Purpose, Focus, Request.
PURPOSE:
James 1:27 (New International Version)
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Focus:
As a Christian I have never really longed to go to foreign places and be a missionary. I always have been of the thought that there was a lot of work to do here and I never really felt pushed to go. Well we as a church have joined forces with another church in Missouri and Krystal and I have really felt God speaking to us that we need to go. There is nothing more that someone can do for a fellow human than sacrifice themselves through their finances, time, food etc… Is that not the very example that Christ set for us by giving of His life on the cross for us?
So we have decided that we will be obedient and follow God’s direction. In doing this we will have the opportunity to take part in “ministering to the children of Casa Bernabe. Located on the outskirts of Guatemala City, the orphanage is home to more than 150 children and workers. These children have been orphaned, abused, and abandoned by society”.
We will ”have the opportunity to share the love of Christ with these children by caring for each child and investing their lives in the orphanage during our short-term mission outreach”.
As part of the team we “will minister to the children by assisting the orphanage staff in caring for their daily needs within the individual “family” houses at the orphanage. Afternoons bring opportunity for our short-term missionaries to shower love upon the children through various activities such as impromptu soccer games, crafts, and walks”.
We will also have the opportunity to invest in the orphanage through various work projects and thus improving the facilities for the children of Casa Bernabe.
REQUEST:
our first request is that you will cover us with your prayers. We have several hurdles to overcome to make this trip possible from logistical to financial. We have no doubt that God will provide however because He has already been laying ground work. Let me give you an example: Before we found out about the trip Krystal began teaching the kids about this area and what the needs of the area are. The very next Sunday morning this was presented. Unfortunately this is obviously not free so Krystal and I will need to raise $1450 USD each to be able to participate. We are trusting God to provide the funds and as such have setup a means through which donations can be made through our website. If you are able to help by donating any dollar amount we would be so thankful, if you are not able to donate then please continue to pray for us and our ability to overcome these hurdles. If you would like to donate please follow the link on the side menu named “donate.” It will take you to the appropriate page and then on to paypal. Paypal is a secure trusted bank that will hold the funds in our account until we need them.
We are extremely excited and can not wait to see how God uses us. We thank you in advance for any size gift that you are able to give.
