Details on April 2013 Trip

We are getting ready to head back to Ghana in April of 2013.  Here are a few details you may be interested in knowing.

Team Members
Construction - Bob Duncan, Casey Gooding, Joe Thomas, Rich Thomas
Vision/Discipleship - Lisa Michelle Wilson, Mary Aycock, Jason Aycock
Trip Hosts - Vicki Lanham, Todd Nelson

Trip Overview
First Church is planning a return trip to Ghana, Africa to work alongside the people in the village of Bedaase over a two week period in April 2013.  We have several objectives:  1) build a covered structure suitable for worship and programming for the local Methodist Church; 2) conduct vision and medical clinics; 3) work with the local Methodist Church in the area of discipleship for all ages; 4) continue to develop First Church's relationship with the people of Bedaase, the Methodist Church of Ghana, and in particular the ministry of Joseph Otsin who is a Ghanaian evangelist and church planter.

We are taking two distinct teams to accomplish the above objectives.  The first team will focus on building and other infrastructure projects.  The second team will arrive at the end of the first team's trip to focus on the programming part of the objectives.  We have planned for approximately two days of overlap when both groups will be in Ghana together.

Many more details about the people of Ghana, the village of Bedaase, as well as pictures and video from the first trip are available on the blogsite http://andoveringhana.blogspot.com.
If you would be interested in finding out more details about becoming a member of the team or supporting the trip in some other facet, please contact Todd Nelson at todd@1stumc.org.


Itinerary
Sunday, April 7 - Construction Crew leaves Kentucky
Monday, April 8 - Arrive in Accra and stay at Methodist Guest House
Tuesday, April 9 -  Fly to Kumasi
Wednesday,  April 10 - Begin construction of pavilion in Bedaase
Wednesday, April 10 - Vision/Discipleship team leaves Kentucky
Thursday, April 11 - Arrive in Accra and stay at Methodist Guest House
Friday, April 12 - Vision/Discipleship team flies to Kumasi
Saturday, April 13 -Entire team in Bedaase
Sunday, April 14 - Worship in Bedaase
Monday, April 15-Wednesday April 17 - Vision Clinic/discipleship in Bedaase
Monday, April 15 -Construction Crew heads to Cape Coast for site seeing .
Tuesday, April 16 - Construction Crew leaves Ghana
Wednesday, April 17 - Construction Crew arrives in Kentucky
Thursday, April 18 -Vision/Discipleship team heads to Cape Coast for site seeing
Friday, April 19 - Vision/Discipleship team leaves Ghana
Saturday, April 20 - Vision/Discipleship team arrives in Kentucky

Estimated Team Expenses
Flight from Lexington to Accra = $1,300
Flight from Accra to Kumasi ($58 per person)
Lodging ($40 per room per day)
Meals ($20 per person per day)
Driver and fuel ($25 per day + $25 per day for fuel = $50 per day per van -  this breaks down to between $5-$10 per person per day)
Visa - $100
Passport - $100 (if needed) - must have valid passport expiring AFTER October 31, 2013
Vaccinations and Meds  - $500 (depends on insurance and needs)

Estimated Program Expenses
Building project - $1,500
Vision clinic - $500
*Water Purification - $1,500
*Medical Supplies - $500
          *still in the idea stages and not certain yet.


Timeline
December 1, 2012 - Final commitment needed by team members
January 2, 2013 - Purchase Airline Tickets
February 1, 2013 - March 30, 2013 - Weekly Team Meetings for prayer, study, and training
February 1, 2013 - Send Visa Requests to Ghana Embassy in Washington D.C.
April 8, 2013 - Commissioning Service for entire team