Power of the Gospel

Dear Partners in Christ,

      I am writing out of sheer joy! The good news of Christ is being proclaimed around the world! I just returned from a conference for new staff members in Los Angeles, CA. Our main mission sending organization, Church Resource Ministries, hosts it. They have over 400 missionaries in over 30 countries. I was able to meet missionaries headed to Russia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and beyond! The other missionaries have target groups and visions: some work to empower pastors, others start up businesses, and everyone is pursuing their God-given passions! There was so much rejoicing and excitement about what Christ is doing! Jesus is touching lives, changing hearts and transforming communities! I am so excited to be a part the mission of God and I am excited to invite you to find your God-given passion!

     I am reminded of Romans 10:13-15: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on one they have not believed in? How can they believe in the one they have not heard of? How can they hear without someone preaching to them? How can they preach unless they are sent?” Can you believe that God entrusts us with sharing His love and word with a world in desperate need? What a privilege and an honor it is to partner with the Lord to fulfill His plan of salvation for the nations!

     When I think about the past year I marvel at how God creates partnerships to ensure that His truth is taught and that His love is shared through relationships! Some of you have partnered with me over the past year by sending one-time gifts, gift cards, prayers, items for the ministry & our home, Bibles, letters & emails, calls and monthly support! Thank you! I am so grateful that God has called you to be a part of this ministry through giving! I am so humbled that you have sent me to love on drug dealers, gangsters and the youth in juvenile hall. These youth will die on the streets without ever knowing Christ if no one intervenes and shares the gospel with them. Thank you for enabling me to live out God’s calling in the mission district of San Francisco!

I have seen so many miracles over the past year!

  • A gang member and his girlfriend reading the Bible together, praying and desiring baptism for their daughter.
  • Murderers repenting and asking God for forgiveness and spreading the good news of Jesus with their cellmates.
  • Youth in juvey who have who have never heard of Jesus asking questions, asking for prayer and requesting Bibles!
  • A Muslim mother of a boy in jail hired me for a part time job and asks me to pray for her son every time that I talk with her.
  • The boys living in our house faithfully working and sending money to their families, going to school, learning English and embracing our love and Christ’s.
  • God’s provision: He answered my prayer for my wisdom teeth healing by having a surgeon volunteer to pull my wisdom teeth for free!
  • God always fills our fridge and enables us to feed the multitudes! People give us exactly what we need when we need it! God is into details!

     The greatest miracle of all happened in my own heart. Seeing and living near brokenness showed me my own shattered heart and my need for healing and a savior. God is redeeming my brokenness and He is using my wounds to shape my calling. He is so good. I am learning not only how to give but how to receive from my teammates, the youth I work with, and all of you. That is a lesson in humility. I learned this year that I am not the savior and I cannot rescue or change people, only He can. It’s not about being a good missionary; it is all about being dependent on God for everything.  I am learning to rest in Him, to give up my dreams, time and agenda and embrace His vision.

      I don’t know the details of the vision or how God will accomplish the impossible but I know that He has called me to share Jesus in truth and in love. I would love to carry this message around the world but I plan to start here! When God called me to San Francisco I had no idea that people living in the United States could live without ever hearing about Jesus. The kids I talk with in jail, the people that I meet on the street…most have no concept of a savior who died and rose to save them for their sins. To give an example, the kids in juvey had no idea that there was a resurrection. They thought Easter was a day about a rabbit who laid eggs, they didn’t know the story of Christmas, and they had no idea that God died to save murders and thieves. Will you pray about partnering with me to share Jesus with those who have not heard?


Would you prayerfully consider providing for the following items monthly?

$200 Rent (We pay $535 each month to cover water, garbage, electrical and mortgage)
$200 for gas, we transport kids everywhere so that they are safe from gang violence
$100 for food to take to the Bible study group for gangsters on Thursdays
$100 for food to share with teammates, guests and boys in the house
$100 for taking at-risk youth out of the city for activities
$80 Student Loan (I am praying for $7000 to cover the rest of my bill, I would be debt free!)
$50 for office use, internet hookup, stamps & communications materials
$30 for birthday parties for at-risk youth
$25 for cleaning products for the house & essentials
$25 for vision/dental
$25 for Bibles for youth in jail
$25 for parking, subway & bus transport to see kids who live across the bay in Oakland
$10 for my monthly dues to be a part of the jail ministry Communidad San Dimas
One Time Gifts:
-A ticket to Malaysia $1400 this summer for our mission conference (FF miles are awesome!) We meet in Malaysia because most of our missionaries are stationed in Asia, and it is easier for us to raise funds and fly to them =)
-$600 registration fee for Malaysia

If you are interested in contributing you can email me: martha.huls@innerchange.org

You can donate online: http://www.crmleaders.org/support/support-staff
Martha Huls Account # 3801
Or you can mail checks made out to CRM to:  (Please put only my acct. #3801 on the memo line. My name should not appear on checks for tax purposes!)
Church Resource Ministries
1240 N. Lakeview Ave.
Suite 120
Anaheim, CA
92807-181

I would love to keep you posted! I have started a blog to post stories from the mission!

Check out: http://misioneramartita.posterous.com
Or email me @ moofie19@yahoo.com to request updates! Feel free to pass on my info to those who may be interested! Please pray for my team & the youth we work with! Dios te bendiga!

Thank you for partnering with me to share the gospel with at risk youth!

Christ’s Love and All of Mine,

Martha Huls

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