I NEED HELP!!

Friends and Family,

Several months ago I set out on a mission to go to Kenya, Africa to share the love of Christ with the Kenyan youth. It is something that I believe God has put on my heart, and I have been pursuing it relentlessly. I have sent out letters, made phone calls, written blogs, and done everything I can think of to raise money for this trip. Now it's crunch time and I'm down to outright begging!!

Here is the deal:

In total, I need to raise $3200 but I currently have a need that is more immediate than that! So far I've had $500 come in, and I know there are people still planning to send in support. The cold reality right now is that if I don't have $2,000 in or at least promised by the end of this week I will not be able to go on this trip!

I still firmly believe that God wants me to go on this trip and I am sold on doing whatever it takes! This is why I am asking anyone and everyone who reads this to throw a little support my way in whatever way they can! Prayer Warriors, please lift me up in prayer the next few days. If you have a few spare bucks sitting around think about supporting me... 10, 15, 25 dollars... seriously, every bit helps! If you have a pile of cash, how about some year end giving to help someone go to Africa and minister to the youth?!

As I said before, I will do whatever it takes! I will clean your house, mow your grass, shovel your snow, manicure your landscape, sell your abundance of stuff on ebay, preach at your church.... anything except for robbing the local gas station!

Friends and Family, I know this is going to be a life changing experience for me! But even greater than that it's going to be a life changing experience for thousands of african youth! I am expecting God to show up huge in the next couple days, and in an even greater way while we are in africa! Here's your chance to be a part of something huge!!

Please respond to me @ patmosjohncraig@gmail.com or call me @ 317.627.2594 to see how you can help!

for the youth of kenya,

john craig

I'm going to AFRICA, Help me!

Three years ago, I took a job that changed my course, I became a summer camp counselor at Camp Patmos. Shortly after, I was offered the opportunity to come back the following summer as the Summer Program Director, and shortly after that God gave me the opportunity to stay on at the camp as sort of a missionary. I am currently serving as a Program Director at Camp Patmos.

It was during my first summer at Patmos that God really gripped my heart and caused me to focus on something much bigger than myself. I was blessed with the opportunity to counsel a group of guys from inner-city Cleveland for a week. It was amazing to watch these guys’ hearts change within that week, as God used me to point them toward the one true Father and His grace!

Since then, God has instilled in me a passion to reach out to the widows and the orphans. Much of my focus the last couple of years has been to reach the fatherless generation with the Word of God through the camp’s ministry. We have definitely seen the camp’s urban ministry begin to flourish and I thank God for allowing me to be a small part of that! Although, I love Camp Patmos and plan on being a part of that ministry until God calls me away, I know that He is using these experiences to lead me into full time missionary work. I believe the opportunity in December has a lot to do with that.

Beginning on December 26, 2010, I have the privilege to travel to Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya with The Tin Roof Society as we assist K-Krew (a local group who does all kinds of outreach in Kenya, including but not limited to music events and a radio station), with their New Years event, Totally Sold Out. Throughout our two week stint we will assist with a two day camp, a new years outreach concert, and check out some other ministries in Kenya. In total we will have the opportunity to directly minister to over 25,000 young people in our short time there!

I believe God is leading me on this trip in order to get a better picture of what He is doing globally to draw people to Himself. I believe this is a huge step in my life, and I will learn a lot about what’s next for me throughout this trip. The reality is that I cannot do it alone. This trip is going to cost about $3200 dollars and unfortunately, being a ministry worker I don’t have that kind of money sitting around. So God is choosing to use this time to humble me and ask for help.

First and foremost, please commit to praying for me! Pray that God would prepare the hearts of those we will be ministering to, that He will prepare our hearts, and lastly that He will provide the funds for this trip. I know He will make a way, I just don’t know how. Thanks in advance for your support.

In His service,

John Craig

Please contact me with any questions:

317-627-2594 or johncraig@campatmos.com

John Craig

920 Monaghan Road

Kelleys Island, OH 43438

All donations can be made payable to:

Tin Roof Society