Evangelic Expeditions
2011 Missions: Sneak Peek
One needs to look no further than Google Earth to see that the world grows smaller all the time. However, an estimated 40 percent of the people living on this planet (2.7 of the 6.65 billion) still are unreached. The Joshua Project, a research initiative, claims 6,758 of the world’s 16,465 people groups have not been reached with the Gospel.
“Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19). A missions director in Indonesia was teaching on this subject in May. “Poor people respond to the Good News,” she said. “They don’t have anything to rely on. They are looking for something they can trust.”
We deliver that “something.” Or “Someone.” His name is Jesus Christ.
Jesus went to the people and He sent His disciples to the people. He may send you to reach heretofore-unreached people. What are you waiting for? In John 4:35, Jesus tells His followers: “Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.”
Jesus has told us, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Matthew 9:37-38 and Luke 10:2).
We are asking the Lord of the harvest to send workers for Climbing For Christ’s 2011 Evangelic Expeditions. Here’s a sneak peek at where we are going:
MISSION: NEPAL — WHEN: Jan. 3-14. PURPOSE: To visit Dapcha, where Climbing For Christ is partnering with nationals to build a local church. We are going to check on the church build (or site for the church if construction has not begun). Other goals: Encourage the local church and trek in central Nepal for outreach and explore how C4C might serve in this region. PRICE: Estimated at US$1,000. This does not include airfare to/from Katmandu.
MISSION: HAITI — WHEN: Jan. 31-Feb. 11. PURPOSE: To take more workers to the harvest in the Chaine de la Selle mountains and to continue the physical work that has been ongoing since 2005, including church building and dedications, VBS, medical clinics and training, water project, sanitation and nutrition education, and surveying new villages. PRICE: Estimated at US$1,500. This includes airfare from New York City to Hispaniola.
MISSION: KILIMANJARO — WHEN: March 4-21. PURPOSE: To continue working with Kilimanjaro Chapter members. Climb Kilimanjaro via the Rongai Route, which provides views into Kenya and offers the best campsite on the mountain (Mawenzi Tarn Hut). Visit Project 1:27 Malawi orphans and minister to children there. Also, hiking on Mulanje Massif. PRICE: $5,430, includes airfare (roundtrip from JFK for North American team members); Tanzania visa, Kilimanjaro climb and tips, hotel, transfers and meals; and Malawi expenses.
MISSION: POSSIBLE 6 — WHEN: May. LENGTH: 10-14 days. PURPOSE: To revisit Kham Tibetans and continue outreach in the high valleys (13,000-15,000 feet) until a church is planted. PRICE: Estimated at US$2,250. This does not include airfare to/from the gateway city.
MISSION: PHILIPPINES — WHEN: June. LENGTH: 10-14 days. PURPOSE: Return trek to Tacadang, where we will worship and fellowship with three local churches, conduct medical and children’s ministries, and survey neighboring villages (such as Les-Eng). PRICE: Estimated at US$500. This does not include airfare to/from Manila.
MISSION: INDONESIA — WHEN: Late June-early July. LENGTH: 12-14 days. PURPOSE: Continue to work with national members, traveling to a new area to climb a volcano that is more than 12,000-feet (3,650-meters) high and deliver the Good News to an unreached tribe. PRICE: Estimated at US$750. This does not include airfare to/from Jakarta.
MISSION: ARARAT — WHEN: August. LENGTH: 12-14 days. PURPOSE: Climb Mount Ararat and continue work among Kurdish people that began this month in eastern Turkey. PRICE: Estimated at US$2,500. This does not include airfare to/from Europe.
More Missions — Watch for E-Updates and check this page for the latest news on these and other missions in 2011. Among the trips being prayerfully considered: Ethiopia, Morocco, Pakistan, and Peru.
To apply for a mission team, e-mail info@ClimbingForChrist.org.
2010 Missions
Kilimanjaro, Cordilleras, Haba, Halimun, and Ararat. Tanzania, the Philippines, China, Indonesia, and Turkey. Chagga, Kankanaey, Yi, Sunda, and Kurds. These are a few of the peaks, places, and people the Lord sent us to reach in 2010.
Mission: Kilimanjaro — WHEN: Jan. 19-31. PURPOSE: To teach evangelism to guides and porters who are members of the Kilimanjaro Chapter in Marangu and Moshi. Optional climb of Kilimanjaro or side trip to Malawi to explore ministry opportunities in the Mulanje Mountains area. PRICE: Estimated at $1,000. This does not include airfare to/from Tanzania and Malawi. Optional climb of Kilimanjaro costs $2,150.
Mission: Philippines — WHEN: Feb. 20-28. PURPOSE: Trekking to and serving the people living in the rugged Cordillera mountains in the Kibungan province on the northern island of Luzon. The mountains of Kibungan offer deep ravines and rocky cliffs, leading to incredible rice terraces in remote villages such as Tacadang, Palina, and Poblacion. PRICE: Estimated at $500. This does not include airfare to/from Manila.
Mission: Haiti — WHEN: March 18-25, 2010 and January 2011. PURPOSE: To continue the many projects God has begun through us in mountain villages such as Gentilhomme, Malasi and Thoman, as well as the Dominican border town of Jimani. (Note: The March trip is a special project resulting from the December 2009 mission.) PRICE: Estimated at $1,000. The cost does not include airfare.
Mission: Possible IV — WHEN: March 8-17. PURPOSE: To continue providing mountaineering instruction to guides on a 17,703-foot (5396-meter) peak in southwestern China. A team of Climbing For Christ members who have the ability and experience to teach mountaineering, first-aid, search-and-rescue, and/or avalanche detection will evaluate the abilities of local guides and teach much-needed skills. PRICE: Estimated at $1,000. This does not include the cost of a visa and airfare to/from China. CLICK HERE for more information.
Mission: Possible 5 — WHEN: April 6-19. PURPOSE: To revisit remote area reached in July 2009 and to trek farther into mountain valleys to deliver the Good News to a people group that has few, if any, Christians. Most of these people have not heard about Jesus. PRICE: Estimated at $2,050. This includes overseas airfare, but not travel to/from hub airport where team will meet. Visa also not included.
Mission: Nepal — WHEN: Postponed to January 2011. PURPOSE: To plant a church in the Central Region.
Mission: Indonesia — WHEN: May 15-26. PURPOSE: Survey the lowlands and trek up an active volcano (1778m./5,833 feet) to visit spiritual sites and pray over the surrounding region. Trip includes much on-location prayer, interviewing workers, gathering research, photos and video footage that will be used to create a prayer guide and help others pray for this unreached people group. PRICE: Estimated at $500-$1,000. This does not include airfare.
Mission: Ararat — WHEN: July 9-20. PURPOSE: To climb Mount Ararat (16,854 feet/5137 meters) while seeking God’s direction for working with Kurdish people in eastern Turkey. PRICE: Originally $1,995 for 10-day Ararat climb. Cost does not include airfare to Istanbul, Turkey from member’s home.
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