Operation Swaziland 2008			Estimated Budget
	AIRFARE/TRANSPORTATION				$5,700.00
	HOUSING	(Includes: Fika, Bo, Chris, Security/Volunteers)			$2,500.00
	MEALS	(Includes: Fika, Bo, Chris, Security/Volunteers)			$1,500.00
	SUPPLIES & LOGISTICS				$4,000.00
	HUMANITARIAN AID				$5,000.00
	COMMUNICATIONS (Phone/Internet)				$300.00
	Pre-Trip Expenses				$1,000.00
					$20,000.00
	What makes this mission so expensive?
	What really makes the trip expensive is the fact that the U.S. dollar is worth so much less that it was during previous trips. Also
	there are three missionaries included in this budget not one.  Remember that 25% of this trip is the cost of airfare (3 tickets),
	25% is for humanitarian aid, 20% Supplies and logistics and the remaining 30% is Ministry/living expenses. Keep in mind that the
	cost of meals often includes us providing food for the people who are working with us.  Getting from one place to another will
	always have some expense involved with it.
	HUMANITARIAN AID (What is this?)
	There are a variety of ways I have given Humanitarian Aid to the people of Swaziland & Mozambique over the years.  During
	our last journey I actually ran out of funds a few weeks before it was time to come home.  There are so many needs.  We can
	never meet ALL the needs.  What type of help do we give?  Assistance with medical, dental and eye care.  School uniforms,
	school supplies.  Food assistance.  We invest in individuals who are struggling to find a way to provide for themselves. For
	example:  I've invested in several ladies who make crafts and beaded jewelry.  Some of them sew & make clothes.  These are
	people I met during hot afternoons (taking time to sit with them, share a cold drink and hear their story while they work.  I had
	the joy of leading these ladies to the Lord.  I design items for them to make and help fund it. We help some students with funds
	needed to attend school.
	Twice on these journeys we have helped pay for funerals of children. Without our help they had no way to give their child
	a decent burial.  We help believers and we do it in such a way that they don't know they are receiving the help from us.  I get to
	hear their stories a few days later about what God did.  (At times we can't avoid them knowing we helped)
	SUPPLIES & LOGISTICS
	We believe in the ministry of the local church so we are always open to helping with programs of the local church that help
	people.  Often we have purchased building supplies, Sunday school supplies or food for church dinners that reach out to the
	community.  We stretch this money as far as possible.
	Often we have to rent equipment, facilities (such as a camp) for the type of outreach or ministry we are doing.  As it is in
	the USA, the expenses mount up.  We sponsor events and often need to find transport to get folks from one town to another
	via the small mini-van called "coombies".  It's cheaper to hire a "coombie" for private charter.
	AIRFARE/TRANSPORTATION
	We are rejoicing right now because airfare is still a pretty good bargin - in spite of how everything has gone up.  This  time
	however when we started looking for tickets the best we could find was $2450. per ticket.  WOW!  We began praying.  A
	friend gave me the name of a travel agent who he said had done well for him.  The travel agent (CARLO) did well for us too!
	$1875 per ticket.  That was a $2,000 savings but we had to get the tickets right away. We are thankful that we know GOD is
	going to bless us as we have the tickets purchased but it is a loan we must pay back quickly!   We are praising the LORD
	because the tickets also take us to Swaziland without having to spend the night in South Africa which saved us another $300
	U.S. dollars and is much safer for us!
	Pre-Trip Expenses
	This provides for us to have the shots that are recommended by our health advisors.  Paying such a major price for a trip
	like this we don’t want to spend even a minute due to illness.  I've been blessed in all these trips to not end up with an illness.
	We also purchase some things we know we can't buy cheaply enough in Swaziland.  (We buy most of the supplies we need
	for the ministry in Swaziland.  This helps their economy while saving us a little money.
	HOUSING & MEALS		FIKA	BO
	These expenses look like a lot until you see them		$625.00	$625.00	MEALS
	broken down.  Although the guys will be staying		$375.00	$375.00	HOUSING
	with their families most of the trip - their families have		$1,000.00	$1,000.00	TOTAL
	limited resources so the ministry provides something
	to help offset the cost. Extra people show up for meals		$10.50 = 3 meals each day of the trip
	as well as volunteers who are with us during most		$ 6.25 = living expenses (for housing)
	meals. Not only does the food get prepared in many cases		$16.75 per. Day
	for us, but there is much time spent purchasing the food
	and transportation from stores that are not close to home.		We will be in Swaziland for two months!
	Expenses for HOUSING & MEALS are nearly double what you see for Fika and Bo.  There are many things that make
	these expenses more.  Built into the cost of meals is the fact that for most meals there are between 2 - 5 people who will be
	working with us as volunteers so we feed them.  When it is not possible to have meals at home, we eat out.  We eat as
	cheaply as possible.  You would be blessed to see how far we stretch a dollar.
	Included in my housing expense the cost of paying up to $5.00 per day for security people.  These are guys who are
	paying attention to what is going on around us.  Americans are seen as wealthy and it's a sure bet that most will have  a
	variety of things worth robbing them for.  Example: Laptop, digital camera, video camera, Ipod, cell phone, watch, etc.  This
	can cause quite a scene and possible injury.  These "security" people simply steer me around possible problems.  The how to
	"listen" to what is happening around us and know when trouble is brewing.
				CHRIS
				$1,250.00	MEALS
				$750.00	HOUSING
				$2,000.00	TOTAL
	Draft 1 Created Feb 2008		$33.00 per day considering all this is quite reasonable.