Months and months of praying, planning and preparing are beginning to bear their fruit as we enter the summer months.  In late May, a team from our sister church, the RPCNA, has been working with our mission in Karamoja Uganda.  One member of the team, Stacy Muir, has been blogging about her experience.  She was excited to see their school program go from 11 kids on Monday to 95 on Friday! 
Here in the US, a team from  Covenant OPC in Orland Park, Illinois has been spending the week under Pastor Bill Welzien's tutelage.  They have had several opportunities to witness firsthand his ladder-lettering easel gospel presentations on Mallory Square at the Sunset Festival in Key West, Florida, and to receive classroom instruction from "Bible Bill" (as he is known in Key West) on the art, science, and heart of evangelism.  Linda Rapacki, one of the team leaders, reports, "All the kids have been bold to go up to strangers and start conversations."... read more

• August Team to Haiti: If these spots are not filled in the next few weeks, there is the possibility that it will be cancelled.
• Interested?  Email me (David Nakhla)!  
• Teams to Quebec:  There is still a need for a few more individuals to help.
• Available?  Email Ben Westerveld! 
• Cleanup & Rebuilding in New Jersey: The post-Sandy response effort continues.
• Willing?  Email Charlie Farrell !
• Construction in Neon:  Both workers and funds have diminished in Neon, Kentucky, but the work is half done.  It would be so great to complete this manse refurbishment.
• Able?  Email Jay Bennett!
• Roofer on Boardwalk Chapel: The Chapel is suffering a significantly leaky roof.
• Equipped?  Email Jim Zozzaro! 

6/23 - 7/4    VBS team "Team Haiti" to Haiti
6/24 - 6/28  English for Kids team #1 to Quebec
7/1 - 7/5      English for Kids team #2 to Quebec
7/8 - 7/12    English for Kids team #3 to Quebec*
7/12 - 7/19  English Camp team to Czech Republic
7/15 - 7/19  English for Teens camping team to Quebec**
7/18 - 8/1    Disaster Response team to Japan
7/22 - 8/13  Various ministries "Team Praha" to Czech Republic

*  This team is still partial. Ben Westerveld can use 5-8 more helpers, particularly males!
** This team is "in desperate need of volunteers...particularly camping types"!  Is that you?
Please pray about serving and contact Ben Westerveld if available.

DOMESTIC MISSION TEAMS
7/9 - 7/16   Evangelism Team #2 to participate in Keys Ministries in Key West, FL
7/20 - 7/26 VBS Team with Venture Ministries in Zoar, WI
**** Hurricane Sandy response work is going well, but much more work remains to get all OPC families back into their homes.  Please consider investing some of your summer serving in this way.  Contact Charlie Farrell!

Probably one of the most frequently forgotten items is travel medical insurance! Many don't realize that when they board a plane and leave their home country, there is a good chance that they are no longer covered by their health insurance.  They may be a long ways away from the local emergency room!  All members of OPC teams must have travel insurance!  There are many good companies to choose from.  Here is what I typically purchase for teams:   STM Resources