Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Dear Family and Friends...
Dear Family
and Friends,
I am going on
a mission trip this summer to the country of Romania. I am going to be part of
a team of people from Crossroads Church who will hold a summer camp for
orphaned children, ranging in age from 8 to 18. I am very excited about this
opportunity and I would like to ask you prayerfully consider supporting me
through prayer and giving. The dates I will be traveling are June 29-July 8 and
the cost is approximately $2,800. I’d like to share some information with you
about the children we will be serving.
There are approximately 125,000 orphaned
children living in Romania. Many of these children have grown up in state run
orphanages from the time of birth. Some have been left on the doorsteps of
these institutions by family members or parents who suffer from poverty,
addiction, and mental illness. These children grow up suffering physically,
emotionally, and psychologically. They are regarded as unwanted and undesirable
and are treated as outcasts in their society. The care and education they
receive is substandard and sets them up to repeat the vicious cycle of
dysfunction.
For the past
10 years, teams from Atlanta, California, and Colorado have gone to Mures
County in Romania to minister to the "least of these." These teams have
held week long, overnight camps that focus on sharing God's love and His hope
with these children. These teams have built play structures, provided dental
care, and transported medical supplies, clothing, and school supplies to
various counties in the western region of the country.
I believe that
God is calling me to join Him where He is already at work and be a part of this
year’s team. I want to share His love and His hope with these children at camp
and remind them that they are cherished and valued and that their lives have
purpose and meaning.
Please pray
that our team will be knit together and that God will speak through us during
our week with the children in Romania. Please pray for our health and safety
and for the health and safety of my family while I am away. Please consider
making a donation toward my trip costs if you feel led to do so. Your donations
are tax deductible and may be given to the church on my behalf. I have also set up a Pay Pal account
for those of you who would like to donate can go directly to the site and
conveniently submit a donation.
Thank you so
very much!
In Him,
Erica
S. Hackworth
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