Showing posts with label Missions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Missions. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Missions to Puerto Rico ~ Oct 2015

Dear Family & Friends,

We hope this letter finds you and your family doing well. Our homeschool family has just started the 2015 school year after an exciting summer filled with small getaways, like our visit to the Georgia Aquarium. Our oldest, Daisy, has started 9th grade. It’s seems like only yesterday she was zooming around in her yellow toy car and now she’s in high school. Daphne just turned thirteen and is in 8th grade. Heather and I celebrated her entrance into womanhood by giving her a ruby ring and an opportunity to interact with the dolphins at the Georgia Aquarium. Gabriel, our 6th grader, spends the majority of his free time playing Destiny and dreams of designing the coolest video game ever. Amaryllis is in 4th grade. She let her beautiful strawberry blonde hair grow out to the middle of her back, just like her grandmother. Violet has just started 2nd grade. Like her older sister, Daphne, she has quite the collection of stuffed animals. God has really blessed us with a full house.

I’m writing this letter, because God has given me the opportunity that most fathers only dream of, the opportunity to go on a mission’s trip with my daughter Daisy. We have been invited to travel to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on October 20-27, 2015 to minister with our friend Rafael Maldonado Jr. (Ray), who leads the Puerto Rico Partnership of Churches. Ray has lead ministry teams to different churches and cities in Puerto Rico for over 10 years.  His ministry involves teaching, prophetic ministry and training, treasure hunting, prayer walks, servant evangelism and occasional projects such as making reading glasses to hand out to families in order to build friendships with the families and share about God’s love.

This will be Daisy’s first mission’s trip, which will give her the opportunity to spend time with the people of Aguadilla. Puerto Rico represents a Hispanic/Latino cultural mix, and offers countless cultural experiences and many historical locations to learn about too.  We will be taking this trip to Iglesia La ViƱa De Agua Viva, pastored by Luis and his wife Annie Irizarry, which is one of the churches Ray partners with, which is Christ-centered and actively seeks to make Jesus known among unreached people groups.

As excited as we are about this trip, we cannot do it alone. Along with prayer support, we would like to ask you to consider giving financially to our trip. We are responsible for raising all of the funds needed, which totals $3,000 (which pays for the plane tickets, housing, food and ministry expenses while we’re there.) If you choose to give, please make checks payable to Bear Creek Ranch (put “PR Trip” on the memo line) and mail them to 872 Gator Rd, Portal, GA 30450. No gift is too small, and all are greatly appreciated. Gifts are tax deductible, and you will receive a receipt in the mail at year’s end.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for considering giving. We look forward to sharing with you about our trip when we get back! If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us.

In His loving hands,

Kevin & Daisy Trimkevintrim15@gmail.com) 

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Puerto Rico Missions: Training the Next Generation

We spent time in six different cities in Puerto Rico (February 25th through March 4th, 2014) and met some amazing people in each.  The Island was absolutely breathtaking.  Most people who vacation there never get further than the beaches, which were gorgeous. When you travel inland you find a beautiful people and gorgeous scenery, from flamboya trees to breathing taking mountain landscapes.

Many of the people I encountered during the trip were receptive to prayer, or words of encouragement.  I talked to many different ministers during the trip but one story sticks out above the rest.  One of the workers at the bakery, where we stayed, volunteered at a local orphanage.  She told me children that come into the orphanage are moved from orphanage to orphanage.  She said that the children she sees never get a sense of home because they are moved around so much.  I believe the country is primed for a mighty working of Gods hand.

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Mat. 19:24

Training the Next Generation

Another story I would like to share, took place in San German, and it starred a 12 year old young man named Joseph.  I was treasure hunting in San German with two ladies from our team and the pastor of La Vineyard San German, Pastor Eddie, and his grandson Joseph.  I had asked Eddie and Joseph if they had ever done anything like this before and Joseph said “No.” As we were walking around the city I asked the Lord for some clues that lead us to two different people.  After the second encounter, Joseph was curious and wanted to play.  So I told him to ask the Lord for two words (clues).  When I asked him what his words were, He said “Banana, balloon.”  So we walked around the city looking for the Joseph’s clues. 

The boy was eager to find the clues from God. And when we noticed balloons in a gift shop he was beaming. There was a woman loading the trunk of her car and beside the sidewalk near her was a flower that looked like a bunch of bananas hanging on a tree. The clues had lead us to this woman. She asked for prayer for her son who broke his knee, when he fell off his skateboard. There wasn’t a miraculous healing on the spot as far as I know, but to Joseph, God had never been so real. His face turned red like a boy with a crush, and he had an extra bounce in his step as we said goodbye to the woman. God had used a 12 year old boy to lead us to a person He wanted to touch. God is awesome.

For me, this is the story that I love the most because not only did we get to pray for someone, but I was able to teach a boy about prophecy and how God is active in our lives. He never ceases to amaze me. 

Kevin Trim



Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Puerto Rico Missions: A Hunt for Healing


Thank you all so much for the support on my recent trip to Puerto Rico on February 25th through March 4th, 2014. The trip was, in one word, “awesome.” We ministered to hundreds of people in 7 different cities. The Team and I experienced God’s miracles through prophetic word, physical healings, and spoken blessings. We helped give out over 40 pairs of free custom made reading glasses, and participated in an Ordination service for two great pastors. I could write many testimonies about what happened but it would take too long. So I decided to share a few stories that occurred while I was there.


A Hunt for Healing



Treasure hunting is a prophetic evangelism ministry where we ask God for clues about a person(s) that He would like us to pray for. As we walk around the city and discover the clues he’s given us prophetically, we pray for anyone who is nearest those clues.


One of the days we started in a city called Fajardo, Puerto Rico’s northeastern-most city. We split up into teams and I was partnered with the team leader, Ray Maldonado, and one of the other team members, Dolly. We asked God for clues and Ray got “checkered shirt” and I got “blue building, staircase, and star.”


We had walked around for a half hour and prayed for several different people. We returned to the plaza (which is a park at the center of town) where we had started, when we saw a blue building. As we approached, we noticed a staircase around the side and there were even star graphics on the windows. We walked to the building and standing near a catering truck was a man wearing a plaid shirt. We asked him if he would like prayer and he said that his wife, Carmen, needed prayer for a back injury.
So the team and I prayed for healing for Carmen. After we prayed we asked her how she was feeling. She started to twist and turn with a surprised look on her face. She smiled, bent over and touched her toes. She started to cry and told us that she hadn’t been able to bend over for weeks because of her back pain. God had healed her on the spot. It was exciting and awing.

We then prayed for her husband, daughter, and even her two friends who were skeptical of the need for prayer. God led us to Carmen and we got to minister to her whole family all from a few clues. Thank God for His healing hand and His mysterious ways. To Him be the glory!


Honeymoon with God

Upon my return home, I was greeted with a warm hug from my wife, Heather Trim, yummy cupcakes from my children and a banner that said, "Welcome Home Daddy." After the reunion hugs, I gave them gifts and briefly shared some of the stories with them. As I reflect on my time in Puerto Rico I can't help but describe it as a honeymoon with God. Never before have I been in such a beautiful place and experienced such a deep relationship with God. I grew more in love with Him and our relationship has become greater than it has ever been.


Thanks again to all who graciously gave financially and prayed for me while I was gone. Your prayers were felt. Like every great movie, the actors on the screen get all the awards but it's the people behind the scenes that make a great movie what it really is. For all of you behind the scenes in this great adventure, I can't thank you enough. Because of your great support I got to stand in God's spotlight and star in His movie.
Kevin Trim