next Adventure...and How You Can Be a Part of It!
Stroll with me down memory lane a bit … recalling hormones, zits, rejection, cliques, boredom, knowing everything and nothing at the same time, and figuring out relationships with friends and the opposite sex. These are all part and parcel of being a teenager no matter who you are or where you’re from. Now, try to imagine the additional hardship of having either dad or mom or both, being deployed to a war zone not knowing where they really are or when they are likely to be back, moving from base to base around the country and around the world, having to deal with the extended absence of one or both parents and then having to figure out how life works when they come back from far away, watching friends move away or moving away from friends, and having to figure out how to deal with increasing instability in life ... then you will have some inkling of what it is like to be a military brat (an affectionate term).
MCYM (Military Community Youth Ministries) is one of only two international organizations that fill the gap for these teens. Young Life and Youth for Christ partner together to form MCYM and contract with the American military through the chaplaincy to provide quality youth ministry for our military teenagers domestically and internationally. I have the opportunity to return to Germany with MCYM. Like the servant in Luke 14, I want to encourage you to come to see what God is doing in the lives of military teens and invite you to the feast! I served in Wurzburg, Germany from 1996 to 1999 with MCYM as an Associate Community Director working with American military teens and their families. At that time, I worked directly with middle and high school aged students and shared with them that a relationship with Christ is possible. It was such a privilege to work with these young adults, as they are so often overlooked as a people group who need to hear about and experience a loving God in the person of Jesus Christ.
This new opportunity will take me back to Germany, this time to Heidelberg, to be a part of the Service Center staff to serve as Events and Logistics Director. While I will miss working directly with kids, I will seek to set up staff, leaders, and kids to have amazing encounters with Jesus Christ by organizing outreach camps, service projects, discipleship opportunities, and leadership times. I covet your prayers for this new ministry God is orchestrating, and I want you to carefully consider being a part of what is going on with these amazingly resilient teenagers by becoming a part of their community in this vital mission field.
At the end of this blog, you will find detailed instructions on how to donate. But, I don’t just want you to donate to my account or pray for the ministry I’ll have overseas. I really want you to be in on this whole thing! I’m looking for a community of supporters who will give because you know that giving is actually better than receiving and that by giving you will receive the joy of that gift. I also fully expect this community to be the folks I lean on to show Christ’s love when life and ministry gets tough, gets chaotic, and gets lonely. And, I fully expect to reciprocate that connection when your life gets tough, gets chaotic, and gets lonely. I want you to share in the joy of all successes great and small. I can do this only with help from Christ and the generous hearts and hands of friends. Thanks for taking the time to read over this and considering how you will want to be a part of it.
God’s Grace and Peace to you,
Jenn
Budget Breakdown
› 12 month total = $67,727
Good News -Military Contract will provide
$1,500/month = $18,000/year and a 3 to 5 year commitment
What’s left to raise yearly
› $49,727 per year or $4,144/month
One Time Expenses for Start Up Costs
› Vehicle (once in Germany) = $6,000
› Deployment (shipping household items, etc.) = $6,504
› Travel to Germany = $1,250
› Language acquisition = $180
› Equipment = $120
Total one-time expenses = $14,054
Summary:
$49,727/year or $4,144/month
$14,054/one-time expenses
Ways to Give:
Go to https://giving.younglife.org
› Log in (or “Create an Account” for first-timers).
› Click “Give a Gift.”
› Click on “Search” by “A Young Life Area Ministry.”
› Click on “Search by Area Number.”
› Enter Area # XR109 and click “GO.”
› When you see “Military XR 109 - International Region click “Submit.”
› Please type my name in the optional “Sponsoring” box — Jennifer Maslyn.
› Skip down to “Gift Amount” and type in your pledged amount.
› Check the box to “Make this a recurring gift,” if it is your intention to
give monthly.
› Click “Add a Gift” and follow the instructions for putting in your giving information.
(EFTs or Electronic Funds Transfers are preferred)
OR:
Personal checks may be made out to Young Life and sent to
Jenn Maslyn
3947 Old Petersburg Road Martinez, GA 30907
(After the first check, your donation will be directed to Young Life’s Service Center).
***All gifts are tax deductible. ***
MCYM (Military Community Youth Ministries) is one of only two international organizations that fill the gap for these teens. Young Life and Youth for Christ partner together to form MCYM and contract with the American military through the chaplaincy to provide quality youth ministry for our military teenagers domestically and internationally. I have the opportunity to return to Germany with MCYM. Like the servant in Luke 14, I want to encourage you to come to see what God is doing in the lives of military teens and invite you to the feast! I served in Wurzburg, Germany from 1996 to 1999 with MCYM as an Associate Community Director working with American military teens and their families. At that time, I worked directly with middle and high school aged students and shared with them that a relationship with Christ is possible. It was such a privilege to work with these young adults, as they are so often overlooked as a people group who need to hear about and experience a loving God in the person of Jesus Christ.
This new opportunity will take me back to Germany, this time to Heidelberg, to be a part of the Service Center staff to serve as Events and Logistics Director. While I will miss working directly with kids, I will seek to set up staff, leaders, and kids to have amazing encounters with Jesus Christ by organizing outreach camps, service projects, discipleship opportunities, and leadership times. I covet your prayers for this new ministry God is orchestrating, and I want you to carefully consider being a part of what is going on with these amazingly resilient teenagers by becoming a part of their community in this vital mission field.
At the end of this blog, you will find detailed instructions on how to donate. But, I don’t just want you to donate to my account or pray for the ministry I’ll have overseas. I really want you to be in on this whole thing! I’m looking for a community of supporters who will give because you know that giving is actually better than receiving and that by giving you will receive the joy of that gift. I also fully expect this community to be the folks I lean on to show Christ’s love when life and ministry gets tough, gets chaotic, and gets lonely. And, I fully expect to reciprocate that connection when your life gets tough, gets chaotic, and gets lonely. I want you to share in the joy of all successes great and small. I can do this only with help from Christ and the generous hearts and hands of friends. Thanks for taking the time to read over this and considering how you will want to be a part of it.
God’s Grace and Peace to you,
Jenn
Budget Breakdown
› 12 month total = $67,727
Good News -Military Contract will provide
$1,500/month = $18,000/year and a 3 to 5 year commitment
What’s left to raise yearly
› $49,727 per year or $4,144/month
One Time Expenses for Start Up Costs
› Vehicle (once in Germany) = $6,000
› Deployment (shipping household items, etc.) = $6,504
› Travel to Germany = $1,250
› Language acquisition = $180
› Equipment = $120
Total one-time expenses = $14,054
Summary:
$49,727/year or $4,144/month
$14,054/one-time expenses
Ways to Give:
Go to https://giving.younglife.org
› Log in (or “Create an Account” for first-timers).
› Click “Give a Gift.”
› Click on “Search” by “A Young Life Area Ministry.”
› Click on “Search by Area Number.”
› Enter Area # XR109 and click “GO.”
› When you see “Military XR 109 - International Region click “Submit.”
› Please type my name in the optional “Sponsoring” box — Jennifer Maslyn.
› Skip down to “Gift Amount” and type in your pledged amount.
› Check the box to “Make this a recurring gift,” if it is your intention to
give monthly.
› Click “Add a Gift” and follow the instructions for putting in your giving information.
(EFTs or Electronic Funds Transfers are preferred)
OR:
Personal checks may be made out to Young Life and sent to
Jenn Maslyn
3947 Old Petersburg Road Martinez, GA 30907
(After the first check, your donation will be directed to Young Life’s Service Center).
***All gifts are tax deductible. ***
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