Fundraising- $1700 to go by March 15!

Part of this trip is fundraising. It's the part we all don't like...but it's also the part where we are seeing God show up and feeling humbled and blessed by our friends and family showing their support through donations.

I have $1700 to go in fundraising and would love your support!

Our next fundraising mark is February 16, but ultimately we just need everything in before we leave in March! Thanks for considering supporting our church's relationship in Swazi through this trip.

If you are interested in giving to my trip you can donate online:


The preferred method is to make your donation using New Life Church’s secure online system located on their website. This method will ensure that your donation is processed accurately, efficiently, and will help reduce administrative costs for the church. You will also be able to print a tax-deductible receipt and giving statement for use in preparing your tax return. To give online:

1. Go to www.newlifechurch.org
2. Select give in the top right corner

3. Select give online

4. Login. If you do not have an account, select

5. Sign Up!, follow the instructions, select Your Giving

6. Select Give Now

7. Use the first drop down box (on the left) to select the trip name (Swazi Missions March 2015  Downtown)

8. Use the second drop down box (on the right) to select the participants name. (Molly Gibson)

9. Complete the payment amount, select and provide your payment information.

Select continue and then submit.


Or by Check

If you prefer, you may mail your check payable to New Life Church indicating "NLD Swazi Trip, Molly Gibson" in the memo section of the check. Please do not make the check payable to the participant. The check should be mailed to:


New Life Church
Attention: Accounting – Mission Trips
11025 Voyager Parkway

Why We're Going

For the last three years, New Life Downtown has been partnering with Children's Hopechest to provide financial and relational support to a community in Swaziland. This yearI'll be co-leading a group of 11 from NLD  who will be travelling to Mankayane at the end of March to further the relationship that NLD has with the community.

When I was working on Indian Reservations a few years ago, a community elder made a statement to me that has stuck with me and formed my view of church partnerships and mission work. He said,

"The first time you come, we will be hospitable, the second time you come we can  have a conversation, and the third time you come we will begin building a relationship."

New Life Downtown believes that part of the development of our relationship with this community in Swaziland is for us to continue to show up. To show through our actions that we are interested in true relationship building, where we mutually learn from each other.

I'm excited to be co-leading the third trip our church has taken to visit our partner in Swazi, and I'm hopeful that the relationship building will begin to thrive!


 

Where We are Going

On March 20, 2015 I will be co-leading a team from our church, New Life Downtown, to visit a community in Swaziland. We've been partnering with this community through Children's Hopechest for 3 years.

Our lead pastor describes our partnership:

“The Mankayane community is being supported solely by New Life Downtown. Our philosophy with regard to global ministries at New Life Church as a whole is that rather than trying to do a little bit for lots of different ministries, we want to build long-term, sustainable relationships with a few key partners.

For us at New Life Downtown, this partnership in Swaziland is the main thing we do as far as missions. But more importantly, we are all these children in Mankayane have. We are the embodiment of God's grace and provision for them. They count on our partnership for their community to survive, thrive and succeed.” - Glenn Packiam

Check out this video to see the progress that's being made in Swazi through the work of Children's Hopechest: http://vimeo.com/60228730 

Photo Fun

Here are some great photos from the team that went to Swazi from New Life Downtown last year.