Wednesday, March 05, 2003 [Home] [Main][Newsletters]
Discover the unique cultures, traditions, and value system of the Ashantis, the Yorubas, and Ibos in West Africa. Visit Tema, Accra, and Volta Regions of Ghana; the slave posts of ancient Gold Coast & Badagri, near Lagos Nigeria. Link up with the Bronze Kingdom of Benin, and Owerri-Orlu, the heart of Ibo land as you volunteer to bring relief to the lives of thousands in urban and rural Africa communities.
Experience the rich rewards of giving back as you make a difference the "Joseph's" style by playing a big role in helping folks in their "Egypt" have a better life. Why? You'll discover how many leap years ahead you're blessed with by just living in "God's own Country" - the USA ... and perhaps in gratitude, humbly respond to the scriptural injunction that - "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." [Luke 12:48]
We'll work in 3 key areas with opportunities to share our faith and the love of Christ, namely:
The approximate total cost of the trip is $2675 for 10-12 days, covering round trip tickets from Houston-Amsterdam-Lagos (Nigeria)-Ghana-Lagos-Amsterdam-Houston; 7 or more days of hotel stay; two meals daily; all local transport; 2 domestic flights within Nigeria; visa and documentation fees into both countries. There is room for only 10 volunteers. Four places are taken, 6 more to go... last date to confirm your reservation with a non-refundable deposit of $200 is March 25th. Departure date: Weekend of May 24, returning about June 8.
A pre-travel guide, and travel instructions will be given to those going including information about necessary vaccinations or how any of our affiliate doctors could provide prescription scripts for anti-malaria drugs.
If you are interested, please contact me (281-538-0687) or our Volunteer Director - Mrs. Meriel M. Bernhard (mbern81139@aol.com, phone: 503-287-8882).
More information about previous trips is available at our Website: www.relief-networks.org under Mission trips / News.
Thank you and remain blessed
Dr.
A. Sunny Okorie
(President, RNM, Inc.)
Email: aso@relief-networks.org
Web: www.relief-networks.org /
www.reliefntwk.net
Phone: 281-538-0687
If you
won't be traveling with us but would like to make a contribution that would be
splendid and a blessing indeed for the thousands of women and children in
Africa who walk over 4 miles daily looking for clean drinking water.
1) To donate a well for a whole village - you may give $2,500 or more
2) To donate a submersible pump - give $500 or more
3) To donate a hand-pump - give $300 or more
4) To donate an electric generating set (3-5 KVA) capacity - give $1,750 or more
5) To donate water filtration bottles for difficult places we may not reach with
a well soon enough and save the lives of little babies - give $35 per water
bottle (filter good for nearly 1 year's drinking water supply for a child's
consumption).
6) To contribute to our discretionary / ministry support fund - give as you're
led or can afford.
7) To donate towards our new rig's truck / Air Compressor Fund - give as you're
led or generously. We need about $14,000 to complete the job. (If you have a 2.5
ton Military truck, or Air Compressor to donate - that would be a great blessing
and relief to thousands.
To see other relevant things you could donate, click on link below:
Once
again, I wish to thank you for your support and friendship in the past year and
pray for continued support and partnership in the Great "Co-Mission" as we co
labor or network to touch and change lives for Christ. Whatever
you are able to do to help the poor and needy is good works done to the Lord
himself - Matthew 25:40.
"For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall
not perish forever" (Psalm 9:18).