<p>Hey everyone! :) next year I will be part of BMS Action Teams, which is a christian gap year programme for 18-23s. I will be training in Birmingham for a month, starting in september, then me and 3 other people, (Hannah, Alex and Joe) will be heading off to Beirut in Lebanon for 6 months from October to the end of March! When we are out there we will be supporting an orphanage and teaching in the school connected to the orphanage. We will also be working in a local church, which will include, youth and children's work, leading small groups, tutoring, sports ministry and mentoring! :) After this I will be back in the UK on two months of tour, travelling to different parts of the UK, going into churches and schools, sharing our experiences of our time overseas and encouraging others to get involved with mission!</p> <p>To Make all of this happen I would reeaaallllyyy appreciate everyone's support! BMS ask for a donation of &pound;4350.00 which will cover the cost of flights, Visas, insurance, accommodation, specialised training and debriefing. However, we are all aiming to raise &pound;5000.00 to help cover the cost of vaccinations, minor medical costs, insurance excess and travel within the UK. I will be providing my own personal funds.</p> <p>Donations is where you guys come in! Any donations that can be made through this JustGiving account or any other way you wish to send it to me, would be gratefully recieved! The money donated through JustGiving is going directly to BMS World Mission. This money will count towards the &pound;4350 that I have to raise as a contribution towards the total cost of the programme.&nbsp;</p> <p>To find out more about the work of BMS world mission go here: <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><a href="http://www.bmsworldmission.org/"><em><span style="color: windowtext;">www.bmsworldmission.org</span></em></a> or to find out more about BMS Action Teams go to the website: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><a href="http://www.bmsworldmission.org/actionteams"><em><span style="color: windowtext;">www.bmsworldmission.org/actionteams</span></em></a> or facebook page: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/actionteams"><em><span style="color: windowtext;">www.facebook.com/actionteams</span></em></a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">I will be keeping a blog of what I am doing during my time with BMS Action Teams which will be on the BMS website. This will be available from september: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><a href="http://bit.ly/zKfEIW"><em><span style="color: windowtext;">http://bit.ly/zKfEIW</span></em></a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">please note that anyone 'connected' to me <strong>can't </strong>gift aid their donations. This includes: a relative, a wife/ husband/ civil partner of a relative, or a company under the control of the donor, or under control of connected persons.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">If you are feeling very generous(!) and would like to give a more significant sum of money (more than say &pound;50) please consider sending it directly to BMS by cheque with a covering note explaining it's for my Action Team placement. This is to save commision charges from JustGiving. Cheques can be made payable to BMS World Mission and sent to PO BOX 49, 129 Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8XA.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">I will be doing a number of fundraising events such as a car wash, a bag pack at sainsbury's in crosby village, a lebanese themed night, a walk up Snowdon and more events are being planned! Any support for any of these and through this page would be amazing! Thank you all so much :) xo</span></p>