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Bulgaria Mission Trip Requests and Planning
As part of their American
Baptist ministry in Sofia, Tom and Terry work with visiting missions teams
to coordinate and facilitate work projects with the Sofia Baptist Church
and other churches outside Sofia, orphanages, and child-care centers in
Bulgarian. To avoid overlapping of visiting missions teams, it is essential
that any church group thinking about a Bulgaria mission trip involving
Tom and Terry work with them to arrange a schedule and the work project(s).
Initial
Steps to Request Tom/Terry Myers Support for Bulgaria Mission Trip
If your
church is thinking about a mission trip to Bulgaria, first check that
Tom and Terry will be in Bulgaria and available for your mission trip's
support by viewing Tom/Terry's
On-Line Calendar for the trip dates you're thinking about. If Tom
and Terry's calendar shows no conflict with your dates, then perform the
following steps --
- When viewing the
on-line Tom/Terry's
On-Line Calendar webpage, click on the "Add Event" button
at the bottom to request a range of dates you'd like to set up for a
Bulgaria mission trip.
- In the "Add
Event" window that pops up, enter in the "Title" field
something like "Bulgaria mission trip support-request for <name
of your church> in <city> <state>", along with text
in the "Description"
field that includes --
- Contact information
(phone, email, and/or Skype username) for you and your church pastor(s)
- Your church's
denominational affiliation (if any()
- How many and ages
of those are expected to be in your Bulgaria mission group
- (If you don't already
have a Bulgaria mission trip work-project or activity) A description
of the type of mission project and/or activities you'd like to do during
your Bulgaria visit.
When you click on
the "Save" button in the "Add Event" window, an email
message will automatically be sent to Tom and Terry for their review of
your Bulgaria mission trip request. (NOTE: The dates associated with your
trip request are automatically included in this email message.) If Tom
and Terry can support the request, they will then make your requested
Bulgaria mission trip dates "public" on the Tom/Terry's
On-Line Calendar so others can see them. Tom and Terry will also email
you a message to take the next step in planning your trip..
Myer's
MPT Contact for Bulgaria Trip-Planning by Your Church
Myers'
Missionary Partnership Team (MPT) member Kerry Hassler may be contacted
for information and feedback about how to coordinate and then go on your
church's mission trip to Bulgaria that involves Tom and Terry. Kerry worked
with Tom and Terry to coordinate and lead a group from First Baptist of
Boulder on a church mission trip to Bulgaria from May 30 through June
5, 2005. To contact Kerry, click
here to send him an email, or call him at +1-303-665-7487 or via Skype
at "kerry.hassler".
Photos
of 2005 Church Mission Trip in Bulgaria
As example
of a U.S. church mission trip to Bulgaria that involved coordinaiton and
in-country support by Tom and Terry, click here
to see photos of the May 30 - June 5, 2005 Bulgaria mission trip by a
group from First Baptist Church of Boulder. The work-projects done during
their visit included installing new flooring at an orphanage in Pleven,
and preparing the ground for a new concrete walk-way at a child-care facility
in Dobrich.
(Last
updated on 4/10/07)
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