Help the Heilings Go to South Africa!!

Shannon in South Africa in 2011

Hello Friends and Family!  Brook and I are traveling on a medical mission THIS May and we’d love for you to read more about “Help the Heilings go to South Africa!”  We are ecstatic for the opportunity to serve together and hope you take the time to read more about our upcoming trip!

Help the Heilings Go to South Africa 2012:

The Heilings hope your 2011 was blessed and 2012 is off to a great start! The last year was busy, but full of many blessings. Brook completed Deployment #3 and started another Master’s in International Diplomacy. I continued to work at a growing pediatric dental office. I also applied and was accepted to a Physician Assistant program at the Medical University of South Carolina. To offset the craziness, we relaxed with two camping trips and a long-awaited cruise.

We are even more excited for what God has in store for us in 2012! As many of you know, I went on my first medical mission trip to South Africa last May. It was so impactful I will be returning this May as co-leader of a team of 35. One of those 45 members will be Brook! We are thrilled to serve together in this capacity from May 4 through May 14.

Our team will partner with a local ministry called Emoyeni, which takes care of orphans whose parents have died from AIDS. Over 29% of South Africa’s population is HIV Positive. In addition to the AIDS epidemic, children are dying every day of childhood diseases that are preventable and curable!

The purpose of this trip is to minister to the spiritual & medical needs of the people of Badplaas, Mpumalanga. For the past five years, we have been sending one to two medical teams per year to this same area. We bring a huge mobile clinic with over $100,000 in medications, surgical equipment, and supplies. The people of Badplaas receive free medical exams, treatment, dental care, glasses, minor surgery, and up to a year’s supply of medication. Approximately 800 patients
were seen during my trip last year!

While meeting the physical needs of the South Africans is a major goal of this trip, the primary purpose is to share the love of Jesus! Our desire is to bring hope to the hopeless, minister the peace of Christ, and to bring joy to the people who know much sorrow. As we seek to bring physical healing to the villages of Mpumalanga, we are praying that God would use us to bring spiritual healing as well.

There are many needs for our trip. Our primary request is prayer! I personally saw the impact it had last year. Please join us in being prayer warriors for the South Africans and our team! Brook and I would also greatly appreciate any donations you would be willing to make towards our trip, which will cost $6,600. If you desire to be a part of our support team, no amount is too small. We also understand that we are in a time of economic distress and understand if a financial donation is
not feasible.

The Heilings strongly believe in the Ephesians 3:20 promise: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”   We know this will be fulfilled in South Africa!

Thank you in advance for your prayers and support. May you be blessed greatly in 2012!

WAYS TO GIVE:

ONLINE: http://seacoa.st/southafri2012med (Pay as Guest; Type in Brook & Shannon Heiling)

CHECK: Made payable to “Seacoast Church/South Africa” and mailed to:
Brook & Shannon Heiling, 5017 Ballantine Drive, Summerville, SC 29485

**Tax contribution forms are available to all those who donate**

“Therefore go and make disciples of ALL nations…” Matthew 28:19

 May you be blessed greatly in 2012!

Love, Brook and Shannon