Excitement is building up in me!

Excitement is the one word I can think to describe how I feel right now! The anticipation of what is to come is making me so excited! I can not wait to get to Thailand and to begin that season there, although I am still excited to see what the Lord has in store for me these last 3 weeks here America!

My plane ticket has been purchased and I will be flying out September 10th at 7:20am for Thailand! My funds right now are at 65%, it still blows me away with how far I have come and how little I have left to raise! Only $500 in monthly supporters and $1,000 of my set-up, I am oh so close to calling Thailand my home!

The process of fundraising thus far has been a journey I will never forget, I have learned to trust the Lord in a way that I never have before. I daily had to wake up and say ok I trust you Lord to provide for me because I have nothing. To see the Lord continually provide for me throughout this journey has been a huge blessing. I admit it has been a struggle, a struggle I never expected. But man I would not change a minute of it, to be in a position to not be able to do anything but trust the Lord! To see the funds come in has proven to me time and time again that I am in the will of the Lord, He has called me to Thailand and I will go! 

I still have about 3 weeks left of this fundraising process and I am excited to see the Lord bring in the funds! Please continue to join with me in prayer! That those the Lord are calling to give would do so! Here is the link once again Donate Now. 

Please share my story with others and share with them my desire to go to Thailand! And feel free to give them my email andria.jasper@bcom.org if they have any questions!

Thank you all so much! 

One Step at a Time

Well August has begun, meaning in a very short time I should be on a plane heading to Thailand! Now I am going to admit I know the Lord has called me to Thailand and I know He is going to provide, but I have those moments every day where I look at my finances and wonder where in the world it is all going to come from! But then I hear Jesus say "Its ok just trust me." If nothing else that is the biggest lesson I have learned this summer, to trust Jesus in a way I have never trusted Him before. Oh how I have always hated not seeing the big picture not seeing the outcome, I always want to figure it all out step for step. But following Jesus does not guarantee we will be able to see the big picture, He sees the big picture and is guiding me! All I need to see is that next step that He asking me to take and to step out in faith. 

That step is to go to Thailand.........and I have no clue what He is going to do in that season of my life. He has done so much in this season I have had here at Grandview, that I am excited for what He will do in me in Thailand! 

Will you help me get there?! I need at least 6 people to be willing to support me monthly at $100 so that I can purchase a plane ticket! And I need to do that next week, crazy I know but the Lord will provide! Will you be the one who helps? Donate Now

Thank you all for prayers and support thus far! I am excited to continue this blog while in Thailand and keep you all updated! 

Seasons come and go.....

This season is quickly coming to an end and it feels as though it has just started, although this has been right up there with one of the most challenging seasons. I have been stretched in ways I never imagined as I lived and worked at Grandview. I have had to learn how to love in situations when all I want to do is get angry and yell, and through it all I have learned on a whole new level the love the Lord has for me and others! Man I love how the Lord works! 

It seems as though I am just settling in to this season, learning how to rely on the Lord in an environment where I do not have much community. I have never been this confident in who I am, and able to step out in faith every day as I can now! This time of being cut off in a sense is exactly what I have needed, although it has been so hard I would not change it for anything! 

And now as I begin to process the fact that I will soon be living in Thailand, a new and exciting season that will bring many challenges of its own of course. But man I am so excited to be able to live there for 16 months and learn how to live cross culturally! To bring light into the darkness, to set the captives free! I still need a bit of help though to get to Thailand, if you would like to help me get there follow this link...secure.bethanyinternational.or​g....

I am getting closer every day I jumped 12% in less than a week! So it is very possible to reach 100% very soon! Looking for a few more supporters to join me monthly at $100 as well as needing around $9,000 for my set up so that I can purchase my plane ticket! If you would like more information send me an email at andria.jasper@bcom.org! Thank you all for prayerfully considering supporting me in this journey to bring light to Thailand! 

The Lord's Faithfulness!

These last few months have been what seems like a whirlwind! And now I am facing the reality that in less than 2 months I will be calling Thailand my home!

The Lord has been bringing people along side me to support me in this Journey! To have my full monthly support I only need 12 more people to join with me in this journey! As well as $9,000ish for my set-up fund! Getting there! If you would like to help me or know someone who would please let me know! Thank you so much for prayerfully considering! 

2 People - $100 a month 

5 People – $75 a month 

4 People - $50 a month 

1 Person - $25 a month

Thank you for prayerfully considering supporting me in this journey! If you would like more information  shoot me an email at andria.jasper@bcom.org!

This past weekend Abbie and I took a trip to South Dakota to go to our friends wedding. Man was it a journey! We met up with some of our friends from school and just got to hang out and have a blast. We explored a cave, went tubing down a river, climbed a cliff to watch the sunset, and saw Mount Rushmore! It was a weekend filled so many things and just getting to spend time with friends encouraging each other! We then headed home but the drive took us much longer than expected. We got a flat tire in South Dakota, but praise the Lord we were right next to Wal-mart so we took it over there and had it taken care of. About 3 hours later we off again but found ourselves driving into a storm and we saw that it was getting pretty bad. So we asked the Lord what we should do and he made it very clear that we needed to stop for the night. But we knew stopping for the night meant we would be missing our ride from the cities home. Well long story short we made it to the BCOM in the afternoon and started to figure out how to get home. As it turned out one of the perspective students visiting BCOM that day was from Brainerd and was heading back that night, so they offered us a ride. Jesus came through on that one for sure! He never leaves us hanging! 

I love seeing the Lord's faithfulness time and time again! He always comes through even in the small things, and it is moments like this where all my doubts about money coming in for Thailand goes away. I know He has called me and I know He is going to provide! So excited to be able to use the story about how all my money comes in as a testimony about Jesus!

Check Out my Team Video and See A Bit of What We Will Be Doing!

The Last Month Or So

    Well it has been a crazy month settling in to life here in Nisswa! Working tends to make me extremely exhausted, but I am beginning to adjust to this life style as hard as it is. It has been cool seeing the Lord be faithful over and over again to me in this season! I am very much in a season where I feel as I though I am in a wilderness. Having left behind the BCOM community we have found it to be hard, but I am learning in a whole new way to rely on the Lord above all else and no one else. So it is going to be a hard season but so good in the end, a huge preparation for Thailand!
    I am getting more and more excited about going to Thailand! And I have been putting aside money to save for it but I would like to ask all of you to prayerfully consider supporting me whether that be financially or in prayer, or both!

Facts About Thailand

• Thailand, the “Land of Smiles” is located in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Malaysia.

• A country of 68 million people, where human trafficking is a 12 billion dollar industry.

• The average age of entering prostitution is 13.

• Roughly 3,630 suicides every year, 10 people a day, or 1 person every 2 and half- hours.

They need to be shown the love of Christ and I want to go and show them!

Prayer Requests For Internship

• Money T o Come in, when needed, to develop a support team.

• For God to begin to work on our heart to prepare us for Thailand.

• For the Lord to prepare the hearts of those we will come into contact with there.

• Patience and perseverance in this season as we prepare to go!

Below is all I would need of supporters to be fully supported to go to Thailand!

3 People - $100 a month 

5 People – $75 a month 

5 Peopl Lord brings in all the money need and to see how he brings it in for my teammates! Below is a picture of my wonderful Teammates! (Front Row) Chelsey, Matt, Myself, Kayla. (Back Row) Katlin, Julie, Fernando, Jenny. 

Thank you all for your prayers and if you have any questions feel free to email me at andria.jasper@bcom.org!

~Andria

What the Summer Holds........

Please bear with me as I am in the process of getting this blog up and going!
Here is a little update on what I will be doing this summer as I prepare to go to Thailand in September! I will be working at Grandview Lodge Resort on the grounds department. Almost all of the money I make this summer I will be putting towards Thailand. Here is a picture of the house I will be living in with 2 other girls, Abbie and Erica. We are excited to have the opportunity to run a house for the summer!

As of right now I am at 10.63% of my funds raised for Thailand, my 50% deadline is May 10th so it is coming up quick! I am excited to see how the Lord brings in the money! You can go to this link Donate, if you would like to give towards my finds for Thailand!
The number of monthly supports I am in need of to be fully supported is:
3 People - $100 a month
5 People – $75 a month
5 People - $50 a month
1 Person - $25 a month
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at andria.jasper@bcom.org I will do my best to keep you updated through this blog!