The First Team Leaves for Johannesburg

Saddleback PEACE/CR Trip to Johannesburg, South Africa

June 7^th-June 22^nd, 2012

Ephesians 2:10 “We are created to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do”

Our team, (L to R) Jana, Kay, Emily, Mary, Charlie, Jennifer, Lisa, Ashley and Joe are traveling to Johannesburg to prepare for the launch of a Saddleback Church Campus there later this year, or the beginning of 2013. We are on a fact finding mission and most of all, to get to know the people of Johannesburg, to share the love of Christ however, and wherever, we can, and in the latter part of the trip, Jana, Lisa and Ashley will be sharing about Celebrate Recovery in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Please pray that we will seek God’s will and guidance in all that we do and encounter, that we would be united as a team, that we would be kept safe in all circumstances, and that God would be glorified and present as we represent Saddleback Church and Celebrate Recovery.

We all are so blessed by your support and your willingness to pray for us as we serve God on this trip.

Here is our itinerary, but our motto for our trip is to stay “fluid”, knowing that God will have different plans and that we will yield to the Holy Spirit as He directs…so not our agenda, but His!

June 7-- Thursday evening departure from LAX via London

June 9--Saturday arrive on an early morning flight.  Visit the apartheid museum later in the day

June 10--Sunday attend Charity and Faith Mission Church in Mamelodi, then go to church member’s homes for an overnight stay on Sunday night

During our time we will likely do the following:

·          Serve alongside Charity and Faith Mission Church ministries

·          Hold a Celebrate Recovery introduction seminar

·          Hold a SHAPE seminar

·          Hold a Small group seminar

·          Visit different suburbs in Gauteng where unchurched people hang out, coffee shops, malls, etc. to do some informal surveys

On Friday, June 15^th --- we will have some R & R, sightseeing in Jo’Burg

The main team departs Saturday evening, June 16^th, but 3 of us will be departing earlier in the afternoon to fly to Cape Town for Celebrate Recovery meetings there. Pray for safe travel home for Charlie, Mary, Joe, Jennifer, Kay and Emily…and for safe travel to Cape Town for Jana, Ashley and Lisa

June 17^th---Sunday morning attend church, afternoon meet with existing CR groups. Team arrives home Sunday afternoon

June 18^th---Monday meet with existing CR groups

June 19^th---Tuesday fly back to Johannesburg

June 20^th---Wednesday hold an all-day seminar for existing CRs

June 21^st---Thursday hold a senior pastor CR introduction meeting; depart for home that evening via Zurich & Washington DC

June 22^nd---Friday night arrive home