She’s been on three ACTS teams to the Southwest; spent spring break in Northern Ireland with a college outreach team; taught one summer in Zambia; led a college team to Bolivia; and been in Haiti twice. Now Christina is preparing to serve one year in Mozambique. How did that come about?
The CGGC partnered with New Life Church in Stockholm to plant a church in Gothenburg, Sweden. These New Life Churches sent Hasse & Sonia Persson as church planting missionaries to Maputo, Mozambique. A request came to the CGGC (through Jim & Kasie Brinson who served with the Perssons in Gothenburg) for someone to assist the Perssons with their children’s education. Knowing her background and love for Africa, CCM staff contacted Christina about the opportunity and put her in contact with the Brinsons and Perssons. Everyone involved sensed God’s timing through this connection.
As a result, the CGGC Cross-Cultural Ministries Commission approved Christina on January 30th for a one-year missionary internship beginning in mid-August 2012. She will live in a small apartment attached to the Persson’s home, assist in teaching their four children (ages 4-12), help with household responsibilities as needed, and serve in the local church and community as opportunities are available. Maputo is the capital city with 1.65 million people.
A member of Bare Memorial Church (ERC) in Roaring Spring, PA, Christina grew up in the Churches of God. She is a 2010 graduate of Messiah College, has completed the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course, and is currently an intern in the World Christian Discipleship program through Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Prior to her departure to Africa, she will complete cross-cultural orientation at MissionPrep in Toronto, Canada in July. Christina is seeking prayer and financial partners for her internship in Mozambique. You may email her at ChristinaRay.PA@gmail.com for more information. Support should be sent payable to: CGGC, Box 926, Findlay, OH 45839 and designated for CC2809.006 Missionary Internship – Miles.
Pray for Mozambique. It is one of the world’s poorest countries. After 30 years of war, it has enjoyed peace and religious freedom since the mid-1990’s. The Christian faith has tripled in the last 25 years.
