Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Nepal Support Letter.

This past month has been quite busy for Kelsie and me. We are both working full-time, I re-enrolled in college, and we are involved in small groups and church ministry on a weekly basis. However, the most exciting development in the past month is that God is leading us back to the mission field. We are thrilled to be partnering with Royal Servants as assistant team leaders on the Nepal Team. I (Jack) had the opportunity to be a team leader in Ireland two years ago and it was an extraordinary experience which I believe helped to prepare me for my role now as a husband and leader of my family.

The team will be led by Job and Bethany Hammond, good friends of ours, with whom we have served in the past. As assistant team leaders, our jobs will range from banker to head chef to nurse to travel agent. But the role we are most excited about is being a big brother and sister to all of the students and staff. Our primary job will be loving our students by providing comfort, encouragement, and when necessary, tough love.

Before we head overseas, we will spend time here in the states preparing mentally, physically, and spiritually for the journey that lies ahead; our training camp is located near Portage, Wisconsin. Kels and I will be spending about 3 weeks there preparing for the trip. Our summer staff will arrive two weeks before flying out, and the students will show up a week later. We will be flying to Nepal on July 5th and returning home on August 6th; this will give us a full month of ministry with the local people. Our ministry will include performing in villages and loving on orphans, lepers, and girls who have been rescued from sex trafficking. This ministry will change the lives of the Nepali people, our students, and us as well.

How You Can Help:
Prayer – We need your prayer more than anything else. Please keep us in constant prayer leading up to, and throughout, the summer. Pray that God would strengthen our marriage, enable us to love our students, remind us to remain in the Word, and keep us faithful to Him while we trust Him to bring in the finances for this trip.

Encouragement – We need this in abundance! Whether you’d like to send care packages to Training Camp or shoot off a quick email with a passage of Scripture, we covet your encouragement!

Finances – This is a big area where Kels and I are learning to trust God on a daily basis, particularly for the summer. The cost for both of us to travel to Nepal is going to be around $9,100. This does not include another $3,000 of living expenses for maintaining our apartment and insurance. Will you help us raise this money? Our goal is $12,000 to cover all of our expenses and we need your help. Any and all gifts, financial or otherwise, will be much appreciated. God is faithful and we’re eager to see how he will use this summer to change lives.


In His Hands,
Jack and Kelsie Becker

Friday, February 10, 2012

The Beginning.

Kelsie and I have sent in our applications to Reign Ministries to become assistant leaders on the Nepal team this summer. We are very excited to be working with Job and Bethany Hammond, dear friends and great team leaders. More details will come as we know them and we will hopefully begin the support raising process within the next few days!