Zambia Mission Update

Filed Under Mission, News by Daniel Magnolia

St. Paul’s is sending two mission teams to Zambia to the orphanage where parishioner Jaime Bugaski is serving as interim director. You can read Jaime’s blog to learn more about her experiences.

An important part of this trip will be building community among our mission teams through prayer, Bible Study, learning about Zambia and fellowship. The more time that we spend with one another now, the better prepared we will be to live and work as a community in Zambia. That being said, we will be gathering regularly as a large Zambia Team (everyone who is going) and as smaller mission teams (the March/April team and the July team).

During their time in Zambia, each mission team will have the opportunity to experience what God is doing in at the orphanage and in the surrounding community. We will be staying in a guest house at the Sons of Thunder compound where the orphanage, clinic, Bible college and agricultural school are housed. We will engage in the ministry there in a variety of ways. The trips will also include a daytrip to the Chobe game park in Botswana and a visit to Victoria Falls.

Spring Trip

March 25-April 5, 2008
Approx. cost $2500
We would fly out of Washington at 5:20pm on Tuesday, March 25 and arrive in Livingston, Zambia on Thursday, March 27, after spending Wednesday night in Johannesburg, South Africa. We will then depart Livingston on Friday, April 4 and return to DC at 6:00am on Saturday, April 5.

Summer Trip

July 3-16, 2008
Approx. cost $3000
We would fly out of Washington at 5:20pm on Thursday, July 3 and arrive in Livingston, Zambia on Thursday, March 27, after spending Wednesday night in Johannesburg, South Africa. We will then depart Livingston on Friday, April 4 and return to DC at 6:00am on Saturday, April 5.

Upcoming Meetings

The next meeting of the Zambia Mission Team will take place Sunday, October 28 at 12:15pm in the lower auditorium. The agenda for the meeting will be:

Introductions
Developing our Theology of Mission (i.e. Why are we traveling to Zambia?)
Prayer Covenant
Update on Planning and Logistics of the Trip
Developing a Fundraising Plan

Parents of high school youth who are interested in the trip are encouraged to attend this meeting with their child.

Upcoming Deadlines

An initial deposit of $300 per person will be needed secure your place on the trip. This deposit is due Nov. 15 for the Mar./Apr. trip and Dec. 15 for the July trip. Checks can be made out to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with “Zambia trip” written in the memo line. If you are concerned about getting the $300 together by the deadline, please speak with Pastor Lovell. Once the plane tickets are purchased (mid-Nov. for Mar./Apr. and mid-Dec. for July) they are non refundable and non transferable so all travelers will need to purchase travel insurance immediately.