Our Journey to Peru....

Team Peru,

It is my sincere prayer that each of you would know that you are not on this team by accident. Each of you have something unique and of great value to bring to the table. I am excited as I already see the Almighty Hand of God working in each of your lives. You all have a story to tell of how God has brought you to this point. A story that will bring God fame and glory...so tell your story, tell it often, tell it well!

my story goes like this...

6 years ago I started on a journey that I never imagined would bring me to this place...i took my first missions trip to Zambia, Africa...3 years and 3 trips back to Africa later...I very clearly heard God's call on my life to serve in missions. I had no idea what that looked like...through a number of circumstances and listening to God's voice...I said yes when He asked me to be obedient and to follow Him, even when it didn't make sense. God brought me to Gateway Church over a year ago and in that process has allowed me to be mentored by Mike Stiles...in the area of mission leading...I am SO GRATEFUL for this opportunity to grow in the gifts God has given me...if you would of known me 15+ years ago...you would of said..."Amy Hayward going to foreign countries?...leading others in that same journey?...yah, right!" I stand as living proof of what happens when you surrender, and obey His voice. His blessing pours out over your life...you are changed...and life as you know it will never be the same.

It is an amazing place to be when you know you are exactly where God wants you...doing exactly what you have been created to do.

My prayer for each of you is that this journey to Peru would be either the start of that for you...or maybe encouragement along that journey for you...I pray that each of you would gain an unsatisfiable desire to know God in a new way...and to diligently seek out what He has made you for...and that in that process...life as you knew it would never be the same.

It is my joy and priveledge to walk alongside each of you on this journey...my heart is to serve you and to see you grow closer to the One Who gave His all for each of us...

I give Him all the glory,

Amy Hayward