Hannah's Support Letter

March 2016

 

Dear Family and Friends,

My name is Hannah Grace Mueller and I am almost two years old.  I’m going with my mommy and daddy to Ntshongweni Village, South Africa this summer.  My parents told me that we are going to take a long plane ride so that we can help the Lutheran Church in South Africa run a Vacation Bible School program and build a home for a family who needs one.   I will get to play with the kids at Ntshongweni Crèche.  This is a school that the church runs for kids who are ages two to six.  I cannot wait to make new friends!  My Oma (daddy’s mom) is coming to South Africa too, and she is going to stay with me and make sure I am having fun!

My mommy was a missionary in the community where we are going, and my daddy has been there on a mission trip, too.  They tell me that the people there are very nice and will be so happy to see me.  I have been practicing some Zulu words, so that I can talk with my new friends.  I have been going to meetings about this mission trip for over a year now.  During the meetings I get to play with twenty other people who are going to go on this mission trip.  My daddy said there is a pastor named Mandela Thwala in Ntshongweni Village who tells people about Jesus life, death, resurrection and love for all people.  He will be the one who shows us what to do so that we can be helpful to the church.  

                I’m very excited to go to South Africa, but my mommy and daddy said that I am too little to go by myself.  They are raising funds so that the team can travel and have supplies to build a home.  The team needs to raise $20,000 to cover the remaining travel and building costs.  Would you like to support the mission work our team will be doing?  There are a few ways people have been helping us.  Most of all, people help by praying for us.  I say the Lord’s Prayer and table prayer with a little bit of help.  My parents have told me God always listens when we pray.  He will hear your prayers for us too.  Some people have also donated money to help us get VBS supplies and build a home while we are in South Africa for two weeks.  This is also very helpful for our whole team.  I’ll let my mommy and daddy explain more about this at the bottom of the letter.  I’m coloring pictures and crosses to give to the kids that I meet.  You (or your kids or church) can do this too.  I would love to take your pictures with me. 

                My mommy, daddy and I are thankful for you.  I know that Jesus loves you too, because the Bible tells me so.  I sing about this in one of my favorite songs.

Love in Christ,

Hannah Grace Mueller (Daddy Jacob and Mommy Julia)

Thank you all for your friendship and support.  We thank you for your prayers as Jacob battled and beat colon cancer this last year.  If you would like to give a monetary donation to support the mission work we will be doing in Ntshongweni Village, you can write the check out to Holy Cross Lutheran Church with South Africa Mission Trip written in the memo line.  All gifts are tax deductible and can be mailed directly to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 121, Emma, MO 65327 any time before April 20th. \We will post updates about the mission trip on this blog too.  Thank you again for partnering with us in this ministry.  Your prayers and financial support are a blessing to us.