Donations

The Ethiopia Team will be collecting donations of much-needed items to take with us in January. We will gladly accept: school supplies, tennis shoes, diapers, formula, sports equipment, socks, and underwear.

If you would rather give a monetary donation toward these supplies, we will gladly do your shopping for you.

Please drop any donations off at Dover Christian Church or contact us to make other arrangements

HOPE Fest Highlights

Our first HOPE Fest was a success!! The HOPE Ride was rained out (although we still had a little "People's Choice" voting for the Bike Show). The weather cleared in time for the hog roast, festival and concert. We are so grateful to all those who helped. AND we are definitely looking forward to next year's "2nd Annual HOPE Ride and HOPE Fest" in early June!!! :)

Here's some highlights:

HOPE Fest 2010!!!

We would LOVE for you to join us at HOPE Fest today!!
If you can't make it.....would you be so kind as to pray...
May God be glorified. and children rescued. all in Jesus' name.

HOPE Fest - June 5, 2010...Come join us!!

T-Shirts!!!

We are selling t-shirts for a fundraiser to offset the cost of the trip.

$20 (available in sizes: Mens M, L, XL, XXL --- Womens S, M, L, XL --- Youth S, M, L)

Front:

Back:

To order a shirt, please send an email to: info@HopeForHisChildren.org

(If you know someone on the team and want the money to go toward their fundraising efforts, mention their name in the email. )

Notes from Info Meeting

For those of you who may have an interest in the mission trip, but were unable to attend the info meeting: here is a copy of the agenda we covered. Please feel free to email anytime with questions/concerns/comments!!!

• CHANGED.2011
• JANUARY 15-23, 2011
• PURPOSE : To show the love of Jesus Christ to orphaned, abandoned and impoverished children in Ethiopia.
• Goals: Increase awareness (Them. Us.)
• Generate support (Now. Future.)
• 
  
• General Outline of the Week:
• Saturday – travel
• Sunday – church and prepare
• Monday thru Thursday – serve til’ you drop! J
• Friday – sightseeing day
• Saturday - Soccer ministry? , pack, depart for home
• Sunday – travel home
• Travel: We will probably book flight tickets 2-4 weeks before trip
• We plan to use Mike Snyder (with MKI group travel) to get the best deal!
• Lodging: We plan to stay at Ethiopia Guest Home (www.ethiopiaguesthome.com)
• In country travel: Taxis (vans) - cost is figured in
• Food: Most meals will be at the Guest Home. Lunches may be packed and eaten on-site. We will eat out at a “cultural dinner” on evening. Highly recommend packing some snack food!
• Ministry opportunities:
• Compassion Family International – drop-in center
• Hope Chest Orphanage
• Children’s Home Ethiopia
• ? Soccer Ministry
• ? City dump
• Cost ESTIMATES: Airfare: $1,200-$1,500 round trip
• Food/lodging/transportation: $ 350
• “think $2,000”
• variables: airfare, # nights, # participants
• Fundraisers: “THE RIDE” - June 5 @ Dover Christian Church
• Proceeds to Hope For His Children, Inc. but individual “booths”
• could be used for trip fundraising.
• T-SHIRTS - $20
• Preparations:
• Deposit (reserves your spot) $200
• Passport
• Immunizations (Tetanus, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, Meningitis)
• ? Fundraising
• Heart preparations:
• Pray! Pray! Pray!
• Hole in the Gospel
• Group Bible study (late fall/early winter)
• Questions??

INFO MEETING

Info Meeting

Tuesday, April 13th

7:30 pm

@Dover Christian Church

If you are interested but cannot attend,

detailed notes will posted here after the meeting.

Changed.2011 -- THE BASICS

We are excited to announce a short-term mission trip opportunity to Ethiopia in January 2011!!
We will continue to give more details in the future....but for now, here are the "basics":

WHO?? Anyone! Maybe even YOU!

We will have to limit the group size to around 20. (Not including leaders)

WHEN?? January 15-23, 2011.

(Departure and return dates may vary by a day depending on available flight schedule.)

WHERE?? Ethiopia

WHAT?? The exact details of the week will not be set until closer to the trip. In general, we will be serving the orphaned, abandoned, and impoverished children of Ethiopia in a variety of different settings. We will spend time in any (or all?) of the following settings: drop-in center, orphanages, city trash dump, soccer ministry to street children.

WHY?? To show the love of Jesus Christ by caring for His children. It is clear in God's word that we should care for the orphan, give to the poor, share with the needy and love those we meet. Love. Serve. Obey. That's our goal.

HOW?? By God's grace alone.

Random tidbits: Hope For His Children, Inc. is organizing and leading this trip. However, all participants will be responsible for their own expenses. We are estimating the entire cost (airfare, lodging, food, in-country travel, project costs, etc.) to be around $2,000. We will provide fund-raising opportunities and suggestions for those interested.

For Information, please contact: info@hopeforhischildren.org