Suddenly, I looked at the calendar today and realized there’s only a few weeks left in my furlough. It seems like time has flown by as well as feeling like February and the beginning of my furlough was a million years ago. God has been gracious with me during the last 5 months as I have travelled, connected with partners, spent so much time with my family, visited different churches, rested well, met new people and reconnected with old friends and grieved the unexpected loss of my father. I have so much gratitude for the EFM community of support while I have been in the US. I cannot imagine doing this without that support.
As I get ready to return to Ireland at the end of this month, I look back at a few exciting things that happened in July. My best friend, Becky is also a cross-cultural worker. We had the blessing of being in California at the same time this month
. We spent a few days together catching up, shopping and eating. We had the pleasure of meeting up with one of our childhood friends, Katherine. We got to meet her three boys and have a meal together. We have been in each other’s lives since we were in pre-school. It was a lovely time of reminiscing and learning about each other’s current lives.
Over the last couple of months I have been visiting churches in my official capacity as a furloughed missionary. I am beyond thankful for the ways each of these churches partner with me prayerfully and financially. It is lovely to see each unique worshipping community and share with them about my work in Ireland with the Nazarene church. One highlight of these church visits was visiting the Discover’s Class at Rose Drive Friends Church. Many of the men and women in that class taught Sunday school to me and my siblings as children at RDFC. It was so great to see these faithful co-laborers and share with them.
Last week, my brother Mark and my sister-in-law, Nina went to Cozumel, Mexico to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. I had the blessing and the privilege of staying with my niece, Julia, while they were away. We had a great time going to afternoon tea, getting our nails done, playing so much Uno, giggling at her big brother, mastering the art of the slip and slide and genuinely enjoying each other’s company. I am so fortunate to have family so nearby and d
o not know how I will handle not having them close by in only a few short weeks.
As my furlough and deputation come to an end, I want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart for your support. The prayer and financial support I receive from each of you is vital and important to my work in Ireland. Thank you so much.
A few ways that you can be praying are:
- Praise that my sister, Amy has found a place of her own in Temecula. Please pray for her move at the end of this month as well as our packing up of my father’s house.
- Continue praying for my financial support to be completely raised by the time I return to Ireland.
- Please pray for my transition back to Ireland after 6 months away.
- Please pray for church family at Church of the Nazarene in Greystones as we look to the future together and how God will use our congregation in Greystones and the wider Wicklow community.
Currently, I am at 93% of my recurring monthly need and have 816 prayer partners. If you know anyone who would like to sign up to be a prayer partner, you can send them this link. I have a goal to raise my prayer partners to 1,000 and will return to Ireland when I am 100% of my recurring monthly need. If you would like to schedule a time with me, please use this form. I am grateful for your continued support and prayers.
All my love and gratitude,
Molly Morton
There are four ways to partner with me financially:
- Online. Visit https://friendsmission.givevirtuous.org/donate/morton. You’ll be given the opportunity to indicate whether you are making a recurring or one-time gift.
- Credit Card. This may be given online (as stated above) or by calling the EFM office (303-421-8100) to give your information to a live person.
- Automatic Bank Transfer. Download the form here and email it to Debby McElroy (EFM Bookkeeper) at debby@friendsmission.com. Please note that ACH payments are processed on the 10th or 25th of the month.
- Check. Mail a check to EFM, P.O. Box 771139, Wichita, KS 67277. Make sure to mark your check “Morton Support” and note if you will be giving on a recurring basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.). Pay to the order of “EFM”.
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