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Hi everyone,
Right now I am asking for some help from any of you who can. If you can't help physically (I suppose that is the word for it) then I would love it if you could pray for me.
Right now, I am having some problems. I was planning on going to Thailand with Global Expeditions and spread the word of God this Summer.
But then I got nominated by someone to travel with People to People-a program about education and helping others from other countries get together and realize we are all the same, and to help stop wars. I have now been chosen to go to Europe for three weeks this Summer. I could go on and explain what People to People is, but that would waste a lot of your all's time.
But the problem is, the P2P trip costs over $5,500 and the Thailand trip costs around $3,500. If I can manage time wise, I would be able to come back from Europe and go on to Thailand.
I'm here to ask for any of you to contribute any size of a donation-even $5 or more or less would be really wonderful and could help me get to Thailand to spread the word of God. If I have other Christians and other churchs help me to get to Thailand, that would be wonderful. Both of these trips are extremely important to our world, but I believe Thailand should come first. THIS is what's important. Spreading God's Word.
For my address to donate or for more information, please e-mail me.
Thank you so much, even if you can't donate and I understand many of you cannot, please pray that I can save enough money to get to Thailand! Spread this plea around, please!
Thanks again and God bless all of you!
Mariann
countrykidscritters@yahoo.com

Also, if this type of post is not allowed, please tell me and I will immediately delete it.
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an update on the hurricane relief situation at Teen Mania from Dave Hasz:

"It looks like at this point Teen Mania will not be needed as a Red Cross shelter for refugees coming to Texas. Texas has about 250,000 refugees and now Texas is sending them to other states. On campus we are encouraging interns to get involved in relief efforts at the shelters in town and through their churches. You can still donate cash - which is needed most, through battlecry.com or to the alumni association which will be helping alumni of the Honor Academy.  Teen Mania is still working to send a semi of relief goods to an ATF church we are working with in Baton Rouge, this truck could go as early as Thursday. We are also going to have an intern relief trip which will depart on Thursday. I am finalizing the details and will announce this to the interns this afternoon. There is only room for the first 15-20 on this trip. This first trip will probably run from Sept. 8 - 18. Interns will sleep on a church floor and work very hard all day every day in the relief effort!"

Please be in prayer for the relief trip, and for the money to send the semi to Baton Rouge.

I'd like to pass along some exciting news that's trickled down the grapevine.

Because of Teen Mania's relatively close proximity to New Orleans, the Ministry is now working on transitioning into a Red Cross refugee center for victims of the hurricane. The staff received a memo about this tonight, and the email mentioned that there may be need for some help once it happens [which could be in the next two or three days], however details are still to come.

Please be in prayer for wisdom regarding the decisions and logistical preparation that will be made over the next few days. GE has often done mission trips to New Orleans, and now it would seem that the New Orleans mission trip is coming to Garden Valley. Pray that if this opportunity comes to fruition that many will be touched by the love of God displayed to them as they stay on campus. I'll do my best to keep you all updated as I receive more details, but for now I thought it'd be wise to have it covered in prayer. :o)

i hope they add Nepal to the list for Summer 2006!!!

Hey, can you let me know when the GE trips are updated for Summer 2006?

Thanks in advance :).

Hello everyone,

Welcome to the new Global Expeditions community. If you've been on a GE trip or if you're interested or planning on going on  one, this is the community for you. Be sure to check the info page for the rules and the welcome schpeil.

Enjoy!