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| Children in Los Olibos after they recieved their "Bags of Love" |
Please be in prayer for the Winter Trip to Guatemala. This year, the group will be the largest that we have taken in February. We have 15 people traveling with us made up of folks from Goodway Baptist Church, Excel Baptist Church, Bethel Baptist Church, a couple from North Alabama and another couple from Central Florida.
We are excited how the Lord has brought this team together to accomplish various missions on this upcoming trip. We invite you to join with us.
Please join us in prayer. Jesus spent 40 days praying in the wilderness as His earthly ministry began. Rev. Billy Graham always pointed to the power of prayer as the most important aspect of all the crusades that he preached. Likewise, we need to be in prayer in preparation for this trip. Please pray for the pastors that will be attending the Pastor's Conference. Ask the father to encourage them and renew their vigor and strength during the three-day conference. Also, be in prayer for each child that will receive a "bag of love" Christmas gift. Pray that God will use this small gift to be a catalyst for them to hear and receive the greatest gift, Jesus Christ. Always, join us in prayer for Max and Theresa, and Guillermo and Ericka. Pray that the Lord will continue to shine his favor upon them as they are being the light in the darkness.
Also, we invite you to join us in giving. Here is a quick breakdown of the goals and cost to provide each of these items for the February 2015 trip to Guatemala.
1. "Bags of Love" Christmas Gifts. The cost is $10 per gift. The goal is to distribute 300 total gifts among three villages. We will give 100 gifts in Quinta. This is a very rural area that has many children, but few jobs to support the families. We will distribute meals to the children as they receive their gifts. The second village is Asceituno, which is the place we built homes this past summer. We will give 100 gifts in this area and distribute sandwiches. The last village will be Santa Rosa el Rodeo. If you would like to give towards this please mark "Bags of Love" on your contribution.
2. Pastor's Conference. This will be our third annual conference and we are excited to have the opportunity to pour into the lives of pastor's in Guatemala. The goal is to have 100 attendees as we gather on Tuesday through Thursday. Each day consist of a series of Bible studies from a book in the Bible, worship, lunch, and an afternoon sermon related to the topic. We need to raise enough money to provide lunch, and we would like to give a gift to each person in attendance. We would like to give a shirt and tie to the men and a small gift to the women that will accompany the pastor's on Thursday. If you would like to give towards this, please mark "Pastor's Conference" on your contribution.
3. Support for School for 80 kids. The cost is approx. $25 per child to send them to school for a year. We invite you to join us in supporting 80 children this year. Last year, we were able to send 50 children to school for a year. Our leadership in Guatemala have selected each of these boys and girls because of their families inability to pay for the needed school supplies. If you would like to give towards this, please mark "Send 2 School" on your contribution.
4. Tables and Chairs. Chairs are $7 a piece and the tables will be $100 per picnic table. We would like to purchase 100 chairs for the boys and girls at the church for the weekly feedings under the pavilion. Also, we would like to build 4 picnic tables for the church property. If you would like to give towards this, please mark "Tables and Chairs" on your contribution.
Again, thank you for your continued support of the ministry in Guatemala through Live. Love. Go. If you would like to give towards any of the above mentioned items, please make the check out to "Bethel Baptist Church." Please mark on the check the designation that you desire. Please send all contributions to:
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, 16641 PRINE RD, CITRONELLE, AL 36522. Live. Love. Go. ministry is kept separated from all church accounts and will be used strictly based on the designated account. The church will keep financial records for tax purposes.
God Bless,
Marvin
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| 2014 Pastor's Conference |
