Why is First Baptist sending Mike and Jon to Spain?
As leaders of our church’s Mission Committee, they are being sent to visit, to learn, and to return to teach us about the missionary work taking place near Bilbao, Spain. Mike and Jon will spend a week learning about the ministry of Mauricio and Karina Aldana, observing a Christian hostel in action, meeting the people of the Basque community. One of their goals of their trip is see if our church could be a good long term partner for the Aldana’s.
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Jon’s Prayer Requests
This scouting trip to Spain is a new and exciting opportunity to step out in faith and participate in something I have not yet done. I look forward to walking side-by-side with missionaries in the field and to see the various aspects of their everyday work.
I would appreciate your prayers for:
Safe travels,
Good health,
Open-mindedness,
To be observant each day with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and
To be flexible in all aspects of this trip
Mike’s Prayer Requests
As we travel to Spain, I am looking forward to the opportunity to learn more about the Aldana family and their call to reach the pilgrims on the “Camino de Santiago”.
I am looking forward to coming back and sharing what we find with the you, the church, and the possibilities that exist for us to send others over for mission trips in the future.
I would appreciate your prayers for:
Safe travels & preparations in the days leading up to our departure,
For clarity as we look for opportunities to expand and deepen our ties with missionaries, and
For my wife and children while I am away
How much is our church looking to raise in support of this trip?
We would like to raise a total of $480 or $240 each for Mike & Jon. We will be collecting this special offering from 1/21/24 until their departure on 2/11/24.
Options to support this trip:
Personal check: In the memo section of your offering check, please write “Spain Scouting Trip 2024”, or
Online offering: Click the button below
Here’s a sampling of how your offerings will support the scout trip:
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cover a meal with a local Basque church member as they share their testimony with Jon & Mike.
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cover a person’s 1 night stay at pilgrim hostel.
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cover the ground transportation needed to visit individuals and families the missionaries are ministering to.
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help cover Mike or Jon’s room & board costs for this trip.
“Thank you for making a special offering to send Mike and Jon to visit the mission field in Spain. Your offering covers their trip expenses as they connect with the missionaries, observe the pilgrim ministry in action, and befriend the precious people who need the hope of Jesus Christ.”
“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”