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[joelgreene]

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Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then said I, “Here am I. Send me!” #youthmissions #Honduras @josiah_johnson18 @jeremiahsamueljohnson @newlifejax @luvtheking #flipagram made with @flipagram See full video at flipagram.com/sidneyjohnson

[siteamphilippines-blog]

Money Grows

Last post I shared some lessons I learned from my first ever mission trip, lets fast forward to the latest mission trip I went on. August 2012 I headed to Cambodia to work with a local christian organization who help the poorest of the poor including orphans and child prostitutes. It was an amazing opportunity put together by our leader, Bethany Graburn. At the time Bethany was in university studying marketing and business. Bethany is in her 20's and grew up going on mission. 

Bethany has an amazing way of using what she knows about finances, marketing and business to carry out DEEP KINGDOM JUSTICE for God.   Its cool how God uses different people to do different parts of His work! One thing God taught me through Bethany was that we can make our money grow if we use it wisely!

There is an overwhelming amount of need in Cambodia. For example, when we were the orphanage we noticed that the children needed clothes, their clothes were tattered, worn and not the right size. What would have been a solution?? GET THEM CLOTHES. Easy! We could have raised money, bought clothes in Canada and given them to the children. However, what if we raised the money, brought it to Cambodia and bought the clothes THERE? That way we can get significantly more clothes for the same money and we contribute to the local economy! Your spending the same money but that money goes much further in a third world country like Cambodia both for the amount of clothing you get and for the impact it will have on the economy. 

Are you saying its wrong for us to bring over items from Canada?

NO, not at all! On our mission to Cambodia we had to bring certain supplies over because the items were not available or very expensive in Cambodia. Trick is do your research!

Team, you have accepted the challenge of only bringing a carry on sized suitcase with you to the Philippines, why? because we want to bring things over for the people we will be ministering to. What I have learned is that we need to think carefully about what we bring. There are items that are hard to get or very expensive to purchase overseas. Those are the items we want to focus on bringing over. 

What if people want to give me things? Thats fine, bring whatever your given to bootcamp! BUT if you can tell people what is most needed then we can get those vital items and if anyone gives you money to get things...we can buy them over there. Make sense?

After talking to the local ministry in the Philippines this is what is most needed so watch your inboxes for info on gathering items!

Deodorant, Female Hygiene Products, Multivitamins, Kids Basic Medications, First Aid supplies (especially large band aids)