Amy Young is a writer, speaker, and advocate for embracing the messy middle of your one glorious life. She co-founded the online community Velvet Ashes and founded Global Trellis which provide spiritual and professional development to cross-cultural workers where they are (no travel needed!). Amy also helps cross-cultural workers flourish where God has called them by regularly blogging for Velvet Ashes, A Life Overseas, and China Source. When Amy first raised support in 1992 for a summer short term trip little did she know that she was entering a life time of raising support. In 1995 Amy raised support to spend two years in China. Two years turned into 18 as she transitioned her supporters from one assignment to another (including a three year stint back in the US paying for an MA). She has built a support team that has lived up to every aspect of “support” by nearly dying, changing jobs, and started two organization. She believes so much in strong relationship between missionary and support she wrote Enjoying Newsletters: How to Write Christian Communications People Want to Read.