For those of you who have already read this letter, skip to the bottom and note that the deadline for responding has changed to May 31, 2010. At the very least, send me a note to let me know if you will be praying for me and my team!
I am excited to share with you an incredible opportunity I am preparing for this August. I will be leading a team from my church, University Place Presbyterian Church (UPPC), on a trip to Meru, Kenya in East Africa. This trip will be the fourth of its kind – the last was in 2005 (my husband, Jason & I both participated in that trip) -- as the church has been building relationships and embarking on mission work in Meru for over seven years now. I’m hoping to put my rusty Kiswahili language skills to good use!
The UPPC Kenya Team manages the sponsorship of needy children in Meru through a ministry called Cherish Ministry to Meru. Cherish partners with a Kenyan non-profit organization, Hope International Ministry Trust. The five board members of Hope International Ministry Trust (we call them Hope Guardians) administer sponsorships and relay news to us about sponsored children. Our ministry has grown to over 130 children sponsored by folks here in the U.S.
The purpose of this summer’s Meru mission trip will be to facilitate relationships between our church, the Hope International Ministry Trust, the children we support, and the sponsors of the children. This will mean visiting as many of the children and families as possible, assisting with a two-day seminar for them, and holding several meetings with the Hope Guardians. All of this in only two weeks!
I hope to lend my nutrition expertise by leading two sessions at the seminar: one for younger children and their parents, and one for older kids. I’ve been asked to address the misconception that traditional, inexpensive Kenyan foods (beans, rice, maize meal, local greens, ground nuts, milk) are inferior to more expensive ones (meats, poultry, packaged foods). I’m hoping to also address food safety if/when that is also a need.
Please prayerfully consider supporting our mission trip:
The estimated cost of this mission trip is approximately $19,000 for our eight-member travel team. I am writing this letter, in part, to ask for your help with this cost. If you feel called to provide financial support, print out the form below, check the appropriate box, and follow the mailing instructions on the form no later than May 31, 2010.
More critically, I am in great need of prayer as I prepare to travel, and as my team ministers to the people of Meru. If you feel called to commit to praying for me and my team, check the appropriate box on the form and mail, or simply respond to this email letter (emilybosh@yahoo.com). You are, of course, welcome to support us in more ways than one! Whatever your form of support might be, I will be grateful just to have you sharing in God’s work in Meru with me.
For those who respond, I will be writing again to share specific prayer requests before I leave!
Sincerely,
Emily Bosh
P.S. If you would like to know more about UPPC, the Kenya Team, or Cherish Ministry to Meru, you can check out the church’s website at www.UPPC.org or the Kenya Team’s blog at uppc-kenya/blogspot.com.
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I have prayerfully considered supporting Emily Bosh in her mission work in Meru, Kenya, August 2010, and would like to contribute:
□ a financial gift of: $
□ lots of prayers, both now and in August
□ other:
Please make checks payable to “UPPC”, and write “Kenya Travel Team” in the subject line. Your response form and check will need to be enclosed in a UPPC Missions offering envelope before being submitted to the church, so you may do one of two things: 1) Mail directly to me at: 1634 Firlands Dr., Tacoma, WA 98405; I will hand-deliver all envelopes to UPPC’s Financial Coordinator. 2) If you prefer to mail your form and check directly to the church, let me know via email (emilybosh@yahoo.com) so that I can mail an offering envelope to you. Please respond no later than May 31, 2010.
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