My Summer Vacation

So this summer I am taking a trip. I hope to use this blog to update people on what God is doing in and thru our team. In the meantime this is my support letter that I have begun to send out. I would love everyone and anyones prayers & support in this endeavor.


Dear Friends & Family

I am writing this letter to you today to let you know about an exciting opportunity I have coming up in June of this year. I and a team of people from our student ministry at Community Christian Church are traveling to San Pablo City in the Philippines to serve the Filipino people. We are partnering with an organization called Frontline Ministries. Frontline has a variety of ministry activities that we will be participating in such as their Face the Children program. Face the Children is a ministry developed in response to the large number of children that are abandoned by their families to live on the streets. There they are victims of unspeakable crime and abuse. Frontline goes to where the children gather and provides them food, clothing and necessary items and invites them to come live at their school. There they receive care, education and the opportunity at a much better life. In addition we will be going to several different church sites including the local prison and a garbage dump where the truly poorest of the poor live. Our trip will bring them a variety of necessary items but most of all will show people (who consider themselves to be lower than human) that they are God’s special creation.

We will be spending 2 weeks there, June 8 – 23. There are two ways you can help support me in this endeavor. The first and most important is to pray. We are taking a group of approximately 20 students and leaders. The travel time is extensive. We are relying on God for protection and safety throughout our journey and during our interaction with people that live in incredible unsanitary conditions. In addition we are going expectantly, that God would move in the lives of the Filipino people and in the lives of the students who will be experiencing international missions for the very first time. I would truly covet your prayers.

The second way you can support me is financially. The cost for the trip is $2500 per person and the vast majority of that is the airfare. I believe we serve a mighty God and that He can provide in ways that far exceed what I can dream or imagine. I would love to partner with you so this dream can become a reality. In addition to the airfare we provide support to Frontline Ministries and I am trusting God will bless them even beyond the amount I have committed to raise. All financial contributions will be collected through Community Christian Church so they will be accounted as charitable contributions for federal tax purposes. Please make checks payable to Community Christian Church with the words “Frontline” and “Raad” in the memo. You can give the checks to me or mail them to our church at the address below, attention Tim Raad.

Thank you for considering supporting me and the team as we follow Jesus to a place that is crying out for Him.




Tim Raad
1845 Indian Hill Lane
Aurora, Il 60503
630-209-8630