UPDATE!!!!

****ATTENTION****

Our flight has been cancelled due to the cloud over Europe. As of now we are on a flight Tuesday morning to get back Tuesday night.

I will post a new update soon.

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Retreat and Team Building

Moldova Mission Trip 2010 Team

From the top row left to right

Wendy Johnson, Kim Alexander, Jennifer Westworth, Morgan Bailey,

Danielle Gillilan, Danielle Klobucher, Megan McCormick, Kimber Garrison

Bottom Row left to right

Michel Szabo, Sandra Cramer-Nims, Michelle Falanga, Joshua Biles

Our team has really come together over the past few weeks and we are excited to leave in a few weeks for our trip. On Saturday, March 6th we came together for our day retreat. We spent the morning at North Point and the afternoon volunteering at the Abba House Thrift Store in Cumming, GA. We spent the day doing many team building activities that really brought our group closer. Wendy Johnson hosted at her house for the evening. I think I can speak for everyone when I say we had a great time.

We are still fundraising for our trip. If you would like to donate go to www.GoGlobalX.org, click "Give" in the top right corner, fill in your info, select "Moldova" under the country, select "Moldova Orphanage" under the trip, and then fill in the name of the person and the amount you would like to donate. Every dollar helps! Our group has hit 50% of funds raised, but time is approaching fast.

Check out our pictures from our retreat below:

Team Building Exercises...Draw info about yourself without talking

We had a little cup building contest....Joshua's team won (mine lost) (54" to 51")

Next mission...the boys get to change a tire

Our wonderful guys!

Joshua sweeping the parking lot

Helping out at the Abba House Thrift Store....two words "Blue Boxes"

Michel enjoying a "few" brownies

Please keep checking back for updates. We leave one month from today!

More Pictures

We received some more pictures from the orphanage. Please take a look.

Time is Flying By

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. We are super busy getting ready for our trip. I am so excited! We have met so many great people and our group is awesome. We have our retreat in 2 weeks to get ready for our trip. It's only about a month and a half until we leave. We are still trying to raise funds for our trip. We have raised 17.85% of what we need so far, and we are hoping to get close to 50% by March 6th. Keep praying.

I am going to post some more pictures soon. Please keep checking back.

Thanks again for your continued support!

Pictures of the orphanage

Here are some pictures of the orphanage we received this week. We will be painting and working to make it more fun for the children.

Here we go!

Friends & Family,

I’ve got some exciting news :) This April, Joshua and I will be traveling to Moldova on a short-term mission trip!
Joshua and I have been attending Buckhead Church here in Atlanta for a few years now. Already the church has made a huge impact on our lives. We are grateful to be in a place where we have the ability to serve in another country, and we feel a sense of responsibility to take advantage of this opportunity. This experience will give us a chance to serve God and become an active part of His much greater purpose.
From April 9-17, our 12-person team will be traveling to Moldova, where we will spend time working with our church’s global partner to assist a local orphanage. We don’t have a lot of details yet, but we will keep you updated over the next few weeks as we learn more.
I know that all of us have been affected in some way by the recent changes in our economy, and I don’t want to discredit that. Located in Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania, Moldova is about the same size as Maryland and has a population of approximately 4.3 million. They are considered to be the poorest country in Europe.
Again, we are so grateful for this opportunity. We know that not everyone is able to participate in a trip like this, but you can still be a valuable part of this team. Most importantly, we need prayer – for wisdom as we seek to meet peoples’ needs in another culture, safety as we travel, and an attitude that is flexible and ready to serve. Financially, each team member needs to raise $2,800 ($5,600 total for both Joshua and Kimber) to cover the cost of the trip. If, in addition to prayer, you would like to support this mission financially, you can make an online contribution at www.Goglobalx.org . Click “give” (in the top right corner), then fill the form in with your information, select “Moldova” and “Moldova Orphanage” and enter either of our names. Also, if you choose the electronic option, please send an e-mail to Kimber (kimbergarrison@gmail.com) to let us know you made a contribution. The online option does not let us know who makes donations. You may also mail a check directly to Kimber at the address listed below. Please make checks payable to North Point Ministries (important - do not include my name on the check). All donations for this project are tax deductible. No gift, whether through prayer or finance, is too small. We must have 50% of our trip cost by March 3, and the remainder by March 24, so please help us attain our goal as soon as possible.
Thank you so much for being a part of what God is doing around the world. I can’t wait to see what He has planned for our trip, and I can’t wait to share my experiences with all of you when I return! Please keep checking our blog for the latest updates, and we will also post pictures and stories about our trip when we return.

Thanks,
Joshua Biles and Kimber Garrison


Kimber Garrison
6410 Abercorn Ave
Atlanta, GA 30346