From mail at berkshiremission.org Sun Nov 8 17:07:13 2009 From: mail at berkshiremission.org (Berkshire Mission) Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:07:13 -0500 Subject: [News] Emailing: 100_0321 Message-ID: <9FDF1760913544BA802FAE3143BE9730@eric> Here is a couple of pictures of the floor for the new church in Bethel Mexico. Bob and Rigo are there now making arrangements for our arrival in Feb. If any of you are still interested in going please contact me asap as I am working on airline tickets this week.. Also some of you have told me that you are going but have not returned a application. I cannot reserve a ticket until the application is turned in.. Eric Young 413-822-0254 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 100_0321.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 54543 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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They expect 400-600 people will attend these meetings. (please pray for the speaker and the evagemlism team). We are about a 2 hour bus ride north of the airport in Tuxtla. The area is very very poor and in need of a lot of Medical/Dental care. The Medical team will be very busy this year. We still have a couple spots left on the construction team and are still looking for one more dentist to join us this year. If you have an interst in going please let me kow asap. Thanks for your support Eric Young -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 100_0512.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 34873 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 100_0321.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 54543 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: 100_0484.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 44484 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mail at berkshiremission.org Wed Nov 11 20:31:02 2009 From: mail at berkshiremission.org (Berkshire Mission) Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:31:02 -0500 Subject: [News] Another Mexico Update Message-ID: Hello Everybody I have a little more info about our upcoming mission trip to Mexico in Feb. I have attached a few more pictures; these are some of the medical sites that we will be visiting. One place that they visited today had never had a medical clinic in their town. A doctor would visit every few months for a few hours but they are mostly cut off from medical care. We are trying to make arrangements to get to that area. From what I am told it is a little hard to get to with a vehicle.. We will see. Now for all the information that everybody has been asking about. The total cost of the trip this year is based on the following cost. 1. All transportation and flights from Berkshire Hills Church and Back, Bus cost in Mexico is very high! 2. We will be staying at the University Linda Vista. They have very nice dorm rooms with shower and bathrooms in each room. We will have enough rooms to have a family in each room. 3. All food will be provided except one meal at the airport in Mexico City. 4. All day trip excursions. 5. Maranatha's participant fee (which has increased by 60% since last year) 6. A portion of the cost of the medical supplies that we bring 7. 300 Bibles and handouts for evangelism. VBS supplies 8. Berkshire Mission t-shirt 9. Water (purified) 10. Bedding and towels at the school we will be staying at. 11. 3 nights at a five star all inclusive resort on the beach in CANCUN Mexico (on the way Home) 12. Extra baggage fees for extra group luggage. Total cost per person $1600.00 At the end of our mission trip we will be staying three nights at a resort in Cancun. This is an all inclusive resort. The only thing that we are not paying for is things like motor boats, golf trips, scuba diving. This should provide a little rest and relaxation when we are finished with the project. We will fly back home from Cancun Airport. We have already started the ticking process and put deposits down for the group. If you are still thinking about joining us now is the time to take the leap on a great adventure. Please email me or call me at 413-822-0254. We need a few more construction people and we really need one more Dentist. If you need a application please email me back. Hope to see you soon. Eric Young Please email us back at mail at berkshiremission.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 100_0634.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 46579 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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First let me explain some of the housing, food, construction, medical, evangelism, and excursion details in brief and then tell you our needs. We will be staying at the Linda Vista University, meaning a beautiful site, and beautiful it is. We will have a wing of the campus dorm to ourselves. I have reserved 20 rooms so that we can have 2 to a room. There are 6 bunks in each room so if there is a family of more that 2, you will be able to stay together. Each room has a private bath, bedding, towels, soap, shampoo etc. We will eat at the University and work around their eating schedule. The kitchen, dining room, baking area etc, are very clean. All kitchen help wear facemasks and hairnets. They have their own bakery, laundry, water purification plant, store, snack bar, etc. I believe we will be very very comfortable there. The only draw back, if there is one, is that it's about 45 minutes from the work site. We will travel by bus that we have rented from the school. I could not find any housing closer to the work site other that a 2 story hotel 40 min. the other way with no kitchen facilities or any other things that the University will supply. The construction site is in the village of Jitotol (pronounced Hetatol). It is a very, very poor area. There are many little stores in town including several shops and hardware stores, but no shops with souvenirs. The church floor is already in and the posts approx. 2feet up are in also and ready for us to place the steel beams, roof, walls, windows, doors, and pull electrical wire. If we have time, we'll put in a front wall with gate. The medical team will have their hands full. The need there is very great and the village is thickly populated. I met with the Mayor and he is very willing to help us with any needs he can provide. I visited two villages outside of town in the mountains. They speak Tzotzil, an Indian language that some of the locals will translate to Spanish and on we will go. They were very scared of me. Most of the woman and children ran into their small wooden one-room houses. I can already hear some of you laughing because you know me. The president of the village said most of us have never seen an American. Both village presidents met with the people and agreed that it would be very beneficial for them if we visited. Neither village has had a medical team there, only a local doctor who visits on occasion but with no medicine. Both places are about 40 minutes from the work site. By the way, while I am thinking about it, several on the last trip told me they get carsick.. Because of the terrain I would suggest that you bring some Dramamine or other motion sickness medicine. If you will let Eric or me know, we can arrange to have you ride near the front of the bus. OK, back to the medical team. I will speak with the medical team, and come up with a schedule. Tentatively we need several days in town, one day in each village (2 of them) and one at the University. We will plan accordingly. Sorry for the length but I must give you as many details as possible. Evangelism. The local churches had planned a large campaign a week before our arrival, long before they knew that we were coming. They had planned to rent a large community building in town and bring an evangelist from Columbia. The cost of bringing him there was very expensive. After a very large meeting with the 22 local mission churches, which was scheduled somehow the same weekend that we where there, I spoke and explained our usual plans, but did not want to interfere with theirs. After much discussion and prayer they were very happy to change there dates to the dates we will be there. They will take care of all the plans, and work with us on Bible studies prior to our arrival, and asked if Pastor Rigo from Honduras could be the evangelist. They were very impressed with him and his God given talents. The only thing they lack is a children's program. After I told them about ours they were very excited for they never had a children's program along with a campaign. We will take care of that program totally. I spoke to a local man who had a place perfect for our children's program and when I told him all the things that we had planned for the community; he said that we could have the place for free. By the way, he is not a brother from the church. Praise God for His plans. Excursion. We will be staying at the Crown Paradise Club Resort in Cancun. I believe God worked out something very special for us. The round trip ticket from JFK and back via Cancun was only a few dollars more. The room rate at this Five Star resort includes 7 restaurants, 6 pools, ocean front, lots of activities, etc. I could fill 6 more pages about the resort but will give you the website instead. www.crownparadise.com . See for yourself. Our needs, as always, are large. There is probably a better word to describe it but that will do. 1) Money to purchase Bibles and literature - There at the mission office they will give us Bibles and literature because of our outreach for 60 Pesos each. That is approx 4.60 each. What a blessing, and they will have them there when we arrive. We will need 300 Bibles, also literature at our ready- 2 Pesos each. 2) Medicine - We will need 4-5 Med-packs. Purchase price is $475.00 each and it provides approx 3,000-4,000 dollars of meds appropriate for that particular area. We will also need to purchase extra meds in quantity for specific needs - approx. $4,000.00 3) Transportation - Buses and trucks are very expensive to rent and the fuel there is also expensive. 4) Children's Program - We always need money to purchase crafts, misc. supplies and children's literature and Bibles. By the way, the local church expects to have 600-700 adults and 400-500 children at this program. As I said the population is very dense there. 5) Money to advertise our program - such as posters, flyers and loud speakers on cars to announce our evangelism and medical work. 6) Sponsorship - We will need to help Pastor Rigo Dawkins to come and speak and help with many other things, as many of you know. Also to help with his pay for his family while he is with us. 7) The university would like if we could provide some equipment such as soccer balls, basketballs, nets for the courts and other supplies as well. 8) Project Fee - Maranatha will need a minimum of $7000.00 for the supplies and construction materials to build this one-day church, which will also include walls, windows, doors, etc. I will need donations as soon as possible. It has been coming in, but very slowly. I know some of you have been waiting to hear from me after my trip. I pray that there will be some large donations. Please contact me as soon as possible. I am always surprised by the response I get each year. I am not a fund-raiser. That gift is something I have not received. If you remember, I asked if there was someone out there who has that gift I would relieve me of that responsibility so I can concentrate on the gifts I believe God has given to me. Again thank you all in advance for your prayers, your sacrificial offerings and support in all ways. I have never met most of you who give to Berkshire Mission. Thanks for all of your faith in this team. Also, those of us who go, pay for all the airfare, excursions and much more. Only because of your help can we supply all the other needs. Let me close with this thought from Numbers 11:21-23 Paraphrased - "Moses said where will I get food for over 600,000 people, we would have to catch every fish in the ocean to fulfill your promise" Then the Lord said to Moses, when did I become weak? Now you shall see whether my word comes true or not! Pray what God would have you do, and watch the windows of Heaven open up and provide for you during these very hard economic times. God Bless you all Bob Young Mission Director PS. There has been no reported Swine flu in the area where we are working. I checked with local medical people and the Mayor. It does not mean it does not exist, we still need to be careful. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at berkshiremission.org Fri Nov 27 17:03:33 2009 From: mail at berkshiremission.org (Berkshire Mission) Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:03:33 -0500 Subject: [News] Mission Trip update Message-ID: Feb 16th 2010 MISSION 2010 MEXICO 1 DAY CHURCH PLUS AND MORE!! Hello Berkshire Mission Friends Nov 26th 2009 Just need you to know a few important things coming up soon. Happy Holidays to all. First, since my arrival home and the last email I wrote, our group has grown from 28 to 49. It must have a lot to do with our housing and our excursion to Cancun! Well, that was my first thought, and then I thought it was my ability to write!!! Oh well. Things are going fairly well. Eric is having a hard time with some last minute tickets and trying to keep the price down for those of you not going with the main group out of JFK. Trying to get us all to Tuxtla, Mexico at the same time or within several hours is a nightmare. Eric is working very hard at this moment. Some will have to arrive in Mexico City a night earlier and stay overnight. It is only 7 or 8 and you know who you are already. Second, our pre mission meeting will be Saturday; Dec.12 at 5:30pm sharp. There are so many issues to discuss that I can't cover them all here. I need to speak to you about travel, housing, food, and medical sites. I know you might think these meetings are not important, but they provide a lot of info, team spirit, a time to meet new people, etc., etc. Please come and support me. I do realize we are all very busy, and some live a little ways away, but I need you all that are within driving distance to come. Third. All of your deposits should be in. For those who like a schedule please follow this: $250.00 deposit should already be turned in. Nov 30th $250.00 Total of $500.00 Dec 15th $250.00 Total of $750.00 Dec 30th $250.00 Total of 1000.00 Jan 15th $250.00 Total of 1250.00 Jan 30th $350.00 Total of 1600.00 Remember, those of you not traveling with the main group from Berkshire Hills Church, your expenses might be more. If you can't meet these dates with your payments please get in touch with me and we will work it out. Fourth, please make sure your passport is current. Sometimes they require at least 6 months before expiration date. Also, check with your local travel clinic to make sure your shots etc. are up to date. More about that at the meeting! Last, but not least, for this email is our fund raising. I think I have finished the budget. We will need to raise $26,500.00 I am sorry for having to mention this always but I believe there are a lot of you who can help. The donations have been coming in very slow. I also know times are tough and holidays are coming. But, God already knows about turkeys, Christmas gifts, birthdays and every thing else. He also promised to provide no matter. You know our needs and you know yours. Please pray about your giving. See you soon. God Bless you all. Bob Young Berkshire Mission Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: