Dear Friends and Family,
Thank you for your prayers for our family during this past nine months since Paul's sudden death. We are grieving our great loss, yet slowly beginning to heal.
In September 2006, my son Ben, started classes at the University of California at Davis. His freshman class was the biggest to emerge upon UCD. It's no wonder that the 2010 graduating class of Biological Sciences was the largest in the history of UCD. Congratulations, Ben, for the hard work in completing your Bachelor of Science in Exercise biology and graduating with the 2010 class of Biological Sciences from UC Davis. We are so proud of you!
In October 2009, a couple of weeks after his dad died, Ben asked, "Mom, what would you need from me before I enlist in the Navy in 2011?" I said, "Why don't you come with me on a trip to Africa?" Thus, the Giesbrecht Africa Trip 2010 with International Christian Ministries. Below is a detailed itenerary. We need your prayers. If you decide to join our prayer team, feel free to print this blog or stop by the KAXL Life Fm office to pick one up. As a prayer team member, we'd like to give you a gift from our KAXL staff - a book - Psalm 91 - God's Umbrella of Protection. Thanks for your prayers. We are praying for you.
Giesbrecht AfricaTrip 2010 with International Christian Ministries
Theme: For The Glory of God
"Look at the nations and watch-and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.“ Habakkuk 1:5
Trip Goals: To encourage, equip and exhort Christians, leaders and ICM staff in the Congo, Kenya and Egypt.
Ben & Sheryl Giesbrecht – Mother’s Day 2010 at Parkside Church, Bakersfield, CA
Trip Schedule and Responsibilities:
7/9/2010 - Depart Bakersfield, CA via United Airlines flight 6152 at 9:30 am.
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1
7/10/10 - Arrive in Kinshasa, Congo via Kenya Airways flight 0550 8:55 am. Greeted by hosts, ICM Congo Directors, Deo and Sarah Mwamba.
“I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress,my God in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:2
7/12/10 - Sheryl speaks for a Women’s Conference in Kinshasa. Ben will meet with the men of the local tribes and visit refugee camps.
“Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.” Psalm 91:3
7/13/10 - Travel by vehicle to Mbanza Ngungu – 125 miles from Kinshasa.
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.” Psalm 91:4 a
Sheryl speaks at From Ashes to Beauty Women’s Conference in Goma, Congo in May 2009.
7/14/10 - Sheryl speaks for a Women’s Conference in Mbanza Ngungu. Ben will meet with local pastors and travel to visit pygmies.
“His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalm 91:4b
7/15/10 - Travel to Kinshasa, Congo.
“You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day.” Psalm 91:5
7/16/10 – Debrief with ICM Congo Directors, Deo and Sarah Mwamba.
“nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.” Ps. 91:6
7/17/10 – Airline travel to Kitale, Kenya. Greeted by hosts, Emmanuel and Dorcas Chemengich, President of Africa Theological Seminary.
“A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.” Psalm 91:7
7/18/10 – Preaching in church in Kitale, Kenya
“You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.” Psalm 91:8
Sheryl in Lagos, Nigeria in April 2008 after sharing a message with ICM Seminary Women.
7/20-22/10 – Sheryl teaches Church Administration at Africa Theological Seminary. Ben will visit ministry sites in Kitale and assist with building projects.
“If you make the Most High your dwelling-even the Lord, who is my refuge—then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.” Psalm 91:9, 10
7/23-24/10 - Sheryl speaks for a Women’s Conference in Kitale, Kenya.
“For he will command his angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.” Psalm 91:12
7/27-29/10 – Sheryl teaches Church Administration at ATS, Kitale, Kenya. Ben will visit water purification sites, orphanages and feeding programs.
“They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” Ps. 91:12
Sheryl speaks at From Ashes to Beauty Women’s Conference in Kitale, Kenya in May 2009
7/30 – 31/10 - Sheryl speaks for a Women’s Conference in Mt. Elgon, Kenya.
“You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; trample the great lion and the serpent.”Psalm 91:13
8/1/10 – Airline travel to Nairobi, Kenya.
“Because he loves me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him;” Psalm 91:14a
8/2/10 - Travel by vehicle to visit Compassion sponsored child, Caroline Ndinda Muysoki, Mungala Project. Compassion Child sponsorship drive with 88.3 Life FM.
“I will protect him because he acknowledges my name.” Psalm 91:14b
April 2009 - Sheryl and Paul Giesbrecht visit Compassion child, Caroline (in red shirt) and her family in Mungala, Kenya.
8/3/10 - Debrief in Nairobi, Kenya.
“He will call upon me and I will answer him.” Psalm 91:15a
8/4/10 – Airline travel to Cairo, Egypt – greeted by hosts ICM Egypt Directors Wahid and Laila Wahba.
“I will be with him in trouble.” Psalm 91:15b
8/5 – 8/7/10 – Network and encourage ICM staff and leaders, visit Coptic priests, orthodox parishes, ICM partners, Wahid and Laila Waba.
“I will deliver him and honor him.” Psalm 91:15b
8/7-9/10 - Return to Bakersfield via United Airlines flight 6326 7:28 pm
“With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.” Psalm 91:16
Thank you so much for 'taking this trip to Africa' with us, through your prayers. We are praying for you. Sheryl & Ben Giesbrecht
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