So I'm about 6 weeks away from heading to Kenya for my mission trip with the church. It's becoming a little more real, now that I've gotten all my shots and pills and some support money has started to come in. It's been an interesting process to say the least.
I've had some things go on in my personal life that have really made me question whether I deserve to go or not. I've made some mistakes that make me ashamed when I think about all of the things I said in my support letter and the generosity some have shown. People have put their faith in God's mission and my participation in that through prayer and financial support, and yet I have been so selfish and stubborn at times.
Ultimately I am learning about grace, love, mercy and God's plan in a much more personal way than I had been previously. Although I don't think most pple know about these struggles, I just want to apologize for letting anyone down or the potential to do so if they were to dig deeper into who I've been lately.
With that being said, (and here's where I begin to feel extra slimey,) I have not reached my financial goal. I'm only about 1/3 of the way to $3,500 and I still need your support. If you have not given to this cause, please consider it. We are building an orphanage in one village, and a clean water system in another. We are helping people and this is your chance to be apart of this. This is not some kind of vacation for me, it's work. I'm honored to do it.
So again if you haven't given, please consider it. here's the info, and if you'd like to read my original support letter you can on facebook or just look in the archives of this blog:
If you would like to partner with my Kenya mission trip team through giving, you can do so two ways:
* By Check:
1. Checks should be made out to Buckhead Church
2. Memo Line should read: Kenya June 26th – July 6th
3. Mail check to me at 4735 Roswell Rd. NE, apt. 221 Atlanta, GA 30342
* By Online Contribution: The church has created a secure way for you to donate online. You can do this by:
1. Going to http://www.globalxm.org/
2. Clicking on ‘Donate Now’.
3. Once you get to this page, PLEASE be sure to properly allocate the funds by choosing the following at the GlobalX Trip Information part of the page.
o Country: Kenya
o Trip: Kenya Buckhead Anyone – 06/26/08 - 07/06/08
o Individual: Your Name
My info:
Michael Bergman
4735 Roswell Rd NE. Apt 221
Atlanta, Ga. 30342
michaelgbergman@hotmail.com
936-676-2973
p.s. - guilt comin' at ya!
