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This past year Lacey and I were apart of a church planting internship in Dallas with Northwood Church and Glocalnet. It was such a great learning experience, as this is what we feel is God’s plan for our lives is in the future. Our time at Northwood was more challenging to us than we thought possible and helped us grow deeper in our relationship with God and our commitment to see holistic transformation take place in individuals, a city, and a place in the world through God’s power through the local church.

As a culmination of this internship with Northwood, I am traveling to North Vietnam this October 20-31 on a short-term missions project with a number of other volunteers. Northwood has been working in Vietnam over 10 years developing areas such as business, education, and healthcare for the entire country, while at the same time building relationships and seeing God transform lives. During our time, there will be teams working with orphanages, installing a computer lab at a school and providing training for other areas of education, and developing businesses and leaders for the country.

The need is great, but the rewards from our work will be much greater. However, this trip will also be a huge challenge. I am writing this letter to ask for your support in any way possible. I understand that support through prayer is as equally important as financial aid; so, I am asking for both. I know that my trip will be more successful with the support of family, friends and the people I love. The total cost of the trip will be $3,000, which will cover airplane tickets, housing, food, and local transportation. My first installment is due August 1 and all money is due September 5. Each donation is vitally important. Please pray and allow God to challenge you to support this trip with your finances.

Donations are tax deductible if made payable to Northwood Church. Please mail donations to Northwood Church 1870 Rufe Snow Drive, Keller, TX 76248 and note my name. It will then go towards my account. Also, remember our team in your prayers in October, as there is sure to be spiritual and physical strain on the team. Pray that this trip will be effective and purposeful in meeting the needs of the poor and oppressed, the hopeless and orphaned.

Thank you for your support and care. I appreciate your interest and encouragement. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for our team and the Vietnamese people that we will be working with.

Also, if you have not already done so, consider joining my Facebook group to follow along on this journey.