From mail at berkshiremission.org Wed Dec 2 21:17:08 2009 From: mail at berkshiremission.org (Berkshire Mission) Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:17:08 -0500 Subject: [News] Berkshire Mission Program Message-ID: Hello everybody!! Just wanted to let you know that Berkshire Mission will be at the Saratoga SDA Church This Sabbath Dec 5th! The church is located at 399 Union Ave Saratoga Springs NY 12866. We will have a short presentation on past projects and this year's project to Mexico in Feb 2010. Church service begins at 11am. Also just a reminder about our mission group meeting on Dec 12th! Everybody is invited as we will be discussing all aspects of the upcoming mission trip, including travel, medical sites, construction projects, evangelism. I hope to see everybody there. Please email me back and let me know if you are coming, we will have a dinner provided before the meeting which will start at 5:30pm. Eric Young -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at berkshiremission.org Wed Dec 9 21:24:48 2009 From: mail at berkshiremission.org (Berkshire Mission) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:24:48 -0500 Subject: [News] Meeting Dec 12th. Message-ID: Hello Everybody.. I hope that you all are planning to attend the mission trip meeting on Dec 12th at 5:30pm. We will be going over all aspects of the upcoming mission trip. Even if you are not going to Mexico with us please come and hear about the all the different projects that will be going on. For those of you who are financially supporting the mission trip, this will be a good opportunity to see how the funds will be used. We will cover the constantly changing travel itinerary, work site info and what you will need to bring to make your travel the best it can be, also tell you about the Evangelism and VBS programs. Those of you who are going please bring some money to exchange into Peso's. Also the church treasurer will be here so some of you can catch up on your payments. Remember that there will be food before the meeting. I hope to see everybody there. Eric Young -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at berkshiremission.org Wed Dec 16 19:54:35 2009 From: mail at berkshiremission.org (Berkshire Mission) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:54:35 -0500 Subject: [News] Mission Promo's Message-ID: <1E8720CBD8284C29AC1B65ED8E275503@eric> Just wanted to say thanks to all that made it to our Mission trip meeting last saturday night.. During the meeting some had asked if we had any flyers or info to help raise funds for the upcoming mission trip. We have a brochure and a power point program that we can send you. If you would like a copy please email me back and we will get it out to you.. Another Reminder for those going to Mexico that payment number 3 for $250.00 was due yesterday bringing your account to $750.00. If you have note made the payment please do so asap. 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First still looking for a fund raising sources to keep up with our plans and provide a monthly type of income for Berkshire Mission so that I am not so stressed this time of the year trying to raise 25-26,000 dollars in just a few months. The donations are coming in very slow right now. I know some of you are saying have faith, and I do, but I also must be responsible. I hope that those of you who are holding out to the last minute now's the time. In the past 10 years you have not failed me yet. You will hear some of the problems we are facing as I go along so you will know my concern. The airline that we are taking has posted on the internet that they are limiting all passengers to one 50lb bag and one carry on. Those of you who know, we need at least 2 bags each and one carry on for all the meds, supplies, tools, VBS equipment etc. We are in touch with Mexicana Airlines to solve this problem. They want to charge us 150.00 per bag over the amount allowed. We are finding out that getting medicine into Mexico is almost if not impossible to get thru customs. We have been working on several fronts. First trying to buy meds directly in Mexico, that could cost much more then what we buy in the states, Not sure yet. Also working with the Mayor of Jitotol to get all the proper paper work in place, 2 problems there, He is very slow at working on this and we are not sure it will work when done. As I said earlier, Dr Roy is working with a Doctor in Mexico on pricing and possibly purchasing medicine in country. I have also left several messages with the Ambassador Consulate of Guatemala who met Jennifer and I in Guatemala and said she has contacts at the Embassy if we ever have a problem in Latin American Countries. No response as of yet. I believe the Devil senses something is going to happen and is trying to close all the doors possible. I listed all the problems for one large reason. I need your prayers. Please ask God to bind the power of Satan as we move through these problems. We serve a God much bigger than those problems and for sure He has more power then Satan ever thought of having. Finally as I mentioned earlier I need your financial support more than ever. Money for the Bibles has been coming in; we still need someone to help support Pastor Rigo Dawkins for our evangelism program, cash for medicine, cash for the children's program, and help with transportation cost at the sight. Maranatha will need 10,400 dollars for the construction cost of the church. Eric sent out the last email to remind you of several things, first he has a power point program that you can use to help raise funds. You can use this program at a church, Lyons club, Kiwanis club, your work or any other place that might be interested. Also by the end of the month all of you need to have your 4th payment in ($1000.00) ff you are following the payment plan. Remember to check with your travel clinic about the shots or meds you might need, you will have to have an up to date tetanus shot. If you have a Typhoid vaccine and have been traveling in and out of the country it is recommended to have a booster shot every 2 years. Hepatitis A and B is something that you should consider also. Hep B especially if you are working with the medical team. Again I would ask you to check with your local physician and or travel clinic to be sure of all that is recommended. Those of you who did not attend the meeting will be receiving shortly a packet with some info, also a t-shirt and a DVD recorded at the meeting. Please wear your t-shirt when you travel to Mexico. We are going to have a great time on this trip and I am looking forward to working with you all. We have several new people coming with us who are now part of Berkshire Mission and we want to make them very comfortable. I will keep you posted on all the above problems or should I say challenges. God bless you all, keep in touch with any and all questions. Love you all Bob Young Mission Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: