Mexico Orphanage Mission Trip Summer 2008: The Missions Committee is planning a Mission trip for any age; youth or adult. The trip will be to San Miguel Mexico. Our mission is to help repair three orphanages that are run by Dominican Catholic Nuns with no help from the church. Their main source of income is from charitable donations. There are two girl orphanages and one boys’ orphanage. There are around 90 children in all three. Greg and Edna Thompson discovered these orphanages while staying in San Miguel during their summers. They have been involved since 2002, finding ways to help with their own resources as well as recruiting other tourists in the area to participate. In past years they have found ways to provide washer and dryers where clothes were originally washed by hand. They obtained new bunk beds, lockers and other necessities.

From our own missions money St. Andrew’s will donate $2,000 to the orphanages for various needs, but we can do more by actually sending people power. This is a safe trip for all who wish to participate. San Miguel is a tourist area with much to do and see. The temperature is a wonderful 75 degrees year round. The dates will be June 19 – 22, cost will be $766 per person, which includes air fare, lodging and some meals. Additional meals and spending money will also be needed. Sign up ASAP. June will be here quickly. We want to have our team set to go by the middle of May and we will be limiting the team number to fifteen.

The nuns often say that God will provide, and He does. This time it is our turn to be God’s provider to these orphanages. So commit now to be God’s missionaries to the orphanages. Sign-up!