Mission Statement
No, it’s not what you think.
I don’t normally post a lot about church, but… But, in a moment of weakness, I promised this really earnest, kind-hearted kid who is so excited about going to do good work in strange places that I told him I’d link to his blog. See, he’s trying to raise money, several thousand dollars worth, to finance his own mission trip. Of course, he’s part of a larger mission group, but each person is responsible for their own finances and he’s the only one from Mercy Street, the service at Chapelwood United Methodist that I attend, who’s going. So, he sort of needs a little help. Now, I don’t have a lot of spare money to throw around, but I do have some small ability to drive traffic on the web. So, that’s what I’m doing, talking him up a little so that he gets a little more traffic on his blog. His blog, which he’s just started, will track his progress from training to go away all the way through his entire mission trip. Or at least that’s the plan. Hopefully, he’ll be able to keep it up and we’ll get to see how he helps folks where he’s going and what he learns along the way. The group he ended up with, by the “luck of the draw”, is headed to Africa. It’ll be a little dangerous, but God knows, there are a lot of quite literally dirt poor people there who will benefit from this mission trip.
So, anway, go check out his blog and support him: John Parish, Serving the Kingdom Through Missions.
Thanks.
