Hello my Brothers,Sisters and Friends!

My name is Darwin Silva. I am 21 years old and  am from Uruguay, a really small country in South  America, next to Brazil and Argentina.
The reason I am coming to you is to give you the opportunity of beof a miracle. About 6 years ago I became a follower of Jesus. I was born into a non-Christian family and at the age of 15 when my life didn’t have a purpose and all my dreams and desires seemed to be thousands of miles away from me, God came into my life. I was invited by my neighbors to attend at very small church in Montevideo (the city where I live). The first day I entered into the Church God started to change my heart and put inside of me a passion for missions. I always dreamed of the possibility of traveling out outside of my country but due to my family being part of a low social class that seemed like something that would be impossible for me to do.

   In January of 2003 I participated of a youth camp for teenagers called Teenstreet. That year it’s main focus was missions, and God spoke to my heart and I felt a strong calling to serve him in missions.

The year after that I was invited by the leaders of this youth camp to be part of a drama team in Germany for

Teaching about evangelism                                                                                                                 Santiago, Chile  (April, 2008)

 

 

the same youth camp that also takes place in this country. I was 16 years old, unemployed, and in my sophomore year of high school, but God worked in such an amazing way to provide me the money that I needed to attend to the camp and have a wonderful time there.

Foothill College

After that miracle, God continued to take me to places I never dreamed of going to, and I experienced him in a whole new way.

 God took me out of a purposeless life and gave me a life full of adventures and new challenges. Since I received Jesus into my heart I have been to five different countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, USA and Germany),have met thousands of wonderful brothers and sisters all around the world, and have seen God changing the lives of people in many different and cool ways.

Now I am in front of a new challenge and that is why I am asking for your help.

In the summer of 2006 I was accepted into a Summer Ministry Project sponsored by a Church (Peninsula Covenant) in northern California. During

my time there I was encouraged to continue my higher education in the United States. After thinking and praying about it, I began dreaming about that. Now I find myself applying to a community College in Northern California

 

I have graduated from high school last year,( a little late because of all the traveling) I have done and all the paper work that was needed. The only hurdle on my way to accomplishing my goal of a college education is the money to pay for my first year of school. So I am asking to my brothers and sisters,friends around the World,to help me with donations and off course a lot of prayer!!.

My idea and hope is to get 70 people to sponsor me with 100 US$, that way my first year of college will be covered.

 If you would like to be one of them you could send your donation to

 Darwin Silva c/o Sid Newcomb

Account number: 6325444997

 Wells Fargo Bank

Atttn: Sarah Mathew

1390 Woodside Rd.

Redwood City CA 94061 

 P.S  Maybe 100 US$ is too much for you, and you still would like to help me, you can send a smaller donation even 1 dollar will count and help to get closer to this dream.

 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this Letter.

God Bless you.

Darwin.