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Cyprus Mission Trip 2015

Holding out hope to refugees on the island of Cyprus this July, 2015!

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Cyprus Mission Trip 2015

Cyprus Mission Trip 2015

Cyprus Mission Trip 2015

Cyprus Mission Trip 2015

Cyprus Mission Trip 2015

Holding out hope to refugees on the island of Cyprus this July, 2015!

Holding out hope to refugees on the island of Cyprus this July, 2015!

Holding out hope to refugees on the island of Cyprus this July, 2015!

Holding out hope to refugees on the island of Cyprus this July, 2015!

Lindsay Larson Cournia
Lindsay Larson Cournia
Lindsay Larson Cournia
Lindsay Larson Cournia
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Larnaca, Cyprus
$2,987 USD 31 backers
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Who are we?

We are a team of 12 based out of Clearwater Community Church in Florida traveling to the island of Cyprus on a short term mission trip this July through the organization International Messengers.

Why Cyprus?

Because of its location and fairly stable government, the island of Cyprus is a haven for thousands of refugees fleeing their native countries because of war, religious persecution, or other turmoil. The refugee camp in Larnaca, Cyprus, is relatively new and shelters several hundred refugees. The refugees are housed in 12'x20' metal shipping containers and rely on meager government assistance for their livelihood. Few are able to find work, and they all live their lives in limbo, displaced from their homes, jobs, and possessions.

What will we be doing?

Our team will conduct a free family-style English language camp for the refugees of Larnaca. They will spend a week learning conversational English (no matter their skill level), and we will all eat, learn, play, sing, laugh, and cry together. But as we teach them English, which is of practical benefit, we will also share and live out the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is of eternal benefit! We want these precious people to know we are created in the image of God, that he loves us unimaginably, that He forgives our sin and heals our pain, that He is just even when there seems to be no justice in the world, that He is good even when our lives feel upside down, and that we have an eternal home with Him, even if we have no earthly address.
Some of the attendees will have fled their homes because of their Christian faith, and we will be able to encourage and disciple them as well. No matter their background, our team's goal is to live out the love of Jesus as we teach a practical skill. Our work will be followed up by a local International Messengers missionary couple in Cyprus.

How will the funds be utilized?

Each team member is endeavoring to raise about $3,000 for this trip, which includes airfare, meals, lodging, materials for the camp, as well as covering all of the food and lodging costs for the refugees coming to the camp so they can attend free of charge. We have all raised about half of our total trip cost already! We are hoping to raise $6,000 during this campaign so that $500 can be applied to each of our 12 team members' balance. We are also raising support individually, and locally as a team through a massive garage sale!

What else can I do?

In addition to financial support, we need your prayers! We would love to know, as we prepare for and embark on this trip, that there is an army of loving and encouraging people praying for us, for our host missionaries, and for the refugees we will be ministering to. If you will commit to praying for us, please let us know and we will send you some specific ways that you can pray for our trip!
"This is the message he has given us to announce to you: God is light and there is no darkness in him at all … But if we are living in the light of God's presence, just as Christ is, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin." 1 John 1:5,7 NLT
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