Dear Praying Friends,                                                                                                    March 31, 2008

Missions work is persistently humbling.  It seems the harder we try to make an impact on the “field”, the more God uses the mission field to change us, teach us and break us.  Our heart’s desire is to please God and draw people closer to Him.  The fact is that God doesn’t need us to accomplish His goals, but wants us to partner with Him in making an eternal impact in the lives of those around us. 

Mission Quest International’s focus is not so much on leading teams to the mission field to change the field, but so that God can use the field to change us.  When the field breaks us, we come back home ready to engage in missions to whatever degree that God would have us to.  That is our main focus—to recruit people for missions!

Evidence of these changes in people’s lives has already been seen over the last few years and is already being seen from the 70+ individuals who accompanied us to Mexico just a couple weeks ago, during spring break.  One church secretary, who wasn’t sure she could survive the trip and even tried to cancel her reservation on several occasions, experienced a dramatic change of heart.  She was heard to say after only three days in Mexico , “I could actually do this, I could be a missionary here”.  Two other young ladies confirmed their calling to missions and will be attending Arlington Baptist College in the fall to begin their preparation for the mission field.  Youth pastors, students, pastors and their wives, old and young alike, gave testimonies of eye-opening experiences and new understanding of missions and the mission field.  Most returned home with a new resolve to surrender to God’s leadership in regards to their level of participation in world missions.  We thank God for allowing MQI to be used to leave a mark on people’s lives that they will never forget!

Shawn, Mike and a courageous group of hardy souls are working out, gearing up and making final preparations to hike into the Copper Canyon near Creel, Mexico in just a couple of weeks (April 16-23).  With backpacks, military meals, a satellite tracking device and no contact with anyone in the outside world for five days, they will be led by missionary   Alfonso Sanchez to view his works and survey new areas to minister among the Tarahumara Indians.  Pray for this team; Copper Canyon is rated one of the most difficult extreme hiking locations in the world!

We at Mission Quest have been able to develop a new missions training series called “Missions: Rediscovering Our  Purpose”.  We are currently teaching this series at Temple Baptist Church in Fort Worth , TX and are having a great   response.  This series covers the Biblical fundamentals of missions, the individual’s role in missions, analysis and      examination of our missions programs and outreaches, and practical application of principles used by the top mission churches in the country.  Shawn and Mike are available to teach this series in your church—if you are interested in this, please contact MQI for details.  

Please be in prayer for our family and the ministry of Mission Quest.  Pray specifically about the nine remaining trips this year, for provision of resources and permanent office space as Mission Quest continues to grow.  Also, for our personal financial support—we have lost quite a bit of support during this transition, but we know that we are exactly where God wants us and He will meet our needs, as He always has.  If you would like to know more about our trips, prayer needs or any other information, please visit our website at: www.gomissionquest.com or call us anytime!  We’d love to hear from you and answer any questions you might have.

Thank you all for your faithful prayer and support throughout this transition in our ministry.  We are seeing God use MQI more than we ever imagined and yet there is so much more for us to do.  We are excited to see what God has for us!  Thank you for your part in all of this—we couldn’t do it without you!   God bless you all!

Your Partners in Ministry,

The Sullivan Family  
Shawn, Amy, Cody and Kayla

PO Box 13807  *  Arlington, TX  76094  *  817-275-0093  *  www.gomissionquest.com E-mail: shawn@gomissionquest.com  or  amy@gomissionquest.com
Phone:  Shawn: 817-313-3656  or  Amy: 817-773-4758