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Today's Feature |
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| By Dana Weller |
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This cartoon*
demonstrates in a light hearted way the
need for balance in our lives. The same
God that provided an opportunity for you
to use your abilities in a cross
cultural way this summer is the same God
who calls you to be salt and light in
your own community.
Missions does not start when you get
to your short term destination, but
rather missions starts as you heed the
call of God to be a witness to your
family, friends, and community.
After that you need to move on to the
cross cultural opportunities that come
your way. Look for the exchange student
in your school or at your work place,
the new ethnic family that recently
moved into your neighborhood. Look
around, the world is at your doorstep.
Places like Dorney Park and I am sure
other seasonal employers have a whole
program to hire internationals.
A careful reading of the Great
Commission reveals not four different
choices from which we choose an area of
ministry, but reflects rather that our
Jerusalem and our Judea
and our Samaria, and
our world are all equal responsibilities
of service.
It is my prayer that your ministry
trip this summer will be an event of a
lifetime; An event that will change your
world view. Just remember the trip is
not the fulfillment of your
responsibility to the Great Commission,
it is just the beginning!
*Permission granted for cartoon use.
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Ministry
Opportunities |
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Hands-On with Chris Merrick
Are you looking for some “hands-on”
way to be involved in missions for a one
or two day basis? There are numerous
projects right around the corner from
where you live that could use your help.
Contact Chris Merrrick, BFCBOM Project
Coordinator, for more info at
484-269-6676.
Faith BFC, Holmes, NY could use your
help this coming week, July 19th to July
21st, as they work on the parsonage. For
more info. Call Chris at 484-269-6676.
Fall
Ministry Opportunity
Greetings:
I am writing to ask if your church
would like to partner with Blueberry
Mountain Bible Camp in an outreach Sept.
10-11, 2005. Sept. 10, the ministry will
be from 9AM to dark and the 11th from
1Pm to 5PM. They are projecting 500 to
attend, both saved and unsaved.
On those dates, Wycliff Mission
Agency and a local church are partnering
together to sponsor a "Mission at the
Airport" at a small airport in Dixfield.
Wycliff will have an airplane and
helicopter available for rides. Several
churches and para-church groups are
coming alongside this ministry to
participate in the weekend outreach. CEF
will be doing the Wordless Book and face
painting.
If you are interested in this
opportunity, please respond to
bdsloma@juno.com and I will contact
you with more details.
Ideas for outreach can include music,
balloons, skits, puppets, painting,
cotton candy, pop corn, hot and cold
drinks, snacks, chips etc... even hot
food or if you have a neat idea, lets
talk.
Bob Sloma
Director
Blueberry Mtn. Bible Camp
Weld, Maine |
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Ministry
Prayer List |
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Pray
for those in ministry this week
Start: 7/1/2005 Trip End: 7/17/2005
Grace BFC of Quakertown will be
taking two teams to Romania to work in
village ministries. The first team will
concentrate primarily on children's
ministries while the second will focus
on work projects and on preaching and
teaching.
Trip Start: 7/6/2005 Trip End:
7/20/2005
Emily Wagner is going with a Teen
group to Mexico, Royersford BFC
Trip Start: 7/8/2005 Trip End:
7/17/2005
Lebanon BFC - 12 people to do a day
camp for the Pollocks on the Red Lake
Indian Reservation for 5 days.
Trip Start: 7/19/2005 Trip End:
8/3/2005
Three from Emmaus BFC (including Dana
and Lanette) will be going to TEAM
English Camp in Prague. This is a
evangelism ministry using friendship
evangelism, camping ministry and English
courses.
Check out the busy schedule of
mission trips that are listed on our
website. If your church’s trip is
not listed please take a moment to fill
out the short registration form.
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Nelson's
Nuggets - Blowing Gabriel’s
Horn, Gabriel Brothers, That Is! |
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Many of you know that I
am always on the lookout for stuff
as I call it to take overseas to
distribute to those less fortunate than
you and me. Well I found another source
for that stuff and it is called
Gabriel Brothers, or Gabes as those that
shop there frequently affectionately
refer to it. Gabes has about 25-30
stores spread out over Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland, and
they sell overstocks, seconds and
damaged goods, mostly clothing. The
closest one to us is in Harrisburg. On
our last trip to Thailand we took quite
a pile of underwear for both girls and
boys, it didn’t clean out my stock but
dented it real good. Well this past
weekend as I returned from visiting my
father who just had both colon and gall
bladder surgery, I stopped at about
every Gabes along the route. It seems
they were having a $10 bag sale. First,
the bag I was given was huge and I
stuffed it full to the rim, almost
fifteen bags altogether. I got
underwear, hundreds of pairs, socks,
t-shirts, jeans, even suntan lotion and
block. One bag alone had over 300 pair
of underwear in it., that works out to
around three cents a pair. Now find that
at Kohl’s, Macy’s, or even WalMart. The
thing I have seen this year, more than
ever before is this, “the faster I give
it away, the faster I get it back, and
in larger quantities.” God is still good
all the time, and he has been very good
to us and our ministry. Gabriel Brothers
is not for everyone, but I stop there
every chance I get, and I know many that
are happy that I do! Thanks and God
Bless!
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Final
Thoughts |
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| The concept of a
balanced approached to your missionary
calling has been a recurring theme on
Let’s Fish over the years. Theologically
speaking, there is probably no one who
would argue the point. The most glaring
problem is getting from theological
understanding to practical
implementation.
It is important to have a game plan.
I suggest if you are a student, that you
become proactive in seeking out an
international student at your school on
the very first day of classes. Some of
Nai’s (our student) closest friends were
girls who were simply willing to invite
her to sit at their lunch table. A
Christian girl Christine offered to
mentor her after school in a subject she
was having trouble in. Christie became a
close friend.
LOOK AROUND & ask God to give you an
opportunity to develop a close
international friend. Do it TODAY!
Let’s go fishing!
Dana
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