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