Please apply for your US Passport before the end of January, 2012. We will need your passport information to book our European Flights on March 15th. If you do not have your passport by March 15th we will not be able to order your Flights from Dublin to Paris, Paris to Krakow and Krakow Back to Dublin flights. All European flights require your passport information at the time of booking. You can get your passport by going to your local post office or you can go online at this link US Passport Information. Remember in order to get a passport you will need to allow at least 6 weeks to get it back in the mail or you can pay extra to rush it through. Please post or email any of your questions to jwilson149@hotmail.com.
Happy New Year and we will blog you later!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sponsorship Letter
We have been getting emails wanting information about writing a letter to potential financial contributors. Thank you Jonathan Wheeler for writing this letter. Please feel free to copy and paste or simply use it as a guide in writing your own.
Dear Friends and Family, (be specific when you address an individual, call them Mr. or Mrs.)
I hope this letter finds you enjoying the blessings of the Lord. I want to be mindful of your time today. The purpose of this letter is to inform you about a mission that I am going to be going on in July of 2012 with the Apostolic Youth Corps of the ALJC. If you would like more information on this mission please check out our mission blog at www.apostolicyouthcorps.blogspot.com.
Our mission will take us to the continent of Europe. We will be flying from Chicago on July 16, 2012 and we will be returning on July 28. Our journey will take us to three different countries over a 2 week span. We will start out in the nation of Ireland, travel to Paris for 1 day and then fly to Poland to finish out the last 4 days of our mission. The ultimate purpose of this mission is to reach the souls of Europe with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We will be passing out 75,000 flyers in the streets of Waterford, Ireland and Krakow, Poland. Along with passing out the flyers in Ireland will be organizing a block party in the streets of Waterford. We will worship, pray and preach in the streets of Ireland.
In Poland we will pass out several thousand flyers promoting the first ever Apostolic church to be planted in the city of Krakow. We will also be traveling to Birkenau to visit a WWII concentration camp. Along with passing out flyers and visiting the concentration camp we will be praying as a group each night for the souls of Krakow and the entire nation of Poland.
This will be one of the most impacting missions I have ever been a part of. I am writing this sponsorship letter to ask for your contribution. I have broken down my expenses for this mission. Any amount you are able to give would be a tremendous blessing in making this dream come true. If you are able to contribute please make all checks payable to (your local church name) and put (your name) in the memo section of the check. Please mail the check to my local church (list your church name and address here)
- Flight to Dublin from Chicago: $1100.00
- Flights within Europe: $400.00
- Registration per person: $250.00
- Hotel: $400.00
- Spending money for food, train rides and bus rides should be about: $400.00-600.00
Thank you for your time, financial contribution and most importantly your prayers today. May the Lord richly bless you.
Sincerely,
Your Name (be sure to sign your signature with a pen)
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Final Hotel Booked for our trip
We are excited to announce that all of our rooms have been booked for the entire duration of our AYC trip. Please feel free to check out the hotels.
Let us know if you have any questions.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Reading material
If you are planning on going with us this summer we want to suggest you read about missions and the countries we are going to visit from time to time. We have found a tremendous resource for you to read and journal before and during our AYC trip. You can find Missions Trip Prep Journal by clicking on the provided link. They have the book/journal available on Amazon for 0.13 cents plus 3.99 for shipping. This resource will enhance your mission. Looking forward to this summer. Make your mission happen! God bless.
Monday, December 12, 2011
What should I being doing right now?
We realize our AYC mission is over 200 days away but there are somethings that you should be doing right now to prepare. Check out the list below.
1. Pray for the mission- Pray for the souls we are ministering to, pray for God's travel mercies, pray for God's protection and pray God give us favor everywhere we go.
2. Go ahead and get your passport- Check out this link US Passport information for all the information you need concerning your passport. In past trips students have received their passport in 2 weeks and in other cases they have received their passport in 6 weeks.
3. Research Waterford, Dublin, Cork, Paris, Krakow and Birkenau- For research on Birkenau (Auschwitz Concentration camp) go to this link Auschwitz Concentration Camp. You may also ask your teacher or professor at school about what videos you can watch to grasp a greater understanding of the camp. Having knowledge of the camp before we go will make the tour even more impacting.
4. Start saving- money and sending out for sponsors.
5. Read the blog- keep your parents and sponsors informed about our mission. The more informed they are they better.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Hotel and Airline tickets booked
Our hotel rooms have been booked for our stay in Waterford, Ireland for the dates of July 17-22 and for our stay in Krakow from July 24-27. If you want to check them out click on these links. For Waterford go to Riverwalk Apartments. For Krakow Antique Apartments. We hope you all like them. Please share these links with your family so they can stay up to date on where we will be staying this summer.
We are still looking for rooms for Dublin on July 22nd, 27th and for Paris on July 23rd. As soon as we have those booked we will post them.
For our airfare the total amount for the flight from Chicago to Dublin is 1100.00. You can find our flight times below, we are flying on US Airways. We recommend that you come into Chicago on July 15th if you are going to fly there. If someone is driving you to Chicago please arrive at the airport by 1:00 pm on the 16th. If you are flying home from Chicago on the 28th please book your flight after 5:00 pm. There are other options for travel into Chicago. Just let us know if you want more information on other travel options to Chicago. July will be here before you know it, start planning now.
We leave Chicago (ORD) at 3:55 pm on July 16th
We arrive in Dublin (DUB) at 8:45 am on July 17th
We leave Dublin (DUB) at 9:45 am on July 28th
We arrive in Chicago (ORD) at 3:30 pm on July 28th
Monday, December 5, 2011
When does the Journey begin?
One would think that our AYC mission starts on July 16th, 2012 when we take off from the airport in Chicago. In all reality our European tour starts right now.
July 16-28 will fly by, if you start your journey now you can prolong the entire AYC experience. AYC is more than just taking a two week trip in the summer.-AYC is about learning how to raise money for missions
-AYC is learning to make sacrifices for missions
-AYC is about connecting with other students who love missions
-AYC is about making lifelong friendships
-AYC is about sharing lifelong memories
-AYC for some is testing out your call to the mission field
-AYC is a step closer to becoming a missionary
Every AYC summer mission has the potential to be a life changing experience for you and the ones you share the gospel with. My advice to you is to start your journey right now. Dont wait until July 16, 2012 to start your journey. Get a journal and begin to pray for the souls of Ireland and Poland.Write down what God speaks to you about the countries of Ireland and Poland. Allow the Spirit of the Lord to move on you to intercede for the souls of Waterford and Krakow. Allowing your journey to Europe to start right now will enhance your AYC missions experience.
AYC European Tour starts right now!
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