As the title suggests, I’m going to Africa. Or rather, I’m planning on it. There are a lot of logistics to sort out, and a lot of things that I still need to figure out. But I’m going to give you what I can. When I was younger, I was taught the 5 “W”s, I figure they’re still valid…
Who: Me. Obviously. Seriously though, I will be going alone (at least, that’s what it looks like for now). I’ll be under the care of an organisation called Mission Aviation Fellowship. MAF is an aviation organisation that uses technology, particularly aviation, to reach people around the world with the gospel.
What: As for exactly what I’ll be doing there, I’m not exactly sure. That’s one of the logistics that still needs to be sorted out. What I can say with relative certainty, is that I’ll mostly be helping out with more “hands on” tasks, as well as getting an idea of what life is like for a MAF missionary. That being said, I’m still very much hoping to spend time with the local people, and see their side of the world.
Where: Chad. An average sized country about the same size as British Columbia north of the Central African Republic and west of Sudan. I’ll probably be spending most of my time in N’Djamena, the capital. (If you want to know more about Chad, here’s a good website)
When: Christmas break. I’m not exactly sure of the dates (partly because my college only has a tentative schedule for next year at the moment), but this trip will take place during my Christmas break.
Why: Now that’s the million dollar question. There are a few reasons why I want to do this trip and they are mostly quite long. (except for one that is only two words: The warmth) But the main reason I decided to do this trip, stems from a friend of mine who went on a christmas trip a couple years ago. She was sharing about her experience, and I started thinking about how cool it would be to sacrifice my Christmas to try and help spread the Gospel. I haven’t been able to shake this thought, so I decided a couple weeks ago to see if it could work. They said they would love to have me. So here I am, trying to follow through with a crazy idea.
The second reason I want to go is that I have felt called into full-time service as a missionary with an organisation like MAF. This trip will give me an idea of what this will look like.
Back in my first paragraph, I mentioned that there are a lot of logistics to sort out. Some of these I don’t even know exist and/or need to be sorted out, but I’ll share what I’ve got: In my mind, the greatest challenge is the fact I’ve never done this before; I have no idea what I’m doing. What I mean is this: although I’ve been on missions trips (one) before, and I’ve travelled plenty (twelve different countries, some of them multiple times), I’ve never had to do it alone. I’ve never had to organise travel tickets, visas, money etc. This is where you come in, if you could pray for me, that would be appreciated.
This leads me to the second big challenge that I can see right now: I’m a college student. I have few things, and money isn’t one of them. Chad is an expensive country to travel to, and to be honest, I don’t have nearly enough money. Again, this is where you come in, if you have it in you to give, please, comment at the bottom of this post, send me an e-mail at: dominicvilleneuve1995@gmail.com
send me a letter (snail mail!) at:
Box 4852
Three Hills, AB
T0M 2N0
Heck, send me a message via homing pigeon (on second thought, please don’t. I don’t know how to clean bird poop off my carpet. Also, what do you want me to do with the pigeon?), and I’ll get back to you about how to send me financial help.
Thank you guys for supporting me, prayerfully and financially. I appreciate it tremendously. Also, I promise to keep you guys up to date with what is going on, so that you can pray more specifically for me.
