Ted Grilo

Bangladesh (Jul 2011)

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The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
 
because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, 
to proclaim freedom for the captives. (Isaiah 61:1)

 

June 6th, 2011

Dear _________________________,

            Greetings!  How are you?  I hope that this letter finds you and your family in a time of love, health, rest and rejoice in the Lord!  I would like to take this opportunity to share with you about a mission trip that I will be serving on this summer.

            From July 25 to August 1, I will be in Bangladesh serving on a mission trip with my church, “New Philadelphia” (newphiladelphiachurch.com).  My team consists of 13 servant-hearted people who are giving up their vacation days and free time to go to this nation and display the love of Jesus Christ.  We will be visiting church plants in various cities, praying for the sick, and hosting revival services with a particular focus on ministering to children.

            This is my first mission and I’m very excited to go!  I am only beginning to learn about the history of Bangladesh; and, if you are aware of this country’s history, you may know that Bangladesh emerged out of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.  As a nation birthed out of political, social and militaristic tribulation, the Bengali people continue to face serious challenges today.  Some of the issues include poverty, political corruption, overpopulation, frequent flooding, and relatively low health and education standards. 

            In the past few months I have come to see just how much love God has for us.  I have a big heart for the world’s poor and broken hearted and, I hope to share this love with the Begnali people.  I have faith that the Lord is moving in calling the Bengali people to greatness in serving Him.  My team hopes that the youth will rise up in influence and provoke change throughout the nation and in the lives of its people.

            In the winter of 2011, New Philadelphia sent out mission teams to the Philippines and a team to India.  The teams experienced incredible demonstrations of the Spirit’s power while there.  This included physical healings!  We are asking God for even more this summer.  We want to witness the blind see, the deaf hear, and the lame walk!  Besides my Bangladesh team, there is another team going to Malaysia, and one to Japan.  Almost 1/4 of our church (41 in total) will be serving abroad this summer.

            I hope that you will share in my enthusiasm and joy at this open door.  At this time, I’d like to ask you for your prayers.  I understand that prayer covering is very important in serving with full health and effectiveness for the entirety of the trip.  I would like to recruit you to partner with me in prayer during my time in the field.  Also, in order to go, I must individually raise 850,000 KRW ($775CDN).  A form is included for you to consider helping in this way.  Thank you for reading.

Yours truly,

Ted (Edward) Grilo

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