Peki Mission: Ready To Fly!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Ready To Fly!

Hey Everyone!

The Peki Mission Team is ready for take off! Tomorrow at 1:00, we'll meet at JFK airport. Our flight departs at 5pm tomorrow!

In case you can't tell, our team is SO excited about this trip! Honestly, I think most of us are still feeing the spiritual effects of being commissioned in our home churches last Sunday. I can't begin to describe how wonderful an experience it is to be surrounded by an entire community of faith, pouring their heartfelt support into you. In many ways, it's like being born with purpose; everything else seems to slip away as you begin to focus your attention on nothing but Jesus and your mission with Him. We begin to realize that Christ has ordained for this mission to take place, and what started out as service to others suddenly becomes an honor!

I hope to keep this blog going throughout our time in Ghana. Anytime I can find a cybercafe or mooch off of our tour guide's blackberry, you should find a blog on this page. With God's help - and a little luck - we hope to bring our experience of Ghana home to you, even before we make it home ourselves!

While we are in Ghana, all of us ask for your prayers. As disciples of Jesus, we realize that nothing worthwhile can be accomplished without God, so we ask for your prayers always. (Psalm 127) Cover us with your feathers, Lord, because we're ready to fly!!!

Blessings,
David (Kwaku) Czeisel, Sofo (Pastor)

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The Peki Church

• The new building will become a community center and gathering place used throughout the week.
• The Peki Methodist school educates children from kindergarten to the 10th grade, providing the stepping stones to a brighter future.
• Children are baptized in the church and brought up learning the faith in Sunday school.
• New converts are welcomed into the Christian community and instructed in the faith.
• Families are strengthened as they worship, learn, and work together in the church.
• Those in poverty find their needs met by the community. The church cares for those who are ill or elderly.
• Those who have moved from Peki have a “mother church” that welcomes them home. And when one passes away, it is at the church that life is celebrated as one is welcomed to eternal life.

Three Ways You Can Help the Peki Methodist Church

Prayer

Please pray with us that God will assist the Peki Methodist Church to see this project through to completion. Please pray that we will find willing partners in the United States who will join in mission with the Peki Church.

Financial

Right now, we are seeking churches who will support the Peki Methodist Church by making a one-time or ongoing financial contribution. Your donation will build a legacy as the church seeks to be a place of hope and healing in Peki.

The Peki Church estimates that it will cost a total of $130,000 (US dollars) to complete the 1,200 seat sanctuary, meeting rooms, classrooms, and Sunday school wing, and they are actively fundraising within Ghana. Your contribution will go a long way toward meeting this goal.

Volunteers

Beginning as early as 2008, we will be organizing groups of volunteers to travel to Peki. Willing volunteers of all ages and skills are welcome. Please let us know if you are interested. We also need volunteers who know particular trades, as they are in short supply in Ghana. Carpenters, plumbers, and electricians are encouraged to sign up.