• I’m On A Mission

    August 21, 2009 - Comments (6)

    I’m leaving Sunday for Bogota, Colombia. I’ll be there for a week with Samaritan’s Purse and Operation Christmas Child. Along with Franklin Graham, I will be delivering shoe boxes filled with gifts to children in poverty stricken areas. These boxes were collected last Christmas all over the U.S. Over 8 million were collected last year, and we hope to do it again this year. I am a spokesman once again this year, and I’m so excited to see first hand what kind of difference these gifts make in the lives of children. Please pray for our trip. I hate being away from my own children, but I know this is something I am supposed to do. If you guys are part of the Motions Community, then you know what a Motions Resolution is, and this trip was mine. I felt like God was calling me to take a missions trip for a long time now, but kept putting it off. No more going through the motions. I’m doing it!!!

    I’ll be blogging everyday from Colombia. So, keep checking back for updates and hopefully photos.

    -mw

    Matthew West POSTED BY:
    Matthew West

    • 6 comments

    1. 1. bob gordon commented:

      Fri 21/8/09, 9:20 am

      I will be praying for you, you are going to serve them but when you get back you will no that you got alot more out of , I love going on mission trips

    2. 2. Jeisel Q. commented:

      Fri 21/8/09, 4:54 pm

      yup yup.. no more going through the motions. I hope you and the kids have fun and enjoy the gifts. God bless you and everyone in the trip. We will be praying for you. God bless!! =]

    3. 3. linda mcafee commented:

      Sat 22/8/09, 7:16 am

      very proud of you matthew….wll be praying everyday… i know first hand the kinda and giving ministry you have… God bless you…

    4. 4. Carolyn McD commented:

      Sat 22/8/09, 1:07 pm

      That is amazing! I will be praying for you. I went on a mission trip with Teen Missions Int. summer of 2008 and it was life changing. That is the amazing part about missions not only does God work through you to change the lives of others, but He also- if you let Him- will change your life as well.

    5. 5. Gina commented:

      Sat 22/8/09, 10:00 pm

      You are definitely not going through the motions. All the best and safe travel!

    6. 6. jamie klim commented:

      Sun 23/8/09, 10:24 pm

      hey matt west. i taught for two years at an MK school in Bogota. it’s a beautiful city!! that is awesome that you are going there! visit El Camino Academy if you got the time, that would rock!
      p.s. it is spelled colombia. thought i’d help a brother out! :)

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