Our next team to go to Poland to teach in the Sopot International Bible Institute is Treva and myself, and Don, Pam, and Heather Jesch. The Jesches are excited about being a part in this work and I know they will be valuable in teaching and relating to the students there.
The airfare is a little more this year but the exchange rate in Poland is a bit better than last year. We need your help for us to go. The total cost including airfare, food, lodging, and other necessary expenses for three weeks is $2,300 per person for a total of $11,500. With money we are supplying from personal funds, our needs will be $1,500 each or a total of $7,500. Our immediate need is to pay for our airline tickets which have already been purchased and cost about $8,700 for all five round-trip tickets including insurance.
Other than asking for your contributions of money, we are doing some things to help raise some of the expenses. Several of you have already been bringing your aluminum cans for us to recycle. Of course, this will not amount to a large amount of money, but many don’t realize how much a little helps. For example, taxi fare from the airport in Gdansk to Sopot costs about $50. Maybe we can pay for that with those aluminum cans, so to speak.
Also, the Jesches have agreed to ‘host’ a garage sale at their house at the end of March or the first part of April. You can help by looking around your house for things you no longer need or want but that you think will sell and let us know. We will see to it that they will be picked up if you cannot deliver them. We really don’t need clothing. If you have any questions about any items let us know.
Something else I ask you to pray about and consider in your own personal circumstances is that we are trying to help the Dawidows raise enough money to finish the building that has been under construction for twenty years. Mike, as well as being a graduate of Sunset School of Preaching, also has a degree in Civil Engineering and has overseen all phases of this construction but they have only been able to continue as funds have been available. To bring this building to its completion will take about $30-35,000.00. To one individual that is quite a sum of money. But in reality it is not an enormous amount - unless of course when it isn’t there to complete what is necessary. If you can help with this or have any questions about it, please let me know. Any money given goes into an account through the church here. All funds go into an account that is shared by the team. Checks can be made out to the Dewey church of Christ and is tax eductible. Any money above our expenses will be used for future team expenses or miscellaneous needs for the work there.
We keep a record of expenses and give a report to the elders, since the church here supports the Dawidows through our budget.
Remember, this effort is to help our students to read and understand the Bible for themselves.
Thank you for your prayers, encouragement, and financial support.
See you when the saints meet, Lord willing.
Love, Tony
Weekly words of encouragement, devotional thoughts or calls to action from God's word by Tony Lalli. These posts can also be found in print weekly in the Dewey Church of Christ bulletin.
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