Miracle Working God

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Every year as we solidify the team that will give up two weeks of their summer to invest in the lives of young people in the Czech Republic, I give them a warning and a promise.

God will stretch your faith and you will see Him perform miracles.

This year’s trip has already been no different.

Up until a few weeks ago, the team was struggling to believe God would come through financially. Donations were down, plane ticket prices were up, and it was discouraging to see week after week only a few hundred dollars come in, when we needed a few thousand.

The deadline to purchase our plane tickets was quickly approaching, and we only had the money to purchase one ticket, when we needed four — it was getting very discouraging.

But God was setting us up for something amazing.

Our team pushed through in prayer, asking God to open doors to speak in churches and have conversations with family and friends. Two weeks ago, we were sitting at needing $6,000 to buy our plane tickets.

In one week, over $6,000 came in.

God performed a miracle.

We are happy and excited to announce that as of Saturday, April 26, we purchased plane tickets for all four team members!! This always gives a sense of confidence among the team members — we really are going.

We would like to thank all of you who have prayed for and donated towards this year’s trip to the Czech Republic. Because of your overwhelming generosity, we have been able to purchase the plane tickets and finalize some details of the trip.

The stretching isn’t over yet, though. While we are rejoicing in the over $6,000 God gave us in a week, the team as a whole still needs $2,000 total to cover outreaches, food, and lodging.

If you have been considering donating to the trip, there is still a need! We ask that you pray about how you can help support our team as we reach out to youth in the most atheistic country in the world.

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Our team still has a total of $2,000 to raise to cover food, lodging, and outreach supplies. Please pray about partnering with us to reach young people in the Czech Republic with the gospel of Christ. Click the button below to make a secure, online, tax-deductible donation today!

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God Ideas

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Every time Ignite USA takes a trip to the Czech Republic, we pray for God ideas. We don’t want good ideas — they may sound nice, but ultimately can be ineffective. We want God ideas — those that will draw young people in, give our team the opportunity to build relationship and speak into their lives, and bring about the best possible change in people’s lives.

God ideas.

Two weekends ago, the mission team had a Skype call with our Ignite Cesky Tesin leaders to talk about outreaches and the 3 day retreat we will lead, and we had some God ideas. We are still working out the specific details, but here are some of the ideas we have for the outreaches during our trip:

  1. Late afternoon workshops. These workshops will be fun and focused around an activity — fashion, dance, and sports — to draw young people in and build relationship with them. We are starting the workshops at 4pm, later than in years past, to allow those who work to make it.
  2. Dinner Cookout. Every night after the workshops, youth will stick around for dinner — cookout style. We’ll grill up some sausages, be social, and have the opportunity to talk and pray with young people.
  3. Evening events. Our evening events will combine a fun activity with a message and prayer. Each night will have a different event that leads into the message topic. They include:
    • Speed Dating / Relationships Talk. Youth will do a friendship version of speed dating, allowing them to get to know each other and us in a quick, and fun, way. We will follow up the activity with a talk on relationships.
    • Bartending / Addictions Talk. No, we aren’t going to teach them to mix alcoholic drinks, but one of our friends in Czech will do a fun non-alcoholic drink mixing. It’s very popular with youth in Czech right now. We will follow up the activity with a talk on addictions and being set free.
    • Fear Factor / Resisting Temptation Talk. The American team is putting together a somewhat tamed down version of Fear Factor, and youth will compete for some pretty nice prizes. We will follow up the activity with a talk on resisting temptation.

During the day, we will head to the town square and invite people to the events. We may also hold small leadership training sessions for the Ignite Cesky Tesin group. We are still praying for God’s ideas for our mornings and afternoons.

We invite you to be praying with us as we continue to plan the outreaches and youth retreat we will lead while in Czech. We know God wants to do something HUGE while we are there, and need His leading to make it as powerful as possible.

Partner with Us

Our team still has a total of $13,000 to raise to make this trip a reality. Please pray about partnering with us to reach young people in the Czech Republic with the gospel of Christ. Click the button below to make a secure, online, tax-deductible donation today!

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