Hi all, I will be starting a new blog series, in which I write about my mission trip to Indonesia. It is divided into different parts. The first parts contains:
• General Information
• Itinerary
• Early/rough schedule
• High expectations :-D
General Information
My church in Indonesia, Gereja Bethel Apostolik Profetik (GBAP), does an annual mission trip to different parts of Indonesia. I decided to join them for an upcoming mission trip in the summer this year. For the most part, our mission will take place in Central Java (where our head church is located) during the month of May. I will be there for at least a week serving and "doing various things." That is still vague as I don't know exactly what we're going to be doing, but I will update you as soon as I gather more info.
Itinerary
My flight has been booked and I am set to depart for Jakarta, Indonesia via Hong Kong on Monday, May 2, 2011 around 15:00, I believe. This will be my second time traveling on an airplane alone - I did manage to go to Indonesia by myself in July last year. People, I arrived safe and sound! :-) Just in case you were concerned. As of now, I am still unsure about who is supposed to fetch me from the airport. But I must say, my homeless status in Indonesia has certainly put me in a highly uncomfortable plight. I would strongly reckon that a lot of people have been burdened by me, due to the fact that I don't own a permanent home (or a home at all, for that matter). I will have to sojourn at someone else's house over the course of my trip.
I am scheduled to come back to my beloved maple country on Monday, June 27, 2011. It's a long trip, indeed. I could be asked to stay longer if I didn't have summer school as an excuse for my 'early' return.
Rough Schedule
Please bear in mind that this schedule is tentative and still susceptible to further changes. Here, I have broken it down into a timeline mode.
MAY
Sunday 15 - Service in Colomadu, GBAP Smirna @ 8:00
-> Sharing group (youth and adults) after service
Monday 16 - Sharing group (youth) in Colomadu, GBAP Smirna @ 18:00
Tuesday 17 - Preparation and visitation to Solo, Malanggaten, Pucang Sawit, and Muneng
Wednesday 18 - Bible training STT Aimi @ 18:00
Thursday 19 - Sharing with Colomadu's team; night prayer; Jagalan
Friday 20 - Training at STT Aimi @ 18:00
Saturday 21 - Youth Service
Sunday 22 - Morning service -> divided by areas: Malanggaten + Jagalan; afternoon service
Thus far, this is more or less what I have. We are also going to be visiting an orphanage while we are there.
For the first two weeks or so in the month of June, I will be serving locally, specifically in East Jakarta. I've been asked to speak at a youth service in English (I shouldn't be nervous since it is my first language, but I am!).
Picture 1:
The white-haired lady standing up is the head pastor of our church.
Picture 2:
Head pastor and congregation of GBAP Smirna
As you can tell, I am pretty stoked for this mission trip. Not only that this is my first 'legitimate' mission trip, it's also something I've been waiting and wanting to do for YEARS. You could just imagine how excited I must be to have finally been given the chance to do it!
I require a small favour from you, my readers: PLEASE pray for me as I go through the whole mission process and progress. Pray that everything will pass smoothly and that nothing goes wrong. Pray that every heart and life be touched by our ministry. Pray that every soul be blessed by what we are bringing and giving. Pray for those who are lost, that they WILL be saved and found in the eternal love of Jesus Christ. Prayers are crucial, and yours could mean a great deal. Your prayers and support are tremendously valued. Thank you.
From the deepest depth of my humbled heart,
Hazel
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