Monieca and I are happy to be home and appreciate your prayers for us while we vacationed with Jim & Jackie Davis in England and Scotland. Below are several photographs I took with my Canon Rebel T3i 35 mm camera. All the photos I posted on Instagram were taken with my iPhone, so the ones… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: England – Saturday
All week our team and members of Oikos Church have been inviting people to a “Summer Fun Day” scheduled for today in a local park. Several thousand homes received invite cards that were put through the mail drop in their front doors, an acceptable approach here. Plans included inflatables for the kids, crafts, food, etc.… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: England – Friday
So far today the rain has held off, except for a light drizzle for a few minutes. This morning we took invite cards to another 489 homes in two different neighborhoods, making a total of more than 3,000 homes we’ve visited since arriving in Birmingham. The team has done great and a lot more people… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: England – Thursday
TODAY – we worked…and we’re tired! Our team started at 9:30 am and visited just shy of 1,900 homes giving residents an invitation to Saturday’s “Summer Fun Day” event sponsored by the Oikos Church. We talked to a lot of people and did a lot of walking, much of it up and down streets on… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: England – Wednesday
After another English breakfast, followed by orientation at our IMB missionary’s home, we started our door to door visitation in the Erdington neighborhood of Birmingham. We delivered invitations to Saturday’s “Summer Fun Day” to 700 homes and spoke with another 100 people on the streets. It was a beautiful day and we are expecting great… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: England – Tuesday
Our team has made it to Birmingham, England. Jim and Jackie Davis, Karen Olson, Christian Rector and I met at the Charlotte airport Monday at 11:00 am for our flight to Birmingham via a connecting flight at JFK in New York. Everything went very well and we landed here a few minutes early – at… Read More »
Sunday Highlights 6.07.2015
Last week our local high schools held graduation exercises for their senior classes and summer has unofficially started. Everyone is talking about vacations and travel plans…including myself. Yet a lot is happening at FBC. During Sunday’s worship services we commissioned our mission team that will fly to Birmingham, England on Monday. The team will spend… Read More »
Cricket
Here is the “Cricket: As explained to a foreigner” banner that Pastor David gave to Garrett and me on our last night in Bromley. While cricket may be difficult to explain, I think that baseball is even more difficult. Grace and Peace! Jamie CRICKET: As explained to a foreigner… You have two sides, one out… Read More »
Bromley Mission Team, Day 7 (RECAP)
Hi all, it’s Garrett. Right now I am forty thousand feet high in our atmosphere on board our plane home! A quick rundown of yesterday: We had Messy Monkeys again and the football camp, but we got touching goodbyes with both groups. I did “Coaches Corner” at FC—I got to take predetermined questions from the… Read More »
Bromley Mission Trip, Day 8
It is 5:00am in London (midnight in Rock Hill) and our team is packed and ready to head to the airport. We have had a fantastic experience in Bromley. We have met new people both at Hayes Lane Baptist Church and in the community. The hospitality of Hayes Lane has been overwhelming. They have fed… Read More »