Mission: Impact India: Update...

Friday, April 5, 2013

Update...

Hello everyone. I had a donation come in yesterday for $25 from Janet B. Thank you Janet. You get access to the daily video updates during the mission trip and the final DVD.

I'm getting ready for the upcoming fundraisers. The next one is Sushi night on April 20th. I'm going to start promoting that in about a week or so.

I'm also drafting plans to put together a video where I'll talk to our contacts in India via Skype about the work that is being done there and will be done there when we come. I'm also planning to speak with Melba, the missions pastor at the church to discuss specifics about the mission trip.

I'm starting to get questions from people about the trip and a video might be a good way to answer these questions for everyone.

What I really don't want people to think is that this is some sort of vacation. I can see the temptation in that. Try and get people to pay for my vacation to India, right? There is more to this trip. I'm not sure exactly what that "more" is going to be, but I invite you to join me and see.

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The Who, What, Where, When & Why:

Who is going? So far there are 13 of us, but we won’t have a final number until the air plane tickets are purchased and the passports turned in. Please check back in June. But if you'd like to check out our church website click here.

What will we be doing? We will be working with the Priscilla project, a program that trains families starting churches in villages that don't already have one. The Priscilla project teaches these families a trade like bicycle repair, tailoring or how to start a beauty salon. In order for these families to begin a church, they need an income and reason to be there. The Priscilla project helps to give them that. Our job will be to assist in that mission. We will also teach music and American style English. Finally we will be encouraging believers and sharing the good news of Jesus’ love. We will be living and revealing the Kingdom in every way we can.

Where are we going? Delhi in northern India, and we will also be out in smaller villages to the south, east, and west of the city. Check out the Google map here.

When will we be going? November 23-December 2, with the possibility of that changing just slightly, depending on circumstances.

Why are we going? Because Jesus told His people, and His church to go and make disciples (Matt. 28:19-20). God has been at work putting our church (Crossroads) and the Lal’s (who we sponsor and work with in India) into a partnership. Crossroads supports them financially and because of that, we get to be a part of what God is doing in India through church planting and through the Lal’s heart for providing an education for the kids who live in the slums around their city. Getting to actually go and be hands-on in our partnership is a great next-step for us, and allows our church family to be much more intimately involved in the Lal’s ministry in India.

Money Raised So Far...

$1909 of $3500 (View all transactions here.)

Donations are tax deductible.
Donate $5 and you'll have my gratitude. I'll thank God every day for your support as I pray in preparation for this trip.

Donate $10 and you'll get access to daily web video updates showcasing the work Crossroads missionaries accomplish each day of the mission trip (dependent on internet access).

Donate $25 and you'll get access to daily video updates during the mission trip AND a DVD with the final video showcasing the entire mission trip from start to finish.

Donate $100 and you'll receive daily updates, the final DVD and an origami box with a small hand picked souvenir from India to keep inside it.

Donate $250 and you'll receive daily web updates, the final DVD, the origami box with small souvenir, and a physical photo album showcasing the entire mission trip.