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Dear Friends,
Caitlyn is excited to announce that she has the opportunity to work at an orphanage in Guatemala for a week this July! This of course means that Momma will go with her. :) Casa Bernabe Orphanage is home to about 150 children who have experienced broken homes, abandonment, neglect or abuse. Casa Bernabe provides:
a family-style home environment,
education provided at an on-site Christian School,
medical care at the on-site clinic,
psychological care,
vocational programs for future work-force training, and
transitional programs for launching into adulthood.
This will be Caitlyn’s first opportunity to experience a missions trip; she has already expressed a strong desire to do missions work in her future (her dream right now is to do veterinarian work in a third world country) and is excited to see what this week will hold for her. Christy is happy to be able to go on another short-term missions trip, gaining another stamp in her passport, and experiencing this with her oldest baby.
As they prepare for the upcoming trip, there are a few areas of concern:
Caitlyn is technically a college student as well as a high school student. There may be some work she needs to do this summer in regards to that. We are hoping all is taken care of before the trip, as well as no conflicts in scheduling.
Christy is under new care for her physical issues, specifically dealing with her thyroid disease. She is hoping and praying to be settled into her new medication, and have more energy and strength before the summer.
The trip expenses will be about $1000 for each of them. That puts our family’s total to $2000, of course, and that is in the midst of an expensive year. About half of these expenses are due soon.
Would you be willing to partner with Caitlyn (and Christy) in some way to help make this trip a possibility? We covet your prayers first and foremost, not only as we prepare even this many months away, but also throughout the trip. We would also appreciate any amount of donation towards the cost of the trip. You can send any donations directly through mail, PayPal, or FB Messenger, or go to this link: newvida.churchcenter.com/giving (select “Guatemala Missions Trip” in the drop down tab), and then let us know so we can properly thank you! Feel free to contact us via mail, email, or phone.
With Many Thanks,
Caitlyn, Christy,
Malcolm, Andrew, and Breanna
