Support Letter

Here is my support letter which I sent out in early May. I was unable to send it to everyone I would have liked, but I hope that through email and by sharing it here everyone can get an idea of what I am planning to do and what I am actually doing this summer. Feel free to continue to support me throughout the summer. 

The original letter had some sweet pictures, but I was unable to format the letter to fit into a blog post with the pictures included. I will make up for it by posting some pictures in a separate post. 

Dear Family and Friends,

As many of you know, I am now finishing up my junior year at Covenant College with a major in Economic and Community Development.  “What’s that?” you may be asking.  In a nutshell, community development is a holistic ministry tool which focuses on enacting mercy ministry to the materially poor and marginalized by empowering the poor to help themselves.  In searching for new ways to reach the poor,

Within the Community Development major at Covenant, we are given the opportunity to experience community development firsthand through a research internship.  Lord willing, I will be embarking on my internship to Costa Rica, this summer to work with a development agency.

ADE which stands for Association for Development through Education is dedicated to the redevelopment of post-disaster regions and marginalized communities through innovative and holistic educational initiatives. ADE is working in Vara Blanca, Costa Rica which was ravaged by earthquakes in 2009. ADE has worked very hard to become an integral part of the community in Vara Blanca. Many of the staff at ADE teach English in local schools and run a host of programs for the benefit of the community members.

One important aspect of ADE’s ministry and work is their dedication to supporting themselves. In order to accomplish this, they have a variety of programs that raise money for their local initiatives. These include a language institute for native and international students, an ecology institute, and farming various cash crops. While in Costa Rica I will be conducting research about how to start and maintain an agricultural co-op for ADE’s new blackberry plants. Blackberries grow great in the Cloud Rainforest where ADE is located, and creating a co-op would enable ADE to better serve the community with their crops.

I will be leaving for Costa Rica in the second week of May and I will be returning in early August. I wholeheartedly request your prayers as the Lord takes me through this experience.  Pray that all the details for this trip would come together and that I would learn all that He would have me learn; but mostly, pray that His love will shine brightly through me.  Obviously, I need money!  I ask that you would pray about financially supporting me in this ministry with ADE this summer. I am trying to raise approximately $2,500 to make this trip happen.  I will be doing my best to keep a blog of my adventures and work this summer. If you would like to follow my blog or receive email prayer requests and updates, please indicate that on the included form.

I covet your prayers and thank you so much for your consideration in supporting me this summer,

Let your Love be strong,       

Robbie Brown

·      Please keep me in your prayers whenever you think of me.

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Email:_______________________________

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            Include “Costa Rica” in the memo line

Please mail checks with this completed form to:

            Robbie Brown

118 S Summit Ave

            Quarryville PA, 17566