Well here we are....at his 22nd year of life.
On mountain top experiences and crawling through some valleys, God has held Trey and prepared the way for him. The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deut 31:8
A few months ago, Trey told our parents, Zack and me that God had called him to a place of missionary work that he has experienced several times during his college career. I fell apart. I didn't want to believe that Trey could actually move away...like really away. Where Skype would be our line of communication. Where the only way I could actually hug him would be to get on an airplane. All really selfish reasons to fall apart. Since 1992, I have felt like and acted like Trey was mine. I felt as if someone was ripping my heart out of my chest the day we dropped him off in Mobile. Every time that I visit him, I feel as if my whole heart is finally back together. I know however that he belongs to God. He is His. God's plan for Trey is so much better than mine.
I say all this and I believe it with all my heart.....my heart is full of thankfulness, my cup overflows and tears flow.....
I will never be ready for the day to come when he leaves and I'm not promising that I will be very strong but here we are....less than a month away. I am clinging to Scripture, holding tight to Christ and praying without ceasing. That's why I type tonight. To ask you to please join with me. Please pray for Trey's Walk, this next journey, for him to be able to clearly discern God's Voice and for God to determine Trey's every step, for his safety and his health and also for the hearts of Spanish Wells. Pray for seed for the Kingdom be planted. Pray for there to be eternal decisions and for God's Presence to completely consume the village Trey will be serving. Pray for the Boykin family, those Trey will be serving alongside. I ask you to please pray for me and my parents also....may we dig dipper in The Word, increase our prayer life and hold unswervingly to the hope and faith we profess. Thank you for praying. If you would like to support Trey financially in this new chapter please contact me. I am attaching his support letter below.....
"Let your roots grow down into Him and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness." Colossians 2:7
Dear friends & family,
You are receiving this letter because you are a
special person to me. You have encouraged, supported and prayed for me and my
family throughout my life. I'm reaching out to you as I begin another season of
my life when your encouragement, support and prayers are crucial. I have
known the Lord since a very young age. I was blessed with Godly parents who
made it a priority to put my sister, Samantha and I in a church pew. Wadley
Baptist Church was our church home for most of my young life. I was baptized in
the walls of that building and I am forever grateful for the people of that
community.
As I left for college in the summer of 2011 to
play football for the University of South Alabama, I had no idea what I was
getting myself into. I would soon fall into the lifestyle of a typical, sinful
college athlete. Football became my idol. I was so determined to earn a name
for MYSELF that I spent many sleepless nights with my nose in the playbook. When
I didn’t earn a starting job my freshman year I became extremely discouraged
and began to turn to “worldly pleasures”. God was still a part of my life but
He was never the LORD of my life. I went down roads that I always swore I never
would where partying and drinking became consistent hobbies. My prayer life
became spotty and nearly nonexistent.
Then the Lord changed my life forever by
sending me to a place called Spanish Wells with FCA (Fellowship of Christian
Athletes). Spanish Wells is an island very close to Eleuthera, Bahamas. There I
would meet the Boykin family and Haitian refugees. The Boykin’s are
missionaries from Texas who have lived on the island for seven years now. They
introduced me to the Haitian people that live in a village on the island of
Eleuthera called Blackwood. This village consists of hundreds of Haitian
refugees ranging from the ages of 1 to 70. I was able to see poverty really for
the first time. The Haitians live in very poor conditions. Most have little to
no drinkable water with very few possessions. It is there that I knew I needed
a Savior. It is in the jungle of Eleuthera that I truly surrendered my life to
Christ and asked Him to create a new heart in me. Since then I have not stopped
thinking of the Boykin family and my precious Haitian people (Colossians 1:9)
and I have been praying constantly for His Will to be made clear for my life (1
Thes. 5:17).
Over the past two years, I have been able to
go back and visit those amazing people twice. Each time I have learned more and
more about who God is and what He wants for my life. In March of 2014, I felt
the Lord call me back only this time for longer than a week. After praying,
reading scripture, fasting and seeking Godly counsel I know the Lord is calling
to be a missionary there. I will be joining the Boykin family on a journey to
spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Haitian people (Matthew 28:19).
I am inviting you to come along side me in
this journey. YOU can be a part of this as much as I am for the Honor and Glory
of God. I ask that you would please pray for me! Pray for His Holy Spirit to
manifest on the island of Eleuthera and Spanish Wells. Pray for the Boykin
family and continual growth with the Haitian people. I do also need financial
support. I am praying for people to commit to monthly financial gifts to me as
I serve our Lord in Blackwood. If you cannot support me monthly, even one small
donation to help me will be a blessing!!
Mostly, I need your prayers! Prayer is so
powerful and I am thankful for every prayer that is said on my behalf as well
as Spanish Wells and Blackwood (Psalms 145:18). Thank you for all of the love
and support. All good and perfect gifts come from God (James 1:17). We can only
love because He first loved us (1 John 4:19)!
In Christ,
Trey Fetner
*Please mail any financial support to my
sister:
Samantha Baggett - P.O. Box 92-Wadley, AL
36276
*I plan on leaving for Spanish Wells in
December 2014 after my college graduation. Until then you may contact me
personally on my cell phone, 256.596.2322
*I will be mailing out another letter after the beginning of
the year with how my “first missionary month” is going and contact information
for me on the island. I will be able to communicate via Facebook for those of
you on social media or by email (bobcatqb16@gmail.com). I would love updates and encouragement from home!
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