Planning for next year's mission trip has begun

Last night we had a meeting to talk about our future mission trips. It was a good meeting and we began to set the parameters of what we expect in the coming months.

First we agreed we were going to return to Mexicali and set a prospective date for the next trip. We hope to go around February 17 or 18th.

We agreed that we will both ask our churches for about $3,000 in funding.

We maintained the suggested deposit of $100 per person and set a deadline for sign up on November 1, 2008.

We set aside twenty slots, ten per church, for the trip. There will be a waiting list and those from one church or the other, will be able to be added if one or the other church doesn't get its full compliment of participants at the deadline.

We will have two fundraisers to help raise the money needed to get to our $12,000 budget figure. We are looking at a Spaghetti supper in late September or early October and a potential Bluegrass musical festival in January.

Donations from individuals in the congregational will be accepted throughout the year.