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PARTY WITH THE GYPSIES
Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey
August 7 – 19th 2005
This
is Amy Brink, one of your mission trip coordinators. All of us
at Global Celebration are so excited that you have decided
to join Georgian and Winnie in their annual celebration of God’s
love for the Gypsies.
It will be a joy to bring the Gospel to the sweet Gypsies of Eastern
Europe, and to experience together new cultures with their different
sights, sounds and flavors. You will be trained and powerfully
used in God's work of saving souls, changing lives, transforming
communities and planting churches. In the city of Kazanlak, our
main Gypsy center, we will serve a huge love feast feeding a community
of over 5,000 Gypsies and lavishing them with the love of Jesus
during an open air crusade.
What
a privilege it will be to experience God’s extravagant
River of Love and Power flowing through us! Please start praying
now for this trip, ask the Lord of the Harvest for a multitude
of souls. Stand in agreement with us as we are believing the Lord
for more miracles, more healings, more salvations, more signs and
wonders!
As you begin trip preparations, here are some *very
important and time sensitive* items that I would like to highlight for you
as you complete the necessary steps for your trip:
(1.) FLIGHT DETAILS OUT OF NEW YORK:
We have just signed our group contract with the airlines after
searching for the best rate and itinerary possible. This is the
first year since 9/11 that the airlines have rebounded to full
strength, and because we are flying at “peak” season
and the airlines are confident that their planes will be full
at the time, we had less ‘wiggle room’ in our negotiations.
We are happy to say that the Lord has blessed us with the best
rates possible, plus a very agreeable itinerary (i.e. no crazy
stopovers, and good departure and arrival times). We are quite
pleased with the results, here is our trip schedule:
07
AUG 05 – SUNDAY
LEAVE NEW YORK JFK 540P
AIR OLYMPIC AIRLINES FLT: 412
08
AUG 05 – MONDAY
ARRIVE ATHENS 1010A NON-STOP
AIR OLYMPIC AIRLINES FLT: 908
LEAVE ATHENS 100P
ARRIVE THESSALONIKI 155P
19 AUG 05 - FRIDAY
AIR OLYMPIC AIRLINES FLT: 322
LEAVE ISTANBUL 1005A
ARRIVE ATHENS 1125A NON-STOP
AIR OLYMPIC AIRLINES FLT:411 ECONOMY LUNCH
LEAVE ATHENS 1230P
10HR 35MIN
ARRIVE NEW YORK JFK 405P
This year we have decided to use Carlson Wagonlit as our travel
agency. Because this is a missionary trip, they have offered to
help you find a good fare to JFK Airport in New York, and will
not charge you any agency fees on your ticket. Feel free to contact
them and give them a try. They are Christians too! Here is their
contact information:
Carlson Wagonlit Travel, located in Washington State
(Pacific Standard Time) –
Telephone: 425-775-1595 or toll free 1-800-622-3342.
Ask
the receptionist for the “Missionary Department” and
then tell the person you are speaking with that you are from “Global
Celebration.”
(2.) DEPOSIT:
Your deposit of $350 is due immediately. We have arranged two (2)
ways for you to pay this deposit.
(A.) Send your check or money order to:
Global Celebration
P.O. Box 278
Tacoma, WA 98401
*NOTE: Specify “For Bulgaria/Turkey/Greece 2005
(B.) You
may also pay by credit card online at our website:
http://www.riverlution.net/payonline.htm
(3) FORMS:
Please print out and complete both of these forms: Global
Celebration’s
Medical-Release Form, and our Liability-Release
Form. Send them
to Amy Brink at the address below.
(4) PASSPORTS:
You must have a valid passport that expires no sooner than January
2006. If you do not have a passport, you should apply immediately.
Application forms are available at post offices. Currently, United
States passports are valid for 10 years.
Please send a photocopy of the first page of your passport to
the address below (clearly showing your photograph and passport
number):
Send All Forms and Passport Photos to:
AMY BRINK
411 Smithfield Rd.
Oakland, ME 04963
Please
feel free to contact me with any questions that you have! Of
course,
you may also visit our “Frequently Asked Questions” page
as a handy reference too by clicking on this link: http://www.riverlution.net/faq.htm
For
those of you who might need a fundraising letter, we thought
it would
be helpful to give you some tools to work with. Please
visit our website for a “draft” letter that you can
edit and personalize: http://www.riverlution.net/BULGARIA2004/letterhead.htm
If you feel that you may not be receiving important information
by email, or that the emails are being blocked, you can check our
Email Archive for every announcement that is sent out by clicking
on this link: http://www.riverlution.net/emailarchive.htm
Look for more information to come your way soon! We will be updating
you with more detailed information regarding this missionary outreach
as it becomes available. Please feel free to email me at amy@riverlution.net or give me a call at 1-207-465-3192. I will be happy to answer
your questions. Please remember I am on the East Coast (Eastern
Standard Time), so please be mindful of the time if calling from
a different time zone.
Blessings!!
Amy Brink
Global Celebration Office
amy@riverlution.net
1-207-465-3192
For more information, and to sign up, visit: http://www.riverlution.net/bulgaria_interior.htm
Questions? E-mail us at:
missions@riverlution.net
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