Dear Family and Friends,
The year of 2008 and beginning of 2009 has been an amazing journey for me. My relationship with the Lord has grown so much and still continues to grow. God has an incredible plan for me and this is only the beginning. Now, I have an amazing opportunity to travel on a mission’s trip to the Ukraine with Grace Community Church. This mission’s trip will be taking place from July 5th to July 16th.
While in the Ukraine, my mission’s team will be serving at a summer camp. This summer camp provides a wonderful experience for children with special needs and members of their family. My team will work, with the Ukrainian staff of Missions to Ukraine, to provide a fun and purposeful camp experience for the kids and their family. The typical camp day starts with devotions, exercises, stretching, worship, and a lesson. Each of us will be assigned to a group along with an interpreter to further reinforce the day’s topic. We will also have time for crafts, resting, games, fellowship, and another worship time with skits, songs, and a message.
James 2:26 says “As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” I am going on this trip because the next step in my walk with God is get into action by helping others and spreading God’s word. Also, I am going on this trip because I feel that God has called me to become involved in a larger part of His kingdom.
The total cost of the trip for me is $ 2,200. This includes airfare, lodging, food and other ministry expenses. Any funds I raise will be used to support the need of the entire trip and any that is above my target for the trip will be used to support other trip participants or for future trips. If you are reading this, I would like to ask two things from you.
1. Would you please mark your calendar for July 5-16 and start praying everyday for my trip?
2. Would you please prayerfully consider supporting me financially to help cover the expenses of my trip?
If you would like to support me financially, please contact me. If you have any questions or would like more information about the trip, I would love to talk to you. To learn more about the ministry currently going on in the Ukraine, visit missiontoukraine.org. During the trip, I will continue to post updates on everything that is taking place. This trip is going to be an amazing experience for not only me, but also my whole team. I anticipate learning more about the kingdom of God through serving these children and families. I hope to be completely humbled through this experience. Thank you so much for your support and consideration.
In His Loving Service,
Ashley Bontreger
