Getting the Visas ready

I'm sending out the visas today. In quadruplicate to the Ghananian embassy. Hope they get back in time. I guess now would be a good time to give the background story on this mission trip. About 2 years ago I met Pastors Daniel and Connie Ong when they were visiting the US from Ghana. They came to visit our church one Sunday, and I found he was a pastor, so I asked him to preach that next Wednesday! He did, and of course did a great job.



From there Pastor Ong and I built somewhat of a friendship, and then he and Connie returned to the US to plant a church in Renton Washington. While Pastor Ong was a missionary in Ghana, he planted 7 churches. Since he is the overseer, it is important for him to go back and visit yearly.



About 6 months ago, Pastor Ong asked me to go with him to Ghana, and I just thought he was being funny, but he was being serious. He kept prodding me to go, so finally I agreed. While there I will be given the opportunity to preach and minister at a few of his churches. It will be a great opportunity.



The neatest part is that my college roomate Corbett Stubbert will be going on this trip also. Corbett and I were having breakfast and when I told him about the trip, he immediately said that he felt as though God wanted him to go on this trip to support me and this mission. Praise the Lord! So while we're there, Corbett and I both will be ministering to the people of Ghana!

My brother asked me this week what I hoped to get out of this trip. I would say a few things:

1. A refreshing of the Holy Spirt

2. A heart for missions

3. Learning from Pastor Ong

My hope is to keep this blog updated while there with pictures and the like. It should be a fantastic trip. We will be there from about the 22 of Sep to the 8th of October. Please pray for us and our travels. And check back on this blog for updates.