Friday, February 4, 2011

63 days from now...

We fly to Izmir, Turkey!  Not that we're counting down or anything... =0)


We're getting very excited and beginning our immediate preparations for this fruitful time serving our missionary friends in Turkey.  For those of you who have been asking, Kusadasi (pronounced koo-SHAH-dah-suh)is a coastal town in the Western part of Turkey, just a few miles from the major city of Izmir.  We will leave Denver on April 8th and return home on April 25th. More itinerary details to be posted soon...

ASC Sneak Preview
We are expecting to have over 100 missionaries and their families in attendance.  By serving on the All Staff Conference Team, we've had a sneak preview of the conference program and it's going to be an incredible time with the Lord!
While I will wait to share any schedule details until they are officially announced, I do have a sneak preview for you of what me and Andy will be doing...
  • Setting up and running the Spring Board Meeting
  • On-site researching to prepare information vital for those navigating around the conference campus
  • Assisting Communications with video segments and reports for the program
  • Hosting/managing the Conference Concierge Table to assist with any missionary questions about the HQ Office, conference or campus
  • Assisting the President and his wife with all scheduling and administrative needs as they connect with our many Entrust staff 
  • Coordinating and hosting the Help Desk portion of the conference
    • During this time, Headquarters staff (including myself) will answer administrative questions for Entrust missionaries and host requested one-on-one training sessions for finance, insurance, IT issues and inquiries
Flashback to the 2007 All Staff Conference in Sopron, Hungary

We are so excited to spend time with our Entrust family and get to know many of the nationals who are able to attend this year!

God Story...

We bought our airplane tickets for the conference!  Due to your faithful giving, we've been saving for the trip and were able to purchase our tickets. What a surprise to find out that we had several hundred more $ in our missionary account which added up to the exact price of our tickets!  Praise the Lord! 


We've still got around $1,200 to raise in the next 63 days to cover our lodging/transport during the 2 days of set up, 2 day board meeting and 7 day conference.  If you are interested in helping us out, please click HERE (or go to www.entrust4.org -click "Give Now"and select "Rath, Pamela" as the missionary). 
All gifts are tax deductible!  You can also make checks out to "Entrust" (memo MO96-Rath) and send to: Entrust | PO Box 25520 | Colorado Springs | CO | 80936


More than anything, we need your prayers!  Thank you for covering us in prayer and please stay tuned for some specific prayer requests and more "God Stories".


Blessings,
Pamela & Andy Rath

2 comments:

Andy and Pamela Rath said...

Please leave us a comment...We'd love to hear from you!

Brandie said...

Love this blog! Of course it was going to be orange. :)

Love you as well.