Ghana Mission Trip: July 2002

On the evening before His arrest, Jesus humbled himself by taking a pitcher of water, a bowl, and a towel and washing the feet of His disciples. Normally, only the lowest ranking servant would provide this service. When He was finished, He instructed His disciples to "Go and do likewise." It was an act of love and ateaching moment for them, and for us. Jesus calls us to serve others: some with our hands, some with our minds, some with our checkbooks, but all with our hearts.

A mission team from the United Methodist Church of Newton, 430 Walnut Street, Newtonville, Massachusetts will be serving together in Ghana, West Africa during the last two weeks of July, 2002.0Their purpose will be to help build a church for a village which doesn't currently have one. In addition to providing a physical church for worship, it will also become a source for positive Christian action by offering social service support and evangelistic outreach to the community.

All building materials (concrete blocks, metal sheeting for the roof, supplies for the mortar, even the nails) need to be purchased and paid for in advance for the mission team. Local masons and skilled craftsmen will also need to be hired. Travel and related expenses for each participant will be approximately $2500. Your financial assistance and prayer support would be most appreciated. 

All checks should be made payable to: United Methodist Church of Newton. Ghana Mission Trip should be noted in the memo section.

This effort is being coordinated in partnership with a Methodist Bishop from Ghana and Rev. Dr. Seth Asare, United Methodist Church of Newton. Those who feel called by the Lord to participate in this mission should contact Rev. Asare at 617-244-0275.

UPDATE 1/7/2002 -

Departure: From Logan airport Saturday July 13,2002 by Swiss Air. Arrives in Ghana On Sunday July 14.
Departure from Kotoka International airport, Accra Ghana. Sunday July 28
Arrival Logan Monday July 29,2002.
Please contact 508-485-1980. We need names for the plane reservation.

Total cost $2,500.
Plane fare is $1400, $500 towards the building. & $600 for hotel, meals and transportation for 2weeks in exotic Africa. Residence will be in beach front resort.

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