Application Deadline for Spring Break
I just checked the GCLA website, and our Spring Break trip is finally available on the application form. So please go online and apply today!
Remember the deadline to apply is this Friday.
To Apply:
1. Go to GCLA’s website: www.gclamissions.com
2. Click on Register Online (right column)
3. Select our project from the scroll-down list
4. Fill in the fields (4 pages total)
5. Click Submit at the end.
The January team spent about an hour on Sunday packing supplies for their trip, and sorting through our stash of shoes for our upcoming shoe drive. They are so pumped for their trip!
The Team’s Prayers
At our meeting on Sunday night, these were some of the prayers we lifted up. Please join us as we ask God to do a mighty work in us and through us this coming week and for the rest of our lives…
Dear God,
Strengthen our faith
Remove our inhibitions
Help us make the most of every opportunity
Give us a sweet life-altering week
Make our hearts sensitive
Give us a mindset of service
Help us to make a difference
Teach us to rely on You
Make us strong and courageous
Help us to soak up the experience
May we come home with no regrets
Mood Music
A few songs to get you in the mood…
Staying Healthy
It’s important to stay healthy on the trip. We’re going to Honduras to serve, and our bodies are the tools we’ll be using. So keeping ourselves safe and healthy is important to being effective on our trip. It’s easy to think that because we’re young and healthy, we don’t need to worry about these things. But traveling to another country, experiencing a sudden change in climate, working hard, being tired, and being exposed to foreign plants, foods and microorganisms can all work against us. So it’s important to take extra care of ourselves as we prepare for the trip and while we’re in Honduras. Read more
Puppet Training Day
The Heaven’s Handful Team from Ferguson, Missouri, came to train the Mizzou March team in the art of puppetry. Here are some highlights…
Shoe Collection Flyer
We’re trying to collect 500 pairs of shoes to take to Honduras on March 20th. You can use this flyer/poster to advertise a shoe drive at your school, church, or business. Click to download the full-size image.
Shoes & Athletic Court Construction
We got an email from Tyler, our semester missionary in Choluteca, regarding what the church would like us to bring. Based on what he shared, our goal will be to bring 500 pairs of shoes and $6,000 to build a new athletic court for the school. If you would like to help with either of these projects, please let us know.
From Tyler:
1.) I asked to see if there was something better we could bring besides shoes, but Nelson is very adamant that shoes are a vital/special thing that only the Rock brings down. A pair of shoes are an immediate bump up in social class, a smile on your face and joy in your heart. A boost in self-confidence, so in fewer words, lets stick with shoes, and keep bringing them.
2.) The new auditorium construction is coming up soooo fast, you are going to be amazed when you come. That being said the old court had to be torn up and they need money for a new one. Nelson suggested this might be a good project for you guys, not sure. The total cost is $9,000, but they have $3,000 so what they are looking is to see if maybe we could set out to raise $6,000 to pay for their new court "Cancha" an absolutely vital part of their school. (Take that coming from me, the current PE teacher giving classes without a court)
Looking to Learn Some Spanish?
Best online Spanish/English Dictionary
Additional resources are available (for team members only) on the Resource Page.
March 2009 Team – Important Info
In order for the mission trip coordinator to make all the travel and other arrangements on time, you must:
- Apply online by January 30. The application fee is of $100, and it’s a non-refundable deposit to make a deposit for the airline reservations. Please make the check payable to Great Commission Latin America, and give it to the mission trip leader. This amount will be credited to your final trip cost.
- Plane tickets will be purchased for each missionary by February 13. You need to have in your missionary account $725 (this amount includes your $100 application fee).
- The balance of the trip funds-$805, is due by March 6. The total cost is $1,530. (This cost is subject to change when the airlines increase the fuel surcharge and/or taxes, or if the number of the team’s participants drops below 10 people).
Important Dates
- Jan. 30 – $100 non-refundable deposit due
- Feb. 13 – $625 first installment
- Mar. 6 – $805 remaining balance of the trip due
- Mar. 20 – Leave for Choluteca, Honduras
Team Meetings
- Thursday Night January 29, 2009 after Rock PWC – 15 minute meeting- Deposit due!
- Sunday Night February 8 at 6PM – Dinner at John’s house. Let’s bring our first installment money to send together this day. We will send it together.
- Sunday Night February 22 at 6 PM – Dinner at John’s house.
- Sunday Night March 15 at 6PM – Dinner at John’s house.
Articles on Short-Term Missions
Boundless webzine recently ran a few articles on short-term missions. They touch on things like "why go?" and "what makes a trip successful or unsuccessful?" Worth reading if you’ve got the time. It’s always good to think about our motivations, and how we are to gauge success and failure.