March 25, 2009
I write with great excitement as we prepare for our upcoming trip to the African continent. We plan to visit to visit two different works this July 8 through 26.
One part of our trip will take us back to Benin to encourage the Aja brothers and sisters. I had an extremely productive trip last year. We conducted a leaders’ seminar in which we studied through the book of James. We also had opportunities to visit with many of the leaders in their villages. This allowed us to talk and pray with them about the things that are going on in their churches. During these visits we were also able to visit with many other Christians. We spent time in their homes encouraging them and praying with them. We also visited other members who are no longer faithful. Our prayer is that those seeds will continue to germinate in their hearts until these souls are brought to repentance. The time spent in Benin this year will be spent much the same way.
We will also be traveling to Rwanda this year to visit our dear friends Murphy and Christine Crowson and Marty and Louise Koonce. They are the first wave of a team that has just moved to Rwanda to begin a new ministry. We want to encourage these former coworkers of ours. We are excited to see what God is doing in other parts of Africa!
I am extremely excited to share this trip with Faith. We have committed to exposing all of our kids to cross cultural missions. I am planning on taking a different child to Africa with me each year, and Faith has volunteered to be the first. She has thought about being a missionary when she grows up and this trip could be the next step in her efforts to discover God’s will for her.
I have included a list of expenses for our trip. We invite you to participate through prayer as well as financially, as God moves you. We might even be able to use some airline miles to get us to Europe. :) Let me know if you would like to help. Richest blessings on you,
Because of the Kingdom, Greg Bailey
Benin/Rwanda 2009 Expenses
Airline tickets $8,164
Visas $ 200
Food & Lodging $2,500
Medical $ 200
Transportation $ 500
Benevolence $ 400
Total $11,964
Still lacking $5964
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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