It's official... We are going back! After much prayer and wrestling with God about the possibility of a followup trip back to Vanuatu we have decided to go back. We were very careful not to make a rash decision and do something out of our own excitement. Although I am excited to go back it is not because I just want to take a 2 week vacation and see some old friends. I truly believe that God is calling us to "followup" with what happened on our trip last summer. I believe that there is a need for discipleship and Biblical teaching as there seems to be a spirit of confusion across the entire island. We are planning a week long discipleship conference with roughly 30 nationals for one week in July of 2010. These select 30 will then go out to the forbidden "kustom" villages around them to share the love of Christ with their own neighbors. There is no better way to reach the people of Vanuatu than to have them reach each other!A small team of 4 including myself, my brother, and 2 others (yet to be determined) and a key discipleship trainer (possibly Caleb Bislow) will be going back for 2 weeks in July. Mike Phipps, who also went last year, will not be going back this year because he is getting married in June (Congrats Mike!) but will be helping out with the preparation. Please let us know if you would like to join us in this endeavor through prayer or financial support! Our goal is to raise around $5,000 to make the whole conference possible! If you would like to give send a check to:
Keller Park Church
1003 W. Bryan St.
South Bend, IN 46616
Write "Vanuatu" on the memo line to make sure it gets in the proper account. Do not write my name on the check. Please include a slip of paper which says my name.
Please do not feel obligated to give for this trip, but continue to check this blog for more updated information regarding the trip. I will be posting more specific details, stories, prayer requests, plans, etc. on this site over the next few months leading up to the trip.
God Speed!
Kory
