The work in Jamaica has been physically exhausting but fulfilling in every other way. All of Catadupa is mountainous, so when someone wants to build a water reservoir at the spring on the top of the mountain they have to find a way to get supplies to the top. This week we learned the way… Read More »
Summer Splash – Jamaica (Wednesday)
On the very first day of “kids club”, there were 35 kids. On the second day – it doubled! It has been an incredible sight seeing our students and adults pouring their hearts out to these little ones in Jamaica. One of our students was doing crafts with his group and they were using play… Read More »
Summer Splash – Give Kids The World – Day 1
A family stopped me (David Mitchell) to say thank you and brag on one of our students. The mom had tears in her eyes as she shared that her family played Candy Land on Sunday night and one of our students played with them. She shared that the student’s excitement and energy made their night.… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: High School Mission Trip
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 »
Summer of Sharing 2015: Zambia – We’re Heading Home
God blessed this mission trip in amazing ways and I’ll share some highlights in Sunday’s sermon. But after a week of intense focus and ministry, we ended our trip with some needed R and R in Livingstone, Zambia. While in Livingstone we toured Victoria Falls and enjoyed a beautiful sunset cruise on the Zambezi River.… Read More »
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