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Thank You Reception: Last Minute Reminders!!!
Hi Missionary Ladies and Gents!
OK, so THIS Friday (the day after tomorrow) is our glorious and much-anticipated THANK YOU RECEPTION!!! (Can I get a “HALLELUJAH” and a “GLORIA A DIOS!”?!).
First things first: this event is going to be FABULOSO! Not to mention, we’re gonna have some yummy food together.
Second: Thanks to Chelsea Samples for leading us in our reception preparations. AND, thanks to all the rest of you for being eager to respond/help out however needed. (On that note, there will be things we’ll all be working on this Friday afternoon in order to prepare/set up for our evening. PLEASE be sure to arrive by 4:30pm in The Foyer… and be prepared to stay until 9pm so we can take care of clean up).
Third: If you took photos on the trip, please print out your favorite 4-6 and bring them to our reception. We will try to add them to the photo collage for our trip.
Fourth: SUPER IMPORTANT! Please email me the HEART of your testimony in brief, concise, poignant bullet points (3-ish). Remember, the focus should be personal: What did God do in/through you? What did He say/reveal to you?
The purpose of this is to make sure that YOU know exactly what your testimony is, so you can leave the audience with a vivid, powerful snapshot of your mission trip experience. (By the way, you’ll do GREAT with this. I’m VERY excited for our church friends and family to hear you. They WILL be blessed… And, so… Please be prepared. This is a way to do that!)
Please send these to me by the end of the day tomorrow (THURSDAY).
An example from Sally Sue’s testimony:
- God showed me that I have a lot to offer—and that He can/will use my life to help others when I say yes to Him
- God showed me that I’m gifted in praying for others
- God stirred my heart to be involved in missions again in the future
Let me know if you have any questions about this.
See you Friday!
Follow Up to Debrief Meeting (Saturday, July 26th)
Hi Everyone (parents, please read this email as well=),
Just a quick reminder that TODAY (Thursday, July 31st) is the due date for your rough draft Thank You/Follow Up letters. If I don’t have them today, I expect to see them in my inbox by tomorrow, unless I hear otherwise from you.
To review what goes in those letters… The letter is to 1) thank your supporters (whether in prayer, money or both), 2) let them know about the Thank You Reception NEXT Friday, August 8th from 6-8pm, and 3) share a brief testimony in writing with your reader. As I mentioned in the meeting, please send the letter and reception-invitation-postcard together to all the people you sent support letters to initially–and to anyone else who supported you, whether you sent them a support letter or not. You are responsible for the postage on these babies.
Once I edit and send them back to you, YOUR LETTERS ARE TO BE MAILED TO YOUR SUPPORTERS NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY.
Also, feel free to hand your leftover post cards to whoever you want to invite to the reception.
…And a quick reminder about the reception. Again, it’s next Friday, August 8th. We will arrive at the Foyer at 4:30pm on Friday afternoon to set up for the reception, which begins at 6pm. Food, photos and other fun first, then testimonies! Clean up will take about an hour, which means we’ll be wrapping things up around 9pm. Please be prepared to stay for the duration. This is the last part of our mission!
If you were NOT at Saturday’s debrief, you missed some important info about the reception and instructions/guidelines about giving your testimony, and you did not receive the Thank You Reception invitation postcards. Please call me ASAP to get the 411 and to arrange a time to get your postcards before Friday.
Thanks team! I’m VERY excited for our family and friends to hear our testimonies next week. I believe they will be VERY encouraged and inspired by you–and way proud of you, too! (I know I am=)
-Josh
