Meet Alonya Franklin

My name is Alonya Franklin and I live on Buford , GA.  I am the oldest of 3 girls (Jillianne 25, Ashley 22) and I am originally from Michigan . I attended Oakland University where I obtained my Bachelors in Pre-Law/Communication. I still plan on attending law school, hopefully one day soon! An interesting fact/prayer request for me is I have a HUGE fear of frogs (yes I said frogs), lizards, iguanas, etc! Pretty much anything that is a reptile or amphibian except for turtles, terrify me. It wasn’t until recently I realized that I may be within the vicinity of these creatures and it will be hilarious to all if I happen to see one…. so yeah, keep me in prayer!  

This year has really been a turning point of a lot of things God has promised me. Going to Guatemala is the next promise on my path. I’ve always have a love for Latin culture and the Spanish language. Years ago in college I had a vision of myself singing worship music in Spanish. I saw myself in the midst of people and being able to make a difference. I had no idea back then how God would bring my vision to pass because my home church in Michigan didn’t have any open mission opportunities. I just put it away as some far off dream. And here I am, living in Georgia by God’s direction, a member of 12Stone Church , and now about to embark upon what I hope to be my 1st of many mission trips.

I hope to bring an element of fun to the team and hopefully strengthen my Spanish speaking skills! I just thank God for putting me with such a great group of believers who I know will be a joy to serve with. I am truly overwhelmed to know that what seemed like such an impossible thing for me is really happening and believe there is an awesome blessing coming for the country of Guatemala . I just pray that God will use me despite my fears and insecurities to help others and touch lives while I am there.