Dave to Greece July 23-July 31, 2012

Hi everyone,

This summer I have an opportunity to serve on a mission trip with Highland Park Church (Columbus, Nebraska) traveling to Athens, Greece and working with the Cosmovision Center there. The dates are July 23rd - August 1st, 2012. This will be my first short term international mission trip. 

I'm thankful to be used by God on the Highland Park Church Team to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of Greece by helping with the ministry of music and any other way that He puts before us. I currently assist Highland Park Church by recording audio of the services and posting the sermon messages to the Highland Park Church website.

While using hi-tech tools to share and promote the Gospel is fun and sometimes challenging, I believe that God Is telling me that I need to learn how to share my faith in more personal ways. I feel that God is growing my faith in Him by giving me the opportunity to serve Him among the people in Athens, Greece.  Also, I am reminded that obedience to God is to be a far greater goal in my life than any fear I may have of any person, people, place or circumstance. 

Besides music ministry, our team we will have opportunities to serve at a refugee center and reach out to kids in a sports camp with messages centered on the salvation found in Jesus Christ.

The team leaders have also arranged for us to spend time visiting Mars Hill in Athens and the city of Corinth. By actually setting foot on these sights I will read my Bible in a whole new light.   

Pray that God will prepare me and the other team members with attitudes and motives that will glorify Him no matter where we go or what we do.

As we need to raise funds for this mission trip, please pray also how you and others may partner with us financially. The team numbers 20 people and we need to raise $2800.00 each.

If you would like to donate online, look for the green and yellow "give now" button to the upper right of this page.

If you would like to donate by check, please make your check payable to "Highland Park Church" and send it to:

• Highland Park Church
• 4115 38th Street
• Columbus, NE 68602-0694

On the memo line write "Dave Taylor-Greece".

Thanks very much for your prayers and considering how you can help us.

Sincerely,

Dave Taylor

Update June 23, 2012:

Wow, thank you all for your donations! I am seeing how God works when I think something is impossible.

Thanks for your willingness to help us proclaim the Gospel to the people of Athens. Please continue to pray for us as we prepare and for the needed resources for the other team members. God bless you all.

Dave