To give you a quick overview of our ministry, the past two years I have traveled with VISION to Israel and Brasil, respectively. Our ministry typically consists of our performing a 15-50 minute program (depending on the venue) of songs and silent dramas set to music in churches, at schools, and in public places. We often stay with host families, getting to know the people of the city we are ministering to as well as presenting the message of Jesus to large groups of strangers. This year we will be ministering in three different cities in Spain: Seville, Madrid, and Pamplona. Two of the missionaries we will be working with were even members of our college and/or past VISION teams! Here's a list of VISION XXI's ministry partners:
Larry and Rose Ann Thornburg, who have been serving in the Greater Madrid area for well over 25 years. Both VISION "0" (a team one year before VISION was formed under that name) and VISION II served with the Thornburgs back in the early 1990s, but no team has been back since.
Dan Leatherwood, in the Pamplona area. Dan's wife Lisa served in Spain as a member of VISION "0". They studied at CHC/SDCC, married, and then went to Spain as career missionaries.
After a long battle with cancer, Lisa went to be with the Lord a couple of years ago, but Dan and their five children continue to serve faithfully on the field.
J. D. and Sara Bennett, serving since 2005 near Seville. Their ministry targets unreached areas of Spain, centering in church planting, teaching, service projects, and English camps. J. D. is the brother of Lisa Leatherwood. He also has connections with Southern California Seminary's branch location in Seville.
We would really appreciate your prayers as we prepare to set out on this great adventure God has for us! Our trip is going to be from May 14th-June 4th, and we would love to have prayer partners during this time!
In addition, if you would like to become an honorary part of VISION XXI, we would appreciate any financial assistance you feel led to provide; even spare change would raise our account level! As it stands right now, some of our members may not even be able to go on the trip due to financial issues. :( Each member has to raise their own funding, and the cost for each is about $2,800 dollars. I have a great support network and have raised almost all of my necessary funds, but many of my friends are not equally blessed. If you would like to help us, donation info is below. Any amount would be greatly appreciated!
• By credit card online. Go to https://sdcc.edu/secure/Giving.aspx and fill in the form. In the "Donation Designation" list, choose "Vision Music Missions."
• By mail. Make check payable to San Diego Christian College and mail it to VISION Spain 2013, SDCC Dept. of Performing Arts, 2100 Greenfield Drive, El Cajon, CA 92019.
On behalf of all of my teammates, whether you are donating or keeping us in prayer, or just reading this post and thinking of us from time to time, thank you for your support! And from me personally, thank you for reading this blog! I've watched it grow from 1 view in the USA to 391 views from USA, Russia, France, and Brazil! I am honored by your interest, and I can't wait to continue this blogging journey with you once I return from Spain! :) Until then, vaya con Dios, mis amigos! (Go with God, my friends!)
