Hello,  my name is Mike. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a retired Caterpillar engineer.  I also am a follower of Jesus for the past 32 years.  Although most of the ministry I’ve done in my life has been in the USA, God has laid it on my heart to do more short term missions around the world in my retirement.  So far I’ve been to Ghana Africa, and the Amazon region of Peru.   During the past 25 years I’ve been involved with evangelism and discipleship ministries in the USA which have been helpful in my short term missions.  

This trip that I’m writing to you about is to Mongolia.  I will be going with Cup of Cold Water ministries and a group of young people in their “Next Gen” missionary group.  My daughter Joanna and my son Elijah have been a part of this group the last few years and it has really impacted their lives in a positive way.  I have had the opportunity to interact with the group on a few occasions, and I see a real passion for ministry in these young folks!  

Joanna, my 17 yr old daughter, is also going on this trip to Mongolia. I have been asked to go as chaperone for the kids.  While we are there, we be traveling to a remote village in the Gobi desert where a church once existed, and, partnering with a Mongolian group of students very similar to Nxt Gen.  We would be working with the locals to reestablish a church in a village that once had a church, but is now virtually unreached. The details of the trip are not fully worked out yet, as the trip is not intended to be prepackaged for us to go on; the goal is that the students would help to plan and prepare the trip in order to grow their understanding of missions.  Joanna has felt a call to missions for several years now, and plans to pursue missions as her life’s work.  My hope is that this trip will help prepare her for that.  She went to Ghana with me last year, and it was really inspiring for both of us! 

 The cost of the trip is $4000, ($2000 of which is due March 1), which I will be trying to fundraise in the months leading up.  I would like to ask you to pray and consider partnering with me in this endeavor! In Jesus, -Mike

TRIP DATES: June 23 - July 7th

TRIP COST: $4000

LEFT TO RAISE $1700 (last updated April 22, 2024 12pm )

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