1st Planning Meeting/ Trip Details

We had our overview meeting for our trip yesterday and I am just beaming with excitement for this experience. As for more details of the trip, some of us will evangelize through one on one conversations, going to door to door, through vacation bible school, street ministry to parentless children and caring for the widows of Axum. This is an extremely multi-faceted trip and out of 30 of us, people will be put onto a team that best fits their skills and passions for sharing Christ. Here are some of the team descriptions below....
Details:
1. We will disciple those who come to now Christ through evangelism; and we will equip those new believers with tools to share Christ with others.

2. We will also work on the orphanage (painting, doing electrical work, building a playground we will be purchasing in Addis, the capital, and fixing other areas that need repair).

3. A trauma surgeon from Parkland Hospital and 2 nurses will be joining our group to hold a free medical clinic in town for the locals. They are planning on people to show by foot from hours away just to attend this clinic. A dental clinic will be held as well and both of these clinics will be held each day until our supplies run out or each person that needs care receives it!

4. We will also hold VBS twice a day (morning and afternoon).

5. We will care for the Axum widows by buying grain from them, talking to them, visiting their homes, and sharing Christ with them.

6. We will do street ministry by visiting homes of street children who have suffered the loss of parents and will bring them mattresses, food, and fix up their homes if possible to make their lives a bit easier.

In packing for this trip, we will be bringing 2 large suitcases that we will be filling them with items needed for the people in Ethiopia. We will then carry our own personal items on a small carry on.
Here are some of the things we will be gathering (by donations) for the trip...
- Flip Flops/crocs (all sizes)
- Eyeglasses (any prescription, these can be purchased off the rack at Walmart,CVS or Walgreens)
- Hair Ties for the little girls (they love anything sparkly)
- Neosporin (this is a great need per the physician going on the trip)
- Lice Kits (available in the pharmacy section)
**If you are interested in donating ANY of the items above, let me know and I would be more than happy to swing by and pick them up from ya.

I am also still working to raise funds for the trip. I'm still needing to raise a little over $2,000. See the sidebar of this Blog for dontation address if interested.....thanks:)

I'll keep ya'll updated as the planning moves forward. Please pray for our group and that God prepares the hearts of those we will be witnessing to this Fall. Thanks for ALL your support!

Matthew 28:19“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”