Well… we’re beginning to lay the groundwork for our 2010 mission calendar. We will be producing a brochure in four month increments as to make sure everything stays up to date and relevant to the direction the Lord is taking us. There are going to be a couple of new and exciting opportunities for people to connect in local, national or global mission opportunities.
On the local side, we are bringing back a popular option by serving again with the Alexandra House. Elizabeth Estepp is researching and setting up several opportunities to serve there. We worked with the Alexandra House a couple of years ago and that was a very popular option that people really had a heart for, but for one reason or another it was never followed up on. The other local opportunity is with an organization called the “Hope Lodge.” Mark Quaas and a small group of people have been working with this organization for a while now that go down to serve a meal. Mark will be heading up several opportunities to connect with this organization.
On the national side, we are going to be taking a team down to Crookson, Oklahoma in April. Orin Volkman will be leading this group and this mission trip is primarily focused around light construction work at a setting located on 1000 acres at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in rural Northeastern Oklahoma. Cookson Hills provides a rustic and relaxing retreat for children requiring out-of-home care.
On the global side, we will continue to send teams to Ensenada, but this year we will be sending a team to Jamaica in June. This eight day journey features one of God’s special creation locations. The Jamaica trips provide a variety of opportunities, as the teams will be constructing an addition to the Jamaica Christian School for the Deaf, love on His kids at a local orphanage, and support the local church through hands-on ministry. Each evening will conclude with a time for worship, teaching and small group debriefing. At the conclusion of the time in Jamaica the team will spend a day at the area craft market, the beach and Dunns River Falls.
So as you can quickly see, there will be a lot of great opportunities to get in the game and have your life forever changed by serving in a local, national or global missions opportunity. If you’ve never been on a mission team, you owe it to yourself to step out in faith and get involved in one. When I went to Biloxi Mississippi, it forever changed my life. In my next post I will share some thoughts on what I experienced in Biloxi.
Blessings!
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