Dear Friends
and Family,
For the last two years I have served as a small group leader in the youth
group at my church, Calvary Chapel Surprise. As much as I enjoy spending time with these teens,
it has been my desire to share God alongside them in another country as I was
able to do with so many groups while in Peru. Recently I was asked to be one of
four adult leaders accompanying a group of teens on a trip to Costa Rica. This
was a great answer to my prayer.
We will leave Surprise, Arizona for Heredia, Costa Rica on July 24 and
return on August 2. During our time there, we will be ministering in support of
the church and missionaries already serving in Heredia. We will be performing
dramas, sharing testimonies, and street witnessing. We are also prepared for a
number of special projects that we may be asked to do including Vacation Bible
School and painting a building for the church.
As a youth leader, I am hoping to play more of a supporting role on
this trip, and ask for your prayer as I take on this new role. I hope to be a
good example and source of encouragement for these teens, many of whom are
traveling out of the United States for the first time. Please pray that God
would show me the best way to minister to the young men and ladies of my team.
Over the last few weeks, we have begun to raise the funds needed for
the 13 of us to go on this trip. Each of us has a personal goal of $1,300 to be
raised, a large chunk of which will go towards our plane tickets. The rest will
provide for food, room and board, and ministry supplies. Many of you have
supported me in the past as I went to Ethiopia and Peru. I want to thank all of
you who have supported me with prayer, encouragement and all forms of support
throughout my journey. God has used each of you to reach the people in each of these
places.
Today, I am asking that you pray about supporting our team as we travel
to Costa Rica. Any amount of money would be a great blessing, and prayer is the
biggest blessing of all. In the past, I have learned that God will supply for
all my needs, and more. And I have no doubt that He will provide for this trip
as well. Please pray about what part you might play in supporting us on this
trip.
If you would like to learn more about our team, the trip or upcoming
fundraisers, please visit our facebook page (@CCS Costa Rica 2012) or our read
our blog (http://ccsurprisecostarica.blogspot.com/).
If you have any additional questions, please let me know.
If you would like to support me and the team financially, please make you
check payable to Calvary Chapel Surprise with “Costa Rica” in the memo section. Please contact me for my address.
Any funds that I raise beyond my personal goal will go into the group
fund in order to assure that every team member is able to go on the trip.
God bless,
Rachael Hicks
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