December 2025
- mckenzieconger07
- Dec 3, 2025
- 4 min read
Happy Holidays!

As it is December, I've been reflecting with the Lord on this past year. 2025 has been the year that I gave my life to follow Jesus in the mission field. Being so in love with Christ and saying yes to the unknown has brought joy in the midst of trials and being delivered from fear, totally!
In this newsletter, you will see my 2025 summary and a glimpse into the future of 2026!!
Whether you've been following my mission journey or are new to following it, let's look back together and see where the Lord has brought from! I pray that as you read this, the Lord will speak to you regarding your story!
January
I was still in my Discipleship Training School (DTS) with YWAM Kona. I was on
outreach, going to 3 different places in Brazil: Rio De Janeiro, Nova Laranjeiras, and Curitiba. My team and I got to preach the gospel and serve at local churches
and rehab centers!
February

My outreach moved to Colombia (where the coffee is the best!) In Colombia, we went to the Amazon in Colombia and Peru,
where tribes that didn't know Jesus lived. We preached the gospel in a village, and 12 people said yes to Jesus! This is when the Lord gave me a heart for the 3.2 billion people who don't know Jesus.

March
My outreach was over, and I graduated from DTS in Georgia! I visited some friends in Alabama and got to talk about the testimonies from outreach at the Ramp University! I moved back to Ohio and transitioned to Lancaster to do a secondary school with YWAM. (I had no money at all)
April
I met a whole new community and culture in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The secondary school was an internship where we learned how to be catalytic leaders! I grew more for the missions movement, and more for prayer as we visited David's Tent in Washington, D.C.
May

The Lord provided for my entire internship, which was about $10,000! My internship and I went around the Southeast part of America on our Rally tour. Testifying to Gen-Z about Jesus and how they are called to go into missions! We saw salvations
and people taking action on the great commission!
June
Hearing from the Lord to join the staff in YWAM Lancaster! Meanwhile, learning and growing in my knowledge in how to be a servant-hearted, zealous, catalytic leader! We learned how to lead according to Romans 12. The internship also started planning our outreach and taking a group from the community to the nations!

July
Along with half the internship, I went to Costa Rica for a 2-week mission trip! We distributed about 600 Bibles! My team and I led this trip and got to see
people from the community of Lancaster encounter how they are called to the mission field. I also started facilitating Monday morning worship!
August
I wrapped up my internship with absolutely no fear and totally surrendered to the Lord! I heard more clarity from the Lord on going to Japan and moving there long-term one day.
September
Going back to Ohio as I transitioned into staff. I reached out to people and believed God for monthly finance partners, and He provided so that I could be in full-time missions! I grew in my faith and in my love for more of Him!

October
I moved to Lancaster with all my stuff to officially be on board with the staff full-time at YWAM. Learning the ways of Media and how to plan a Rally tour for the winter. This was full of hard transitions in every part of my life, but I learned that God is a good leader through it all!
November
Getting more of an eye for Media and seeing how the Lord grew my creativity muscle in this season! I have been adjusting more to the life of a full-time missionary and understanding the hardship and the beauty of it.
December
As December wraps up the year, I am looking forward to the next year with Missions! I am ready and filled with passion for what God wants to do through my life!
A Glimpse of the Future
What does 2026 have in store?
January - February
I will be going on the Rally Tour once again! A team of 5 of us will go to the Northeastern region of America and southern Canada to preach the gospel and the great commission! Our goal is to see young people who are radical and want more of Jesus be sent to the nations! We cannot wait to see all the fruit of our hard work and prayers this Winter!
March - August
The Lord is leading me to Staff the Catalyst Leadership School in the Spring/Summer! This school is how I came into YWAM Lancaster! I am so excited to disciple a group of students who are hungry, catalytic, zealous, and passionate for the gospel into their leadership calling!
As I continue to pray into what the rest of my 2026 looks like, I look forward to the first half of the year!
Prayer Requests
Join with me in prayer!
Finances
As the end of the year wraps up, I am still asking the Lord for open doors to people who want to partner with the will of God in my life! Pray that the right people would come and be willing to generously give monthly!
Clarity for Future
I am currently asking for clarity with the timing of future things regarding personal and ministry-related topics! Ask the Lord to give me the capability to yield to His timing and peace with His timing!
Rally Tour!
Pray for open doors and that the students we meet would be open to the gospel and their missional callings! Pray that they wouldn't shy away from what God has for them in life!



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