Our summer mission trip is coming up quickly! For the second second summer in a row, we are partnering with Good Sports International, and we are really looking forward to returning. We’ll be traveling to the town of Mikepercs, Hungary (about 3 hours east of Budapest).
Each morning our team will help lead and assist an English camp for elementary aged kids. They will teach classes, perform skits and sing songs with the children. After a lunch break, we will transition to helping out with a sports camp. Each day kids in the community will learn basic skills for different sports like baseball, soccer, frisbee, and kick ball. One evening we’ll pull out a hundred glow sticks and do a capture the flag night game - that was a huge hit last year! We’ll also have an opportunity to visit a gypsy ministry the local church facilitates one evening. After dinner each night, we’ll gather as a team, and spend time in worship and study. We are going to be reading and teaching through the Gospel of John.
In addition to helping with the camps and church ministries, we've been collecting donations for several months for orphanages and refugee camps in the area. Our Good Sports contact is an amazing networker in the region. He helps resource the orphanages and refugee camps with needed supplies. This year they've asked for winter clothing for the orphans and refugees, and we've been able to collect a ton of coats and warm clothes. Good Sports has also asked for sports donations and we've received lots of bats, balls, cleats and athletic clothing. We're excited to deliver these goods!!
We’ve got 21 people on our team, 16 students and 5 staff. We leave on Saturday, July 14th and will return the following Sunday, July 22nd.
We covet your prayers for the week!
Specifically, would you pray for ...
- Safety as we make the 12+ hour drive to and from Hungary, and for good health and endurance as our team serves throughout the week.
- Team unity as our students work together to lead and help out with an English camp each morning and a sports camp every afternoon. Pray the Lord would help them to be other’s focused and patient with one another.
- Spiritual growth as we spend time individually and together in worship and studying God’s Word throughout the week. We’ll be reading John’s Gospel and spending time each evening discussing our reading and teaching through the book.
- Guidance and wisdom for staff as we lean into students and encourage them and help them process through what they are experiencing.
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