3/8/2008
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Dear Friends & Family,
As you all well know, I have been in Rockville, Maryland just outside Washington, DC for the last five years. Lori and I have been very blessed. She is currently working for First Potomac Realty Trust as Office Manager. I have been working for Burt Associates, Incorporated as Operations Manager. We have been working at these jobs so that we were able to not only start a new church but also fund it for the first years of its existence, not requiring any funds for salary and also affording ourselves a way to often times pay the bills to keep it going. The first six months to a year, Lori and I paid ALL THE BILLS to keep it running! And now, almost four years later, it is a growing self-sustained church! PRAISE GOD! We came as missionaries and we have sacrificed much to be here. But GOD has sustained us and blessed us so very much. We only give HIM PRAISE!
We planted the Tapestry Vineyard Church in June of 2004 and it has been the passion of our lives in Christ. It is growing, has two services and is in the process of securing a property to lease for a church facility.
The Lord blessed us with Anna Elizabeth, our daughter this past year. She was healed from a cyst on her brain. The doctor had encouraged us to have an abortion, however, we believed GOD, and still yet at the same time embraced the possibility of having a child with special needs. GOD came through and she was healed! We give Him all the praise.
As you all know, I have been very involved with missions and humanitarian work traveling to many nations around the world, doing work that GOD has gifted and allowed. The last time I actually took part in a mission myself was over three years ago before the church started. Now, I feel the LORD drawing back into the field. The Tapestry has sent teams to Cambodia, Mexico, India and Nepal. We have contacts in those countries and continue to send teams as the LORD allows.
For this trip, I have been invited by Johnny Crist, the pastor of the Atlanta Vineyard to join him on a journey to Tajikistan, a part of the former Soviet Union to minister with a team of pastors and leaders of Vineyard churches.
We will be traveling to various areas, ministering to the leaders, pastors and teams in the field that need encouragement. They have had a very tough winter and need prayers, finances, encouragement and ministry. We go in order to build relationships that will lead to our church further partnering with their churches for ongoing service, ministry, support and relationship. My personal heart is to network with the pastors and leaders, find ways we can finance various projects and entrepreneurs, and train leaders.
Tajikistan is a part of the 10/40 window, it is the area between the 10 degrees and 40 degrees North of the equator, and represents the largest population of non-Christians in the world. There are 62 nations from West Africa to East Asia. This region contains 97% of the un-reached people of the people groups with only 8% of all missionaries going there. This year they have suffered great loss with one of the coldest winters to date. Many have lost loved ones, homes and have lived without heat and power for many months. Our missionaries there have been in desperate situations and need our support and help.
I am writing this letter to you because I know that this is something I cannot do alone. As a team we are not able to do this work through our own efforts and strength. While overseas, it is absolutely important that my team and I have people supporting us through prayer and/or financial donations. I need committed individuals to pray daily for my team. As part of my going, I am to raise $1500 which will cover airfare and supplies. Any extra funds will go to ministry that we are able to provide the families and churches in Tajikistan.
If you decide to partner with me financially, Tapestry Church is a 501(c)3 organization in which all donations are tax-deductible. Please remember to include my name on the memo line or “Tajikistan.”
Mail Checks to:
Tapestry Church
PO Box 2394
Kensington, MD 20891
Or give online at: http://www.firstgiving.com/dustinhedrick (You can use Visa or Mastercard)
Please continue to pray for us in these areas:
– Safety and unity for the mission team.
– GOD to move in that region.
– The Language Barrier.
– Peace for our friends and family.
– The Presence, Power & Authority of GOD.
– Friendships.
Thank you so much for your support in reaching the un-reached people of the world. If you have any questions for me, please feel free to email or call. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Blessings!
Dustin Hedrick
301-251-4082
dustinhedrick@tapestrychurch.org
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge HIM and HE will direct your paths.” -Proverbs 3:5-6
Dustin Hedrick
Pastor of the Tapestry Church
Tapestry Church | PO Box 2394, Kensington, MD 20891 | 301.251.4082
