Dear Friends,
This letter is a bit different than our usual update but we are
excited to share with you an exciting opportunity before us. Our commissioning
church–Cape
Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri–is
going on a missions trip to Guatemala in August. Through a series of
communications and “one-thing-led-to-another”, it looks like our
skills can be of great use on this trip. We are very excited to be a part of
this team, comprised of both long-time friends and new friends.
Our goal is to spend one week there using our skills to help a
wonderful ministry at the Rehobeth children's orphanage in rural Parramos,
Guatemala. Every ministry has a God story as to how it came about and this one
is no different. Rather than go into detail here there is a website set up with
more information. We invite you to take a look around. www.givejoy2one.com We depart on August 3rd
and return August 10th 2013.
What specifically will we do? Mike will tackle repairs of
a water pump station. Kathy will use her medical skills to fit people with
eyeglasses. Anyone got any old prescription glasses laying around that you have
no idea what to do with? WE CAN USE THEM.
They can be any type, as long as they are prescription. Using an
oto-refractor, we will use them to match people with the prescription glasses.
We hope to collect 300 pairs of glasses.
We are excited about this opportunity and hope you will consider
your part in helping us.
There are several ways you can help us complete the goals of
this trip.
• First,
pray for effectiveness of ministry and health and safety in travels.
• Second,
we need prescription eyeglasses. We would like to take a total of 300 pairs.
• Third,
we need donations of anti-reflux medications (over the counter is fine), anti-inflammatory
medications, and medications for respiratory problems.
• And
fourth, we need to raise our financial support for the trip. At $1500 per
person, we need a total of $3000 and we ask you to consider a one-time donation
for this trip. If you choose to support us financially, we’d appreciate
knowing your intentions as soon as possible or by mid-May so we can have
everything ready for our departure date.
Important details:
• Please
let us know if you will pray for us regularly. We will keep you posted of
detailed prayer requests.
• If
you have eyeglasses and medications mail them to
the church address below in care of Joel Niekirk, Missions Committee Chairman.
If you would, enclose a note stating you know us.
• If
you would like to partner with us financially for this trip, the following is
very important. DO NOT mail your donation to Wycliffe. All donations must be
mailed to Cape Bible Chapel at the address below. You will need to include a
note stating your donation is for Mike and Kathy Smith expenses for Guatemala.
You will get a tax-deductible receipt.
We hope you will consider helping us meet the goals of this
trip. As you can see, there are several ways you can help. We thank each of you
for your continued partnership in the ministry at JAARS and consider it an
honor to be an extension of you here, and now to use our skills in Guatemala.
Sincerely,
Mike and Kathy
Address for Guatemala financial support:
Cape Bible Chapel:
2911 Kage Rd.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
c/o Missions Committee Chairman: Joel Niekirk
Attach a separate note stating “for
Mike and Kathy Smith trip to Guatemala”
