The Gathering, EFCC @ India: April 2012

Mission

This summer, a handful of young adults from EFCC will be leaving San Diego and heading to the Andhra Pradesh province of India for a three-week, short-term project in July. While there, we will be helping an Indian organization by way of teaching English to college students on campus. These students have joined church planting teams so they can go out all across India to plant churches and assist in certain needs of many different communities (social work). In the first year, the students (called Freshers) come to campus for two months to learn English (by the way, all of their classes are taught only in English), and take other Christian courses as well (i.e., Spiritual Development, Penteteuch, Discipleship, SMS- research & citation, etc). If, after four years, they pass all their classes they will graduate with a degree in either theology or in Christian Studies which will help them in their church planting ventures.

Mark 16:15-- He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Prayers Please:

Please pray for our funding...
[We need to raise half (around $10-12K) for airfare by the end of April!]
Please pray for us that we will be able to put our work affairs in order before leaving.
Please pray for our health...
[Before, during, & after the trip.]
Please pray that the students would quickly grasp the knowledge & understanding of the (ever difficult & often confusing) English language.
Please pray for our hearts to be moved by the people we interact with...
[Leading up to, during, & after the trip.]
Please pray that we would be culturally sensitive with the people of India.
Please pray that we would encourage fellow believers...
[Those working with the students, the students, and any others we may encounter.]
Please pray that God would stretch and grow each team member on this journey and that His Name would be glorified in all we do!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

So it's our first blog and we're excited! We just received our support letters for mailing out! Be on the lookout for one in your mailbox really soon :)

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