A Letter from Benjamin Kleppinger

Ben Kleppinger, editor of EKU's Eastern Progress and member of First United Methodist Church, Richmond, Kentucky, is being sponsored by Mission Discovery for intense summer work. Ben sends Peaceful Christians the following email. Do all you can to support him!

It’s about two and a half weeks until I leave, and I have a few updates for everyone.

I will be flying from Nashville, Tn., to McAllen, Tx., on May 27. I’ll be in the Rio Grande Valley, commuting each day into Mexico for my video work until June 11. On June 11 we will be flying to Denver and driving to South Dakota, where Michael Kneff and I will run the project there, which I’m told involves home repair and construction ona Native American reservation. On June 22 we will return to the Rio Grande Valley to do whatever we are needed for. We will be in the Rio Grande Valley until July 5, when I return to Nashville. I’m then homefor a short time, until I leave on July 16 for Guatemala. I’ll be in Guatemala working on that project until August
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Plane tickets are remarkably cheap right now, which is excellent news for me, because rather than needing well over $2,000 for plane tickets, it looks like I’ll only need about $1,100. As of right now you guys have supported me financially in the amount of $1,050, which is pretty amazing. This means my plane tickets are covered, which leaves only my traveling expenses (the last two summers I’ve made it by on $200ish) and my bills here at home while I’m gone (app. $900). As always, you guys are awesome at supporting me. Thanks to everyone!

I will be posting photo updates on my photo blog: benkleppinger.blogspot.com .
Whenever it’s possible. I’m thinking about creating a CD of the best photos I take at the end of the summer for anyone who wants one. Let me know if you’d be interested in this, and I can try to make it happen. Thanks for supporting me, and helping people all over the place feel the welcoming warmth of God’s unconditional love.

If you want to help me out, you can send whatever amount you would like to:

Ben Kleppinger
1042 Burnell Dr.
Berea, KY 40403

If you would like your donation to be tax-deductable, mark it "for Ben Kleppinger's Mission Trip" and send it to:

Richmond First United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 27
Richmond, KY 40476

Ben

Ben Kleppinger
Eastern Progress Editor (859) 200-7266
ben.kleppinger@gmail.com
benjamin_klepping@eku.edu