Uptown Church Family,
As summer rolls around, the time away from school can be used as a valuable opportunity for students to practice living out gospel truths they have learned here at Uptown in a different context. This summer, the Youth Ministry is excited to take over 30 high school students and 9 adults to Athens, Greece with two separate trips. Week one will go June 18-27and Week 2 is June 27-July 6!
WHAT WE WILL BE DOING:
While on the trip, students will have the opportunity to engage with the local culture through children’s ministry. Students will plan, stage, and execute games, sports, and crafts as part of a larger street fair in the Athens community. Students will be challenged to overcome cultural and communication barriers while building strong relationships with the children and letting the gospel show in the ways they interact with them. The greater purpose of the trip is for Uptown to assist the local church plant in Neos Cosmos with our good friend Eric Petrou (look how young he looks in that family picture!) as they reach out to build relationships with the community. By hosting games and activities for the children, the church will be able to interact with the parents—making them familiar with the church and creating opportunities to engage them with the gospel. We are excited to assist in this outreach!
The church in Athens works closely with a Bible college that trains new pastors to plant churches throughout Greece, and they also have a ministry to help women in trafficking.
As we prepare to go on this trip, will you consider supporting us in a few different ways?
First, please
PRAY
for the trip. Some specific ways you can pray are:
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Pray for the Bible college that raises up church leaders
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Pray for church planting efforts in Greece
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Pray for the logistics of our trip—including passports
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Pray for community among our team
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Pray for our team’s effort in Greece
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Pray for funding to come in
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Pray for health and safety for our team
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Pray that we will be equipped to serve well
Second,
GIVE FINANCIALLY
. We would greatly value any financial assistance you can give. The
average cost-per-person for this trip is $2,100. If you would like to help support us, you may write a check to Uptown Church and include, “ Youth Greece Missions Trip,” in the memo line. Note that we raise funds as a group and any donations given specifically to an individual team member is not be tax deductible. Giving to missions is above and beyond normal tithing. Please also note that any surplus funds from this mission trip will be used at the discretion of Uptown’s diaconate. You may also give online by the following links:
Finally,
FREQUENT FLYER MILES
. Another easy way to give is to donate frequent flyer miles. If you travel often for work, please consider donating these miles to lower the total cost for a student who may need extra support. Contact Morgan Herrington at youth intern@uptownchurch.org to donate in this way.
We’re looking forward to jumping into the work that God is already doing in Greece. May His Kingdom come!
Sincerely,
The Uptown Greece Team 2019
