TEAM KENYA 2009 is currently accepting applications for our short-term mission projects
in Kenya. When you sign-up for this short term mission trip, you are not just signing up, you are joining a TEAM!
TEAM KENYA 2009!
Your TEAM experience will begin before you ever leave the states, when you will gather with
all of TEAM KENYA 2009 in the beautiful blue-ridge mountains of N.C. on June 6th. You'll meet your team members, choose
your room-mate (if you haven't done so already), receive training on everything from packing for the mission, staying
safe in the mission field, cultural sensitivity in the mission field, sharing your faith in the mission field, making the
most of your journey, and meeting your team leaders.
At this meeting you'll also receive your
TEAM KENYA 2009 TEAM Manual, your travel itinerary information, and your fund raising information package to assist
you as you raise your funds for this mission trip. This kit includes a letter from Lydia Ministry International telling
your friends and family members about TEAM KENYA 2009 and how they can help you make this journey of a lifetime. It will also
include a brochure with a form printed with your name. Supporters can make their donations in your account to Lydia
Ministries International, and therefore their support for you will be a tax-deductible contribution for them. By the end of
the day, you will have made new friends and will be looking forward to taking this journey with your new TEAM members.
What Would You Do In Kenya?
Help build a church and school building for a Maasai tribe in the bushland of
Namanga, Kenya. Experience God's grace as you minister among the Maasai. As you help frame the building you will
work side by side with young Maasai warriors, sharing stories about your life, as they share stories about their's.
As you lay foundation blocks for the church/school, you will be laying a foundation of faith and fellowship that will
sustain many Maasai for years to come. As the rounds and layers of blocks rise higher and higher above the heads of the
Maasai women and men, the young and the old, their hopes will rise higher and higher. You will become the one they have prayed
for to come and help build a church/school for their people.
It's not often that we get to even make a difference in one person's life, but you will be making a difference in
the lives of so many people! Not only will you help build a building, but you will be building a future for generations of
Maasai to come! You will work with a team of people who are well-qualified, and a team who loves God and wants to share His
love with others.
Or, you may be chosen to work
on renovating a children's center in Nairobi that serves as a school and home to over 100 poverty-stricken, orphaned,
street-kids. You will paint, decorate, build tables to serve as desks, and you may help build a sandbox or
two! You will work with your team members to create a bright and better environment for the "least of these".
If you are chosen
for the Nairobi work team, when the renovations are finished at the children's center you will work with your team
and leaders to minister to approximately three hundred street kids and orphans! You'll join our 2009 Mission to Kenya's
Kids and share the Gospel through drama, music, dance, games and stories!
Daily you will join your team for devotions, team
meetings and communion. You'll share breakfast and dinner each day. During this time you will have
an opportunity to "digest" not only your meal, but also how you feel about what your are seeing and experiencing.
You will have a time to share your own reactions -- to debrief.
Because we know that you are going to pour out so much of
yourself, we have scheduled in time for recreation. We've reserved a day for a safari to the Nairobi National Wildlife
reserves where you will have opportunities to see the real wildlife of Kenya, such as lions and zebras. One afternoon will
be spent at the Rothchild Giraffe Center where you'll be able to get up-close and personal with Giraffes. Then,
before you return home, you'll join your team members for an unforgettable evening at Carnivore Restraunt where Maasai
warriors will serve dinner to you on spears! It's a wonderful evening of celebration when the work is finished and you
prepare to return home.
The journey doesn't end when you return home. There's more! On October 17, once all team members have returned
home and have had an opportunity to process your experience, you will meet your team members again and join together
for a celebration of thanksgiving and joy! At this meeting we will debrief and you will have an opportunity to swap
photos and stories and share how your life has changed since returning home!
Our goal for you is for you to have the best short term mission experience
possible, as you join TEAM KENYA 2009 and build a church, build a school, renovate a children's center, and minister
to kids during Mission to Kenya's Kids!
While most trips of this quality and substance would cost well over $4,000.00, the cost for this 14 day trip is only $2950.00 if you register early and pay by June
15th. How can we offer this at such a low price? Because Lydia Ministries International is not in the business of
"booking tourist/mission trips." We are not "charging" you to go on this mission trip. We are only
asking you to pay what it costs us to take you on this trip and to provide a quality experience, while you work and minister
in Kenya.
You will depart on September 9th from the Asheville, NC airport and arrive in Nairobi, Kenya on September 11th. Cost includes,
round-trip airfare (departing from Asheville NC on September 9th and arriving on Sept 11th in Nairobi and then Departing
Nairobi September 22nd and returning to the USA on September 23rd.) Rev. Susan Leipsner, Director of Lydia Ministries International
and TEAM KENYA 2009 team leaders will greet you in Nairobi at the airport and take you to the guest house.
Includes also: room at GuestHouse/hotel in Nairobi
(and room at location while in Namgama, Maasai Mara); breakfast and dinner each day (lunch is on your own, and is
usually less than 2.00 a day!); training in N.C. with lunch, snacks on June 6th and thanksgiving celebration and meal on October
17th; TEAM KENYA 2009 t-shirt, ground transportation in Kenya (except for personal travel--ie if you decide to take a taxi
to go somewhere not included in itinerary); Registration packet, Training and Travel Manual and Journal; Safari to Kenya National
Wildlife Reserve; Rothchild Giraffe Center, Dinner and celebration at Carnivore Restraunt.
NOT INCLUDED: transportation to and from Asheville
Airport, Daily Lunch, beverages (coke, bottled water, etc.); snacks; health insurance; Passport and visas; gratuities; extra
luggage fees, if any; immunizations;meals and snacks in airports/planes, travel to and from N.C. for training and thanksgiving
celebration and debriefing, miscellaneous.
Deposits are due by May
15th of 1/3rd of cost. Balance is due on June 15th to receive Early-Bird Discount. After June 15th, the price is $3,500.00--
unless other arrangements have been agreed upon (in writing) with the director, Rev. Leipsner.
So, you have decided to join TEAM KENYA 2009! Karibu to TEAM KENYA! We welcome you as you
come along on this journey of a life time with us. Lydia Ministries International knows that to have a great team experience
you have to have great team leadership. Rev. Susan Leipsner, director of LMI and coordinator of TEAM KENYA 2009 has
worked to pull together some great team leaders for this mission, from Sondra Spotts of Harrisburg, PA who is serving as Team
Chaplain and Personal Assistant to Rev. Leipsner, to Rev. Steve Phillippi of Monroe, N.C. who is serving as Building Team
Coordinator to our Ground Coordinator in Kenya, Pastor Benson Musyimi and Pastor Sammy Kilonzo, Ground Coordinator for Building/Construction,
to name just a few of our faithful and capable leaders. Click on the name below for the Team Kenya 2009 Leader and learn more
about each one.
Make a Joyful noise unto the Lord! Enjoy this East African Swahili Gospel Video.
If you want to support TEAM KENYA 2009, but you can't make this journey with us, please consider making
a donation today. Lydia Ministries International depends on donor support. Our staff is 100% volunteers, including Rev. Susan
Leipsner. 100% of your gift goes to the work of the ministry. If you so desire you can designate your gift for the TEAM KENYA
2009 Missions. Just be sure to add a note, either on the donor site or on your check. In addition, Lydia Ministries International
is a 501 (3)(c) non-profit organization and your gift is tax-deductible. You can give a donation of any size, and we
know that you will always gift the best gift you can give.
You
can click on the donate button below and donate securely using your visa, mastercard or PayPal account (which also allows
you to use your check) or you can mail a check or money order, made payable to Lydia Ministries International, 290 Half
Timber Drive Marion NC 28752 USA
Remember, Lydia Ministries International is a 501 (3)(c) non-profit organization and
your gift is tax-deductible. click on the donate button to donate online securely.
If you would like to donate to help sponsor one of the team leaders: Sondra Spotts, Spence (Christa and
Bianca) Morehead, Steve Phillippi, or Susan Leipsner, please click on their page. You will find a link on this page under
"Meet Your TEAM LEADERS". There is a "donate" button on their page.
If you
would like to donate to help sponosr one of the other team members, you may click on the donate button beside their name.
If you do not find their name here, and would like to donate to help sponsor them, you may click on the above donation button,
then send an email to lydiaministriesinternational@gmail.com and tell us the amount you have donated and the team member you wish to support. Thank you very much for helping to make
this mission and ministry possible. God's blessings to you. You will receive a receipt when you donate online, and then you
will receive a donations receipt from Lydia Ministries International for your tax records.
To Help Sponosor TEAM KENYA team members Linda and Melody
Seavey click on the donate button to your left.
If you would like to help sponsor TEAM member Tina Tatnall
please click on the donate button at your left.
