I cannot begin to express my excitement to see what God will do not only while we are there, but afterwards as well. I am praying that God's will permeate this entire trip, each team member, those supporting and praying for us, and those that we will encounter. I pray that the experience and time spent will also make us better servants, wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, mothers, teachers, and coaches. I pray that my students and athletes will be served in a way I couldn't have done so before. I hope that all see the joy that can only be found in Christ, that is grace, that is mercy, that is redemption. Because through joy…the church multiplies.
Saying all this, I wanted to share with you my support letter. I would love to have your support in prayer or finances and have you "walk" alongside me in this journey. Love you much.
I consider you part of my dearest famiy and friends
and because of that I am writing to update you on an amazing opportunity
that I have been given. For the past 3 years, I have called The Village
Church-Dallas Northway Campus my church home. I cannot begin to express to you
the special place The Village has in my heart and life. I have been given an
amazing opportunity through their short -term missions to be one of 8 traveling
to Visakhapatnam, India. (I’m still working on that pronunciation) I would be
so blessed to have you be part of the gospel-centered multiplication.
Details of the trip:
Who: 8 members from The
Village Church North Dallas
Where: Visakhapatnam, India
(A port city on the eastern coast)
When: November 20-30, 2014
What: Bring hope and
restoration while serving alongside Vision Nationals sharing the gospel to
widows and orphans in this area.
There are two main reasons
that I feel called to this trip. The first is theological, the Lord has been so
gracious to me and shown his mighty love through his grace, mercy, and
redemption in my life. I can’t shake the burden and responsibility of sharing
this experience and gift of God’s grace. “…proclaim the excellencies of Him who
called us out of darkness into His marvelous light” 1 Peter 2:9. Secondly, I
believe this is an incredible point of growth for my own relationship and love
story with Christ and the one’s I walk alongside each and every day. I am
praying that this experience will help me serve my students and athletes well
and portray a vivid picture of Christ’s love on their own lives.
However, I cannot serve these
people in India on my own. I need a much larger support system built of people
that will pray for us and those we will encounter before, during, and after the
trip. I am blessed to be able to ask you to join in the trip to India. In order
to go, each of are seeking 25 prayer partners and $2500. I would love for you
to pray about your part in this trip to India.
As you pray about your role,
be encouraged to know that your prayer and possible financial support is an
incredible investment that truly goes to furthering the Kingdom. It is an
investment in the people of Visakhapatnam and Vision Nationals, people that
Christ loves and longs for.
Thank you for sharing in this
incredible journey with me and praying about your role. Please feel free to
e-mail me at timmi.burns@gpisd.org
or call at (432) 935-2577 and let me know how I can be praying for you.
Love you Mightily,
Timmi
“When our grandchildren ask
us where we were when the voiceless and vulnerable of our era needed leaders of
compassion and purpose, I hope we can say that we showed up, and the we showed
up on time”-Gary Haugen
How to Support Our
Mission to India
Prayer Support-Just let me know by e-mail timmi.burns@gpisd.org, phone/text (432)
935-2577, facebook, etc. and I will be sure and send you prayer updates as they
come.
Financial Support- Two options…
-If you do not have an account, you can create one at this time.
-Select your name.
-Select the trip from the dropdown menu (**India 2) and click continue.
-Select who you would like to sponsor and how much you would like to
contribute and click continue.
-Select echeck as your payment option and enter your payment
information. *Please be sure you use a check and not a deposit slip as routing
numbers can differ. Also, ensure you do not include the check number at the end
of your account number.
-Double
check your information and click submit forms.
2.
OR, the other way is to mail a check directly to
The Village Church.
Make checks payable to: The Village Church
In the Memo Section:
India II-Timmi Burns
Mailing Address:
The Village Church
Attn: Financial Dept.
2101 Justin Road
Flower Mound, TX 75028
***Your contribution will be tax deductible, and please know
that by mailing a check you authorize the church to use information from that
check to process your payment electronically (echeck). Contributions are made
with the understanding that The Village Church has complete control and
administration over the use of the donated funds.
