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Here are some of the details we shared about the September Rwanda trip:

What we will be doing:
* ministering to street children in the feeding program
* Visiting and playing with the children in the Home of Innocence
* Service project for Alice & Claude’s family (“Home for Alice” project)
* Visit genocide sites
* Visit and pray over the Acres of Hope

The tentative dates for this Ten Talents trip are September 21st – October 6th.

The cost is $3500- part of which was to cover the “Home for Alice” project; however, we have had donations come in to help fund this project, so depending on the number of people who are going on the trip, the cost could be reduced to $3300.

We are asking interested persons to submit an application, with the application fee of $200 due February 22nd (refundable up until May 1st). If you would like to break the trip cost up into payments, here is a suggested schedule:
* Additional $550 due March 29th
* Additional $550 due April 26th
* Additional $550 due May 24th
* Additional $550 due June 21st
* Additional $550 due July 26th
* Final $550 due August 30th

Each of the dates in bold above are also a meeting for those going on the trip.

There is also a team coming from the group Courts for Kids that Ten Talents International will be hosting in Rwanda September 23rd to October 4th. This team will be building a sport court at a local elementary school (where several of our sponsored children attend). As we have it set right now, the dates of the TTI team trip overlap with this trip, and you would be welcome to participate in both.

For more information please contact our mission trip coordinator, darcee@tentalentsint.org

We would love to have you come with us so we can show you why Rwanda is so special!
God Bless You,
Lisa

Informational Meeting for September 2010 mission trip to Rwanda:
Date: Monday, January 25, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: US Digital Outreach Building
1400 NE 136 Ave, STE 201
Vancouver, WA 98684

Please come if you are at all interested in going to Rwanda this year! More details about the trip are in the January 8th entry here on the blog.

Also, if you are interested in the Mexico mission trip (see blog post below) here is the website of the orphanage we are going to be visiting/working with:
El Sauzal

God Bless You,
Lisa

On Monday night, January 18th, at 6:30pm there is an informational meeting for the 2010 trip to Mexico being put on by Ten Talents International. We will be traveling at the end of June to work with an orphanage in Ensenada, Mexico. Please attend this meeting to find out more information. Meeting held at the US Digital Building- 1400 NE 136th Ave. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would still like to find out about the mission trip to Mexico, please contact us.

A huge blessing, answered prayer, and amazing thing is our new office space located in the US Digital Outreach Center. US Digital is a local company seeking to do more than just business- they are doing good & using the resources God has given them to bless their community & the world. They have provided over 20 ministries with free office space, including other resources such as meeting rooms, a gym, and more! If you follow this link you should be able to find out more & get a glimpse of the beautiful building they created just to be a blessing.
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I feel we would be remiss if we did not address the current situation going on in Haiti. The pain and suffering experienced by those living there just pierces our hearts. It is the job of the people of God to respond to situations like this & be Jesus to those in need. The Assemblies of God (the group under which Mike is a minister) already has people on the ground in Haiti through their ministry called Convoy of Hope. At their mission they have a warehouse that had been filled with supplies, a medical center and are already helping the suffering in Haiti. If you would like to give to help the people of Haiti we would like to recommend a gift to Convoy of Hope. Before the earthquake happened they were already feeding 7,000 children every day. Follow this link to find out more:
Haiti

We must continue to pray for Haiti. Pray for those who have lost everything- including loved ones. Pray for those who have survived but are suffering and in need of help. Pray for relief & resources to get to those who need it now. And pray for there to be an outpouring of faith – that hearts would seek comfort in God.

Psalm 107:19-21 “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent forth his word and healed them: he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.”

God Bless You,
Lisa

We are having an informational meeting on Monday, January 25th, for all persons interested in going on a trip to Rwanda with us in 2010. (Details at the bottom of this post.) First, I would like to post an update from our Missions Team Coordinator, Darcee:

Greetings Everyone,

I pray that you had a blessed Holiday season and I am hoping that you are all in holiday-recovery mode. We have just passed through a season of the year that has been a Christ-focused season for most. In this time I pray that God has refreshed and renewed you for 2010. What a great year to glorify the King and assist in furthering His kingdom. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for each of us in the New Year: A year of blessing and promise!!!

I am writing this email to let all of you know about the May trip. Because I know that we are still recovering from the economic woes of 2009, Ten Talents has decided to postpone the May trip and combine it with the trip in September. Some of you might be wondering… September? Well yes, the August trip is also shifting just a little bit. Here is where we ask for your prayers for the trip and the country of Rwanda. In August, Rwanda will have its first major presidential election since the genocide. We do not anticipate there being any conflict in the country at this time but the possibility does exist. Please pray for a peaceful and unified election for the country. Truly they have made HUGE strides toward peace and reconciliation, but we would do Rwanda an injustice if we did not hold them up in prayer during this time. I know that God will show off his goodness and be glorified, strengthening the faith of Rwandans. And I am so excited to see HIS GLORY SHINE EVEN MORE!!!

And the second area of prayer is to pray for the September trip and those that are being sent!! I really feel that God wants to change some lives in his people. Usually we know that he changes the lives of those the team members come in contact with, but I really feel pressed that he wants to have a life changing moment in the lives of those being sent. Please pray over them… pray for their finances, pray for a deepened relationship with their maker, pray that God would give definitive answer on being sent, and pray for their protection.

So if you are interested in the September trip, it is still possible to complete the application form on the website and send it back to me (the non-refundable application fee will not be requested until May, 2010). So please if you are interested please complete the application and send it to us. Then in May we will collect the application fee and arrange the team meetings. With the completed application we will be able to get an idea of how large the team might be.

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Now, more details from Darcee re. the September trip:

I would like to let you know that we are going to be having an informational meeting for the September Rwanda Trip. Please come… it will be a time to ask questions and get a better understanding of what to expect in Rwanda. We will talk about getting ready to go, such as obtaining your passport, vaccinations that are needed, luggage requirements, and much more. The cost of the trip is $3,500 but we have figured out a great payment plan that will break the payments down to smaller amounts each month.

Informational Meeting:
Date: Monday, January 25, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: US Digital Outreach Building
1400 NE 136 Ave, STE 201
Vancouver, WA 98684

We also want to discuss what the schedule will look like while you are in Rwanda. Which will better prepare each of you to minister to the street children, and help you get to know the children that are currently in the sponsorship program. We will share a brief history of Rwanda, so that you can better understand what the country has walked through.

It will be a great time to start connecting and planning for the trip. A team meeting schedule is being established, along with the payment schedule for the trip. And I know that I said that applications and applications fees won’t be do until May, however, we have decided that to better equip for this September trip we need to make an adjustment to that due date. Instead of the May deadline for both the application and the fee we would like to bring that date closer. This will help the team to start it’s formation earlier and creating more time to get to know each other better before we go half-way around the world to serve together. So the new and improved due date for the $200 application fee is February 22, 2010 (however, the fee remains refundable until May 1st).

I am looking forward to meeting with you all. Please let me know if you can attend or even if you cannot attend because there is a possibility that you can skype into the meeting if you are unable to make the meeting. I love technology!!

Blessings,

Darcee Tandy
Ten Talents International