Today is Thursday, August 2nd, 2007; Karen's Korner #1119

For the past fifteen months, a group of nine from our church family has planned, organized, worked, and raised funds to go on a short-term mission trip to Poland. And today is the day we travel!!
 
Why are we going? Each person who is participating might have a different answer.
 
We are going because John Crozier and his wife Zaba (who is a Poland native) invited us. John grew up, a portion of his life, in Clarion. We look forward to being with our friends!
 
We are going because the Croziers are a missionary family which our church supports on a monthly basis with our resources of time, money, and prayers.
 
We are gong because we are setting aside additional resources of time and money to reach out to others with God's love. Others are going with us with the dollars which they have invested in our efforts.
 
We are going because God leads His Children to "testify about Me.....to the people of Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Smaria, and to the ends of the earth......(Acts 1:8)" We have learned that means people across the street, in our community, our state, people different from us, and anywhere in the world.
 
While we are there, we will be staying on the campground where much of the ministry takes place. Two of our biggest anticipated projects are working with a vacation Bible School for children 7 - 15 years old (anticpated attendance of 75) in the mornings in a town 15 miles away. In the afternoons, we will be participating in the Multi-Sport/English camp back at the campgrounds (anticpated attendance of 150). According to a recent newsletter from the Croziers, the theme of the weekly camps/Bible Schools this summer is the "book of Acts" and 2,000 young people will learn more about the Bible through this ministry.
 
We are excited and ready! We look forward to learning, growing, and sharing! Thank you for any way which you may have and are supporting us.
 
When we get back home, we have to remember to take God's love across the street. The mission field is anywhere and everywhere!
 
Dear Father in Heaven, thank You for making this trip a reality for nine of us. Thank You for Your provision of time and resources so that we can travel to reach out to others in Your name. May we be willing and productive servants. May those with whom we come in contact benefit from Your Presence through us. May we benefit from Your Presence within those we meet as we travel. Lead us; guide us; direct us. In the Name of Your Son Jesus, Amen.
 
 

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