Saturday, June 17, 2006

Visa Information

Well, yesterday I made the drive to the Consulate General of Venezuela. I turned in my application and passport to apply for my visa. I now have to wait as my application is sent to Venezuela to get approved and then sent back to Chicago. Please pray that God's hand would be in all of this. This process can sometimes take as long as 3 months. Pray that the process would be expedited and that the Visa would be approved. I am still on the fundraising trail and have 40% raised so far. I am speaking at 3 different VBS's this summer. Pray that those would be open doors to a few more churches that would be interested in supporting me. Thanks so much for the continued prayer! To God Goes All the Glory!!
Matt

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Louisville and LSCA

Well, the past week I have been in Louisville, KY. I spent some time with the new summer interns with Team Expansion this year. I was good to meet other people that have a heart for missions and are excited about serving God! I had a few chances to sit down with the interns going to Venezuela and answer some questions for them. I also spent the week hanging out with some very good friends of mine. These are friends that I could possibly be serving with in Argentina some day. We have a dream to start a coffee shop and target college age as well as young adults.
Well, staff training starts this week for summer camp. It will be exciting to meet other staff members. This is the last week before campers begin showing up. I am still in the support raising process and training to obtain my visa. I currently have 40% of my budget raised. Please pray that God would continue to provide supporters! Please also pray that my visa would go through quickly!! Thanks for your prayers! God Bless.
Matt