Dear Friends and Family,
I hope this letter finds you in good health. I am currently
completing my sophomore year at UNC Chapel Hill. The work God is doing on the
UNC campus through Reach-UNC this year is both humbling and exciting. I am
blessed to be a part of it. As I
approach the summer I am looking forward to continuing to serve the Lord
through an opportunity at my church called City Project.
City Project will provide a unique experience of discipleship
by seeing how the local church ministers from three levels, locally, nationally
and internationally. The seven week program starts off with discipleship
training led by the pastors and church leaders at The Summit Church, where I am
a member. Our team will then spend a week in New York serving with Muslims in
Queens. For the next four weeks we will live in disadvantaged communities in
Durham, taking discipleship classes in the morning and volunteering in local
non- profits in the afternoon. Finally, the last two weeks in late July I will
spend in Serbia working with young business men and the Roma people.
I am
excited about serving the LORD in this way, but in order for it to be possible;
I will need both your prayer support and financial support. As the LORD leads
you, please join in me in praying particularly for my time in Durham. After
college, I plan to teach in Durham, and this summer will be a time to build
friendships in the school system that will be helpful in the future. Pray that
The LORD would soften the hearts of the people, that I would love unselfishly
and count my life as nothing compared to the surpassing riches of the gospel. Pray
also for my time in Serbia. Not knowing what to expect is scary, but I am also
excited to live and worship in a new culture.
Second, consider supporting me financially this summer. My
support goal is $4500 to cover the cost of room, board, and transportation. If
you would like to contribute financially, send a check to my home address or
directly to the church. Both addresses are shown below. Make checks payable to The Summit Church and put “The City Project:
James Shafto” in the memo line.
You can also make an online contribution here.
This summer is going to be an amazing time of discipleship, growth,
service, and blessing. I look forward to us partnering together in this work and
outreach.
God bless,
James Shafto
Summit Church
c/o The City Project
2335-114 Presidential Drive
Durham, NC 27703
James Shafto
102 White Oak Court
Chocowinity, NC 27817
As a prisoner for the Lord then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling which you have received.
-- Ephesians 4:1
