A lot of my readers know that West Ridge Church took a step forward a couple of years ago and sent a family to do Ministry in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Here is a letter we sent out updating everyone as the Feild family fulfills their commitment. Here is the note.
“I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your investment in the Kingdom of God in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and invite you to a further partnership.
Over the last two years we have been very excited to see how God has used Chris and Connie Feilds to reach Muslims for Christ working at Lycee Alliance Christienne. Chris and Connie have lived on this Christian High School campus and invested day in and day out in the lives of the students there. By starting an English Club on the school campus they have been given influence that they have leveraged to see dozens of students come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. They have also ministered to the village of people living in mud brick huts directly behind the school, as well as taken teams out in the bush to share the gospel with people who have never before heard the name of Jesus.
Chris and Connie made a sacrificial, two-year commitment to invest in the second poorest country in the world, with the highest illiteracy rate on the planet. After fulfilling their commitment they will be returning home in December of 2011.
From the time that Chris and Connie made their two year commitment to serve in Burkina it has been our desire to create a path for them to transition their family home without experiencing an abrupt cut off to the resources that need to sustain their family. Many missionaries experience this type of abrupt end to their support that creates challenges when they return to the US.
For this reason I would like to invite those of you who have been financially supporting their ministry to extend your support through March 2012. Currently, Chris and Connie receive financial support through the Christian and Missionary Alliance. We would now like to ask you to send that you begin to send that support directly to Engage Burkina effective immediately.
Engage Burkina is a partner with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and beginning to take a larger role in Burkina under a new memorandum of understanding with the C&MA. Our mission is to engage Burkina Faso with the love of Jesus Christ. Previously, we have partnered with C&MA to build the facility that Chris and Connie have called home. We have continued our ongoing work been by digging and drilling water wells, building churches, expanding school capacity, and Chris and Connie have been hosting and shepherding our teams.
Extending the monthly support the Feilds have been receiving will be a great blessing. However, it does not come close to touching some of the one time cost they have to return home. Would you also consider a one time gift to help offset the cost of plane tickets home, and further honor their sacrifice as they return back to the States?
If you have been a prayer partner to this point, and have not given financially, you know that your prayers have made an immeasurable difference. If you are not able to make a monthly commitment, would you please consider a one-time gift to appreciate, encourage, and transition this family back home so that they can prepare for whatever God has for them next?
Engage Burkina will be passing along your entire designated gift to Chris and Connie without that gift incurring any type of administrative cost. Your gift is fully tax-deductible under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
You may gift directly to them electronically by using the following url; http://tinyurl.com/chrisandconnie
You may also mail your gift to:
Chris and Connie Feilds
c/o Engage Burkina
3522 Hiram-Acworth Hwy
Dallas, GA 30157″





