Financial Need

Dear Friends and Family,

We are writing to tell you about a trip that we are going to lead that will hopefully be a life-changing experience for the people we come in contact with, as well as ourselves.

As you probably know, we both work at Vanguard University, which is a Christian institution. Each summer, Vanguard sends teams to countries across the globe to minister to the people, and this year we were selected to lead a team of seven college students to Tanzania from May 30 to June 14. We are excited about going on this trip and using our skills and abilities for the glory of God and the good of the people in Tanzania.

During our trip, we will be working with Ryan and Stacy Helbling, full time missionaries in Moshi, Tanzania. We will refurbish their guest house so future mission teams can stay with them, and we'll do our best to bless the Helbling families' socks off however we can. We will lead worship at a church service there, and we will also do some manual labor at Treasures of Africa, a home for orphans and abandoned children. Finally, we look forward to the random ways God will use us – last year's Tanzania team served by killing chickens for a couple of hours in order to feed the village. Deep down we hope we don't have to do that (it kind of sounds icky), but we certainly are willing if that's the need!

The importance of prayer – for our ministry, travel, safety, and that which God intends to accomplish through us – is absolutely vital. We expect Him to use us to do amazing things through the relationships we build and the prayers we offer up with those we meet. Will you participate with us in this work for God and His people? Also, we ask for your financial support to help make this mission trip possible for us. Since we are both going, it will cost about $7000. We will have saved about $2500 and are doing some fundraisers, but we are also trusting that God will provide the rest.

If you decide you'd like to support our attendance on this mission trip, please make your check payable to Vanguard University. You can send it in the envelope we have provided and include the slip with our names on it. We hope that you are excited about what God is going to do through our mission trip and your gift. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Jeff and Emily Fazakerley

Instructions:

 

Make checks payable to Vanguard University. DON'T write our names or Tanzania on the check. Include a paper that says you want the check to go to Jeff and Emily Fazakerley for Tanzania. Mail it to:

 

Global Initiatives/Tanzania

Vanguard University

55 Fair Drive

Costa Mesa CA 92626