Thanks to some very generous and wonderful friends I have received $1000 towards the trip! I have passed on $500 of that to TMI already - well before the 4th. I do feel bad thought because I don't know how to express my gratitude. When people hand me envelopes with their support I just stand there grinning, probably looking a little goofy. Sometimes I wish I spoke another language that has much better words to thank people, but even that probably wouldn't help much!
I have been writing thank you notes this afternoon but I can only come up with a few sentences and I get frustrated at my lack of words. I also want to say a huge thank you to the people who have been praying for me, without their prayers this would not be possible.
I would like to share something that has happened. Last Friday I had $100 and I said to a friend that I was beginning to be concerned at how I was going to get the $300 by the 4th of August. When I got home after school there was $150 waiting for me, now it isn't even August (a few more hours to go!) and I already have over 3 times as much. I feel like God is saying to me, "Don't you trust me? Are you going to limit me? Let me show you what I can do. Let me show you how much more I can do!" It has been a humbling and amazing experience so far - and I still have many month to go. Then after that I have the rest of my life - however long that may be! I am getting all excited just thinking about what God might choose to do with my life!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Update
As of today I have reached the $300 that is due in a couple of weeks. Thank you so much for being so generous in supporting me! God is great! I made $39 profit from my stall, it didn't go quite as well as I hoped but it will help buy my boots etc. All up, it was a fairly good day.
I am also going to try and sell more of my stock. If you want any hairclips, hairties, bookmarks, bracelets and such let me know. There is going to be another market at the school fair later this year where I am thinking about holding a stall at. I appreciate your prayers.
I am also going to try and sell more of my stock. If you want any hairclips, hairties, bookmarks, bracelets and such let me know. There is going to be another market at the school fair later this year where I am thinking about holding a stall at. I appreciate your prayers.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Important Dates
23rd July - Maia's Market stall, the money I make there will go towards expenses involved
4th August - First $300 of the $2260 is due
1st October - 2/3rds or $1506 of the $2260 is due
1st November - The full $2260 is due
10th December - Boot Camp Begins
21st December - Commissioning Service. You are all invited!
22nd-23rd December - Travelling to the orphanage
16th January - Return from Fiji
17th January - Debrief begins
21st January - Debrief ends and we all come home!
4th August - First $300 of the $2260 is due
1st October - 2/3rds or $1506 of the $2260 is due
1st November - The full $2260 is due
10th December - Boot Camp Begins
21st December - Commissioning Service. You are all invited!
22nd-23rd December - Travelling to the orphanage
16th January - Return from Fiji
17th January - Debrief begins
21st January - Debrief ends and we all come home!
Introduction
At the moment I am preparing to go on a missions trip for 6 weeks during December and January. I created this blog to let you know how I am going in my preparation and to share my prayer needs. To begin with, here is some basic information about the trip I'm going on.
Teen Missions International
The organisation I will be going with is called Teen Missions International Australia. TMI was started by a man in America in 1970. He felt that it was important to train young people for missions while they had the desire to do so, rather than waiting for several years until they finished schooling. Since then TMI has grown to include Australia and New Zealand. Each summer there are several missions trips from both America and Australia (different summer times) that go to places throughout the world. "TMI is an interdenominational evangelical mission made up of Christians from many denominations who have come together to work for the Lord. This summer TMIA is running 8 trips at the same time, each in a different country. For more information see the Australian website: http://www.teenmissions.com.au/ or the American website: http://www.teenmissions.org/
Fiji Missions Trip
One thing in particular that drew me to TMI missions trips is that they put you through an intensive training program before sending you off to the field. I believe that this is very important as it allows your ministry to be much more effective. It also means that the missionaries we will be assisting can have more peace of mind - you wouldn't want an entirely untrained person building the roof of your church, hey? In early December I will be heading up to QLD to meet a whole bunch of teens from Australia and New Zealand. We will be at Boot Camp (called that because we have to wear leather work boots the whole trip) for 10 days, during this time I will get to know my team who I will be going to Fiji with as we camp together and have daily classes and devotions together. The classes will include: carpentry, painting, block laying, music, puppets, balloon tying, Bible memory, Servanthood, God's Will, Personal evangelism, basic photography and more. On the last evening of Boot Camp we will all have a comissioning service - you are all invited to come! The next day each team will fly out of the Brisbane airport to their various locations.
My team will fly to Nadi on Viti Levu the main island of Fiji before taking a bus across the island and catching a ferry over to the isand of Vanua Levu where we will be helping at Lomani Au (I am loved) orphanage. the orpahnage is the first in norhtern Fiji and it opens some time this year. Our job will be to help develop the grounds, building a retaining wall, planting an orchard, cultivating the gardens etc. For the entire trip we will be sleeping in tents and washing our clothes in a bucket. After four weeks in Fiji we will fly back to QLD for Debrief for 4 days then I will return home 8 days before Year 11 starts!
Teen Missions International
The organisation I will be going with is called Teen Missions International Australia. TMI was started by a man in America in 1970. He felt that it was important to train young people for missions while they had the desire to do so, rather than waiting for several years until they finished schooling. Since then TMI has grown to include Australia and New Zealand. Each summer there are several missions trips from both America and Australia (different summer times) that go to places throughout the world. "TMI is an interdenominational evangelical mission made up of Christians from many denominations who have come together to work for the Lord. This summer TMIA is running 8 trips at the same time, each in a different country. For more information see the Australian website: http://www.teenmissions.com.au/ or the American website: http://www.teenmissions.org/
Fiji Missions Trip
One thing in particular that drew me to TMI missions trips is that they put you through an intensive training program before sending you off to the field. I believe that this is very important as it allows your ministry to be much more effective. It also means that the missionaries we will be assisting can have more peace of mind - you wouldn't want an entirely untrained person building the roof of your church, hey? In early December I will be heading up to QLD to meet a whole bunch of teens from Australia and New Zealand. We will be at Boot Camp (called that because we have to wear leather work boots the whole trip) for 10 days, during this time I will get to know my team who I will be going to Fiji with as we camp together and have daily classes and devotions together. The classes will include: carpentry, painting, block laying, music, puppets, balloon tying, Bible memory, Servanthood, God's Will, Personal evangelism, basic photography and more. On the last evening of Boot Camp we will all have a comissioning service - you are all invited to come! The next day each team will fly out of the Brisbane airport to their various locations.
My team will fly to Nadi on Viti Levu the main island of Fiji before taking a bus across the island and catching a ferry over to the isand of Vanua Levu where we will be helping at Lomani Au (I am loved) orphanage. the orpahnage is the first in norhtern Fiji and it opens some time this year. Our job will be to help develop the grounds, building a retaining wall, planting an orchard, cultivating the gardens etc. For the entire trip we will be sleeping in tents and washing our clothes in a bucket. After four weeks in Fiji we will fly back to QLD for Debrief for 4 days then I will return home 8 days before Year 11 starts!
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