Melinda's Support Letter

Dear Friends,

Greetings from Dayspring Center for Christian Studies in Ft Collins, Colorado.

As u know, I have spent most of my life in Latin America but am now a Freshman at Dayspring, and I am also taking classes at CSU. Over this past year at college, I have shared with lots of people about my experiences with the Cabecars, a remote tribe of Indians in Costa Rica. There has been a growing interest among my Christian roommates to plan and participate in a mission’s trip to help the Cabecars with their spiritual and physical needs.

Exciting news! I have organized for a mission’s trip to the Cabecars on May 13-21, 2007. As of now, eight college students (including me) are signed up to go. I am so excited to lead this trip and be able to once again minister to the Cabecar Indians. I am looking forward to taking my classmates along as well. Some have expressed an interest in missions, and I am hoping that this experience will be one that God can use to direct the rest of their lives.

I am working with Tom Kennedy, who is a full-time missionary to the Cabecars. He has spent many years organizing teams in for medical trips and construction trips. Our group will be doing construction. There are many different projects—some of them being a clinic, stables, and bathrooms. I contacted him in January, and he has helped me put a trip together, and will be hosting us while we are there.

As a result of this missions trip I desire to grow spiritually. I want to become a servant like Christ, who emptied himself and became nothing (Philippians 2:1-8). I also would like to see the group unify as a team and grow individually in the Lord. As I stated before, I hope that God will call some of my friends to missions.

Will you please pray for this mission’s trip, that it will come together smoothly, that the group will be unified, that God’s purpose for us and those we are ministering to would be accomplished, that each individual would be eternally changed, that all the money we need would come in, and for protection? “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”

My friends and I are in the process of raising money. As you probably know, college students are definitely not rich. We are praying and trusting the Lord to bring in the money we need. This is a faith stretcher for us, but we know that if the Lord wants us to go, He will provide a way. Right now, I want to ask if you would be willing to help me get to Costa Rica. The cost per person is $650. Whatever you feel led to give will be much appreciated! I pray that the Lord will stretch whatever you give to meet my needs.

	Roundtrip airplane ticket Denver – San José, Cost Rica
$26	Exit tax from Costa Rica
$30	Insurance fee
$120	Food, transportation, and housing
$650	TOTAL

If you would like to support me through prayer and/or financially, please fill out a form below and return this email to me personally.