Hi,

My name is Alyssa Liljequist. I will graduate from homeschool highschool next month and turn 18 at the same time :).

Since I was young, God has graciously given me a passion for reaching the unreached. At the age of 16, I began to have a strong desire to not only pray and give, but also to go and personally tell people about Jesus who had never before heard of Him. I asked the Lord for direction. There were so many unanswered questions. Where? When? With what organization?

These questions were answered in a totally unexpected way. I was looking through CD-roms from different mission organizations that we’d received through the Mission Connexion Northwest Conference. I came across the interactive CD from Operation Mobilization (OM) regarding their ship ministry. My family was familiar with the ministry of OM but I researched the ship ministry in particular. In the end, I realized that the Logos Hope was the answer to my prayers.

It offered protection in that I would be with a group of people (as opposed to serving in a country by myself). It offered affordability in that the trip itself was not expensive (though the plane tickets are). The length of the trip is also great. The STEP (Short Term Exposure Program) trips are from 2-4 months. Mine is two months long. At that point, I had decided that I wanted to serve onboard the Logos Hope. And then an incredible thing happened…I found out that they’d be going to Phuket, Thailand in August of this year! Since this is a ship, it travels rather slowly from place to place plus it stays in each port for a week or so. Therefore, it may take many years before the ship comes to Asia again. My mom was born and raised in Thailand and I’ve studied Thai as my second language in high school so this is perfect.

I don’t know if you’re familiar with the Logos Hope or not. OM has a video series of the Logos Hope online: http://www.omships.org/shipshots/. Click here to watch a 60 second video about the Logos Hope. In a nutshell, its mission is to bring knowledge, help and hope to the nations of the world. The Gospel is central to this. It is the most important knowledge, the greatest help, and the only true source of hope. Yet practical service is a huge part of the Logos Hope ministry as well. One of its main attractions that draws crowds of people is its book fair which contains over 7,000 different book titles. The Logos Hope is a unique ministry and I eagerly look forward to partnering with you to serve the Lord and others in this way.

I need to raise $985 for the trip costs before July 3rd. Otherwise, I will not be able to go. However, that is not all. I also need approx. $1700 for airfare there and back. It’s a total of $2800 (including misc. expenses) that I need before August.

Please consider a tax-deductible gift of $25, $50, $100, $200, or some other amount. You can donate online by clicking the following link and completing the online donation form (indicating me “Alyssa Melody Liljequist” as the OM Missionary and including my account number): https://usa.om.org/GiveOnline/. My account number is 8-11025054. Note: I can’t actually access my OM account to see who has given. (But I will receive a weekly report starting this coming Friday.) If you don’t mind, please let me know if you decide to give so that I can thank you :). My email address is blamelessandpure@yahoo.com.

I also ask that you pray for me. Please pray for protection and provision for me. And please pray that I would honor Christ in everything I do and that I would act with wisdom, boldness, and love.

I hope to update my blog, Life With A Mission, http://mylifewithamission.blogspot.com/ with news and photos while I am onboard the Logos Hope. If I am unable to do so, there will be a lot of information after I return! I will also be posting information as I prepare to go onboard.

Soli Deo Gloria,
Alyssa Liljequist