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Focus On: Menominee Missions 2018 / Uruguay English Club 2018
NEW HORIZONS, October 2018: Focus on Menominee Missions 2018 and Uruguay English Club 2018...
A Seven Year Veteran of English for Kids
The English For Kids Bible Camp at St-Georges, Quebec, has been a part of my life for seven years now. I have loved being able to see how the camp has grown and changed over the years. I have also been able to watch the kids grow and change...
The Opportunity to Love These Kids
I asked him how the visit with their grandparents went and he broke down in tears. There is so much that goes on in these kids’ lives and the opportunity to love them at English for Kids is an amazing gift...
It Sounded Like Fun: Why I Went on a Short-Term Missions Trip
I told my pastor that I was interested in going, but that I didn't think my motives were right. He told me that I should go anyway, as I could be put to good use if I went...
A Team Hand-Picked by the One Who Knew What Was Needed for the Job
Although the team was made up of people from several different churches from North America and Canada, everyone acted in unity, as though we had been hand-picked and chosen for this particular task by One who knew exactly what was needed for the job...
Everyone Served Willingly and Joyfully
One thing that really stuck out to me about this trip was the way everyone served so willingly and joyfully. The team was comprised of many different members and yet the Lord knit us together into a unified group that was able to serve him effectively...
Ten Full Days in Haiti
I think the thing that stuck with me the most was how everyone threw themselves into service for those 10 days, not just when we were teaching and doing crafts and games with the kids, but also when we went back to the guest house or the Hopp's house. It was 10 days full of hearing stories and learning things...
He is There to Help, Comfort, and Shield
Thankfully, God Himself works through His imperfect servants. He is there to help, comfort, and shield. Others' salvation is not up to us, but He can help us plant His seeds...
Soft Hearts to Receive the Gospel
One night on the boardwalk after the nightly program, we went out to evangelize. This time was different because as we prayed we asked our Heavenly Father for soft hearts to receive the Gospel. So, on a calm cool night not only did we meet soft hearts, but other groups said the same as well...
Adding Some Water to the Field
I think of my time there as a drip in the seed-watering process. Long-term workers have been planting and watering seeds there for years through building relationships, translating literature, training leaders...
"I Need Religion!"
She started telling me about how hard it is to be the way she is. I told her that I had just been reading part of the Bible that tells us how God knows us and understands us completely. Almost before the words were out of my mouth, she passionately said, “I need religion...”
2018 English for Teens Bible Camping Trip in Quebec
The camping experience was great...Discussions about God the Creator and our stewardship were well received. A couple of spontaneous discussions about faith and church gave me insight into the teen’s spiritual reflections...
Creating Relationships with New People is Key
The purpose of a missions trip is to share the gospel, and one of the best ways to share the gospel is to first build a strong relationship...
Like Sailing Before the Wind
Friends, thank you so much for your prayers. English for Kids is the highlight of my year and I love your teens! Directing a staff of willing volunteers is like sailing before the wind...
Godly, Friendly, Talented, Committed Missionaries
It was a joy for us to develop friendships with the missionaries and their children; “live” the missionary life for a week; immerse ourselves in a different culture, diet and language; pour ourselves out in meeting new people and teaching them...
2018 Menominee Missions: Photos and Testimonials
During and after Menominee Missions, I really began thinking about God's love and what an essential part of His character it is. He loves us even when we come to Him in smelly, filthy rags with burdens of sin on our back. How can we not then love our neighbors...
A Fabulous Year at English for Kids
This was my fourth year at English for Kids, my second year in sports, and my first year as a leader. I was the Sports Leader, along with my assistant Alyssa Lagee. There was a heatwave going on during the first three days of camp, but that didn’t stop us...
2018 Boardwalk Chapel, Wildwood, NJ
The Boardwalk Chapel started in July 1945. The work continues to this day with the efforts of trained staff and volunteers who proclaim the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ all summer long...
Churches Helping Churches: July Fourth Outreach in Kentwood, MI
The float we’re building will be used at Cedar OPC’s Memorial Day parade in Jenison, and then the name changed to Meadow Springs for the July 4th parade. This is Presbyterianism at some of its best!"
2018 Uruguay English Club: Photos and Reports from the Field
Everyone, both North Americans and Uruguayans, enjoyed developing new friendships and learning not just languages but cultures. Each night, the adults got to hear a 10-minute evangelistic sermonette. Seeds were planted...