Hello,
As many
of you know, last summer I was able to help lead the Center for Global Missions’ first trip to East Asia. It was an absolutely
amazing experience! While I never got around to sharing the experience on my
blog, to get a little taste of what it was like, I invite you to
read the following article and watch the following clip:
Center for Global Missions Team Experiences East Asia
So, once again, from July 2-16, I have been asked to help lead the mission trip to East Asia. I am so excited to be part of God's mission to reach the East Asian people for Christ! The Center for Global Missions (of which I am the coordinator) at Regent University is partnering with an organization that works specifically with college students. During the first half of the trip, my team and I will build relationships and share the gospel with these students. During the second half of the trip, we will go northwest to a region where we will work among a culturally rich minority group. The primary purpose of this half of the trip is to gain knowledge and cultural understanding and to come in the same humble attitude of Jesus as described in Philippians 2. We will also spend time praying for this people group while we are there.
So, once again, from July 2-16, I have been asked to help lead the mission trip to East Asia. I am so excited to be part of God's mission to reach the East Asian people for Christ! The Center for Global Missions (of which I am the coordinator) at Regent University is partnering with an organization that works specifically with college students. During the first half of the trip, my team and I will build relationships and share the gospel with these students. During the second half of the trip, we will go northwest to a region where we will work among a culturally rich minority group. The primary purpose of this half of the trip is to gain knowledge and cultural understanding and to come in the same humble attitude of Jesus as described in Philippians 2. We will also spend time praying for this people group while we are there.
However, despite
my helping lead the trip, I am unable to go without your prayers and financial
support. I would like to invite you to be a part of my support team.
There are
two primary ways that you can be a part of my team:
First of
all, you can pray. Pray for unity for the team that I will help lead. There are currently 9 of us. Pray
for safety for all the team members. Pray that we might be open vessels through
which God can work. Pray for the people we meet.
Secondly,
you can give financially. The East Asia trip will cost about $3500. If you are able
to give, there are two ways to do so:
1. Check: Please make it payable to Clearview
Church, and write on the memo line Eric Ketcham/East Asia,
depending on the trip you want to support. Donating in this way makes your gift
tax-deductible. Please send it to the following address:
Clearview Church
PO Box 3049
Chesapeake, VA 23327-3049
2. Online: Please make your donation by clicking
on the following button:
The donations are automatically deposited into my PayPal account through which I can then finance these trips. While this is a very convenient method, there is a 2.9%+.30 cents processing fee on each transaction.
The donations are automatically deposited into my PayPal account through which I can then finance these trips. While this is a very convenient method, there is a 2.9%+.30 cents processing fee on each transaction.
If you
are able to give financially, I would ask that you do so as soon as you are
able.
I hope
that by supporting me in whatever way you choose, you can work alongside me
despite not being physically present. We are all called, in one way or another,
to spread God’s kingdom, whether it be through giving, going, serving, etc.
If you have any questions about these trips or about how you can
be on my team, please feel free to comment.
Thank you!
Blessings,
Eric
