Support Letter

Friends and Family,

I hope this letter finds you all well! This summer I have the amazing opportunity to travel to China to teach English in summer camps. I am so excited and feel so blessed to be going abroad again. It has been four years since I spent the summer working and serving in Poland and, as it is a passion of mine, I am excited to have the chance to experience life in another culture.

I will be working with an organization called Daybreak:Asia (DaybreakAsia.org), an organization committed to promoting social entrepreneurship and ethical business practices in China and internationally. Understanding that China is and will continue to be a leader in the business world, Daybreak hopes to positively influence the younger generation so they will grow to value these principles in their own lives. I will be teaching English at two camps in the urban Beijing area then at a charitable, free camp in a poorer, rural area. I will be in China for about seven weeks.

This opportunity came at a great time for me. I am able to use this experience to meet the internship requirement for my Developmental Psychology degree. The camps are designed to be an immersion experience--the students will be learning English by experiencing camp as it would be in a native English speaking country. I will be teaching an emotional health and wellness class and have the opportunity to share the knowledge I have been learning in my university classes as I world toward a degree in Developmental Psychology with the high school students in China.

I am excited to get to build relationships with my fellow teachers (all university students from the United States and the United Kingdom), students (Chinese high school aged students), and the camp counselors (university students from China). I hope He will use these relationship to spark conversations during which I can learn from those I meet, understand the world better, and share the love I have come to experience in His Son.

Fundraising Information

Because this opportunity is so great and I will be able to count it toward academic credit, I have decided to take out a student loan to cover whatever money I do not raise. However, any money I raise toward my trip will obviously be a huge blessing for me now and in the future. Once I arrive in China, the experience is for the most part, all expenses paid. I do need to cover costs for a passport, visa, ticket, insurance, and other expenses that have come up in the process of getting to China. I have broken down these expenses more in a table. I am hoping to raise around $2,755.

If you would like to contribute toward this experience, you can mail cash or checks to:

Stephanie Murrow

3465 Monarch Pass Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80917

Expense

Passport: $138 (Actual)

Visa: $130

Plane Ticket: $2,214

Traveler’s Insurance: $178

Backpack/Luggage: $159 (Actual)

Other Packing Expenses: $100

Traveling Expenses: $50

TOTAL: $2,969

Prayer Information

I believe prayer will be a huge part of this summer: the preparation, travel, experience, and beyond. I am excited to get to work with other followers of Christ while I am in China and would appreciate any prayers for:

Preparation: guidance while preparing to travel abroad, development of lesson plans, for physical health, emotional and spiritual preparation

Travel: safety, clarity, and good conversations on the way

In China: that He will put all pieces together for His will to be done and that the Son would be experienced often

Beyond: that relationships and conversations will continue beyond this summer.

Thank you!

I cannot express my thanks to you enough. I feel extremely blessed and privileged to be able to have this experience and do not take your support and sacrifice for granted.

I cannot wait to share with you the stories of how He is faithful before, during, and after my trip.