Dear friends & family,
How’s it going? We hope this letter finds you well. We wanted to give an update on our June mission trip. When Rachel and I began doing collegiate ministry full-time with Christian Challenge, a goal of ours was to do summer mission trips with our students, to provide an opportunity for students to put their faith into action across the world.
The Lord has opened the door for us to take students to the Philippines this summer with Climbing for Christ. The trip is June 3rd-16th. We will set out to backpack/hike from mountainous village to mountainous village. There are no roads to these villages, only foot-paths. With us, we will bring Bibles in the local language, discipleship materials, medical supplies, and school supplies.
Our team will be teaching on the importance of the Bible, and sharing the Gospel with those who have not yet heard. We will be holding VBS for the children and holding medical clinics for the community.
The coolest part of this mission is that Climbing for Christ has a very big chapter already in the Philippines. So wherever we go, we know that local Filipino believers will be following up and discipling. Between 4-7 of our team members will be from the United States, the other 8-11 will be Filipino.
The Philippines is considered the only Christian nation in Asia. But when you visit its many islands and provinces, you find there are still many Filipinos who have yet to come to know Christ.
“In Luzon, in the mountains of the north where tribal people still live with no electricity and farm the mountain slopes, animism and the worship of animals, elements of nature and their ancestor’s spirits are still practiced. The lack of spiritual guidance and growth has caused many tribal people to get involved in crime and illegal activities. This has resulted in more poverty and lawlessness that affects the progress of mountain communities.
Despite the efforts of many Christian missionaries through the years, the Philippines still have many tribal communities that are considered unreached or have never heard the name of Christ. Sharing God’s love has been made difficult by deeply rooted traditions, culture, beliefs, and the many religions that are preached. There is a great need for more people to pray for more doors of opportunity to open to share the Gospel to many more Filipinos because we are not yet the Christian Nation that we are named to be. We are a nation that is still in need of Christ.” -Ace Concordia, C4C Philippines Coordinator
We will keep you up-to-date as the trip gets closer. Thank you for teaming up and partnering with us! We love you guys!
Overall cost per person: ~ $1950
$100: for food, transportation & lodging in-country
$150: for Bibles in local language
$1500: for airfare
$200: for shots and medications
We have $2600 already raised and are picking up random odd jobs here and there outside of ministry to bring in cash to pay for the trip. Would you prayerfully consider partnering with us? All donations are tax deductible through Climbing for Christ and/or North American Mission Board.
How to partner with us:
If you feel led to team up with us financially on the trip, you can make a check out to Climbing for Christ, Inc. Make sure you put “Mike and Rachel Wall” in the memo line. Checks can be sent to:
Climbing for Christ, Inc.
P.O. Box 16290
Rochester, NY 14616-0290
You can also give online by looking on the right side of this page. You may have to scroll up or down a bit. Click the link “Giving Online” on the right side of the page. Then click, “Give Now!” on the next page. Follow the directions on the page from there. Thanks for your support!
Prayer Needs:
-Pray that the Holy Spirit would be preparing the hearts of the Filipino people in the mountain villages for the Gospel.
-Pray for our team’s safety.
-Pray for our students as they prepare for the trip and raise support for it.
-Pray that our funding for the trip would come in as well. We are close but still have a bit of ground to cover.
Cheers and God Bless,
Mike and Rachel
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