Preparing to go Again ... Mission to Honduras: 2013

Dear Family and Friends,                                                                                                                                                             April, 2013

Last year, many of you may remember that we (Brian, Kimberly and Ben) went on a mission trip to Honduras in October.  It was so awesome to share with so many of you about our Medical/Evangelism mission and it was an amazing privilege to serve the Honduran people and share with them the hope in our hearts and the certainty of the joy of our Salvation in the LORD Jesus.  Many of you joined our mission team through prayer, financial support and contributions of supplies.  Your participation was and is so valuable to us and we invite you to come alongside us again as we prepare to return to Honduras in October of 2013.   We (Brian and Kimberly) are excited to, once again, serve the Honduran people and spread the Good News of Jesus, our LORD and Savior and this year, we are also excited to share with you that our roles will be slightly different as we will be leading a team from our own church!  As Team Leaders, we will provide informational materials to those interested in going on mission to Honduras; we will facilitate team meetings and training, maintain necessary paperwork on each team member and track finances for support-raising.  In addition, we will coordinate communications and necessary payments to World Gospel Outreach, the organization with whom we serve in Honduras.

Ben will be a team member once again as he responds to the Spirit’s leading to participate in something that matters to God.  Ben says, “When I went on the mission trip last year, it was an experience like I had never had before.  One of the reasons I really look forward to going back is because I really loved doing “Concrete”.  We would pour a small concrete floor into a family’s home that had previously only been a dirt floor.  It is a great feeling to see their joy by us just putting in a new floor for them.  I hope to, once again, impact the people of Honduras and to provide a way for lives to be changed.  They have so much need!  I pray that God works greatly in and through our 2013 mission to Honduras.”

 

This is an invitation for you to be a part of something that matters … something that makes a positive impact in the life of another human being ... AND it’s an opportunity for us to form a relationship out of purpose. 

Here’s just some of the ways your support impacts the people of Honduras:

1)      Karla came to Brigade to receive dental work … greatly needed dental work.  When she came to us, she only had seven bottom teeth; when she left, she was toothless.  Her teeth were so bad, she was grateful to have them removed.

                                                                      

2/3)This is a home.  Eight people eat, sleep and live in this space, that the family stated has been upon a dirt floor for over thirty years.  Now they have a level, concrete floor.

4)    This young gang member received hope and a way out of a hopeless situation.

                                         
Again, we need to raise $1,595.00 each OR $4,785.00 for the three of us.  As we did last year, each of us will start us out with our $200/person “deposit”, which is due on or before 4/21/2013.  That leaves $4,185.00 that we need to raise via faithful contributors and fundraisers with $1,905.00 being due on or before 6/23/2013 and $2,280.00 being due on or before 8/18/2013.

There is a lot of work to be done but “many hands make light work” and nothing is impossible with God!

No contribution is too big or too small and we just LOVE to watch as one-by-one we become a great, Big GOD Team as more and more people join us through prayer, financial support and contribution of supplies.  If you would like to begin praying for us, here are some specific needs we have thought of:

1) That we follow God’s leading in effectively training and encouraging our team members 2) That our fundraisers would impact the community as well as our funding needs 3) That God is preparing the Hondurans we have not yet met 4) That we would continue to grow and mature spiritually and discern the will of God for our lives

In Honduras, at the beginning of each day of Brigade, after a time of praise and prayer, we would shout out at the top of our lungs, both in English and Spanish (like the shot at the start of an important race) “Let’s Go To Work!”  (vamos a trabajar).  All the Hondurans waiting in line outside could hear this; it was a jolt of excitement and energy to kick off the precious work about to be done …

… So huddle with us now … place your hands to the center … on three … One, Two Three … “Let’s Go To Work!”

With all our love and warmest regards,

Brian and Kimberly Prendergast/Ben Lindberg

Honduran Medical-Evangelism Ministry Information

Honduras is among the poorest nations of the world. It is a nation of neglected and abandoned children and adults in dire need of help. Many families are locked into a devastating cycle of disease, unemployment and illiteracy. Every year, more than 50,000 Hondurans have their medical and dental needs met by medical and non-medical volunteers who make up the Medical-Evangelism brigades of World Gospel Outreach. Lives are changed and communities are transformed as WGO Brigades partner with more than 80 local Honduran churches to serve those in need, bringing medical care to some who have never had it.

Your prayers and financial support are needed to fulfill the call to go to Honduras to serve the people there and to share our hearts for Jesus with them.  Each team member must raise $1,595 ($4,785 for the three of us) and have a prayer team supporting our efforts.  We sincerely covet your support and invite you to invest in us and the work we seek to do for the LORD.  All financial gifts are tax-exempt.  God bless you and be with you.

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I, We… will help Brian and Kimberly Prendergast and Ben Lindberg as they serve as short-term missionaries to Honduras from September 28 – October 5, 2013.  We agree to pray for them ______ and/or I, we would like to contribute $_________ to their mission fund. 

Name - __________________________________________

Address - ________________________________________

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Email Address - ___________________________________   

(so you can receive updates on the mission – YOU WILL NOT BE CONTACTED BY THE MISSION ORGANIZATION)

Please make checks payable to: and mail to:

Community Church of Elkhorn

c/o Kimberly and Brian Prendergast

1614 Meadow Lane

Elkhorn, Wisconsin  53121

*In the check memo line be sure to reference Honduras Team #3913B* and return the remittance form above to ensure that your contribution is allocated properly.