|
|
|
|
|
|
bfc board of missions |
||||||||
|
|
Issue 21 Let’s Fish. Bible Fellowship Churches sharing resources to evangelize the world. A place for the exchange of ideas on short term missions projects and local outreach. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."
All responses can be sent to office@bfcbom.org
Current and past issues can be found on the web at: www.bfcbom.org look in “Mission Events” then Let’s Fish
184 Days till Urbana
Greetings from Allentown!
1. God’s Calling; A Bible Study 4. Trips in the works (updated weekly) 5. Follow-up on the Paris Prayer Conf.
6. Jesus,
Lover Of My Soul
1. God’s Calling; A Bible Study
Read: Joshua 1:1-9 1. What is Joshua's call? What are the conditions which led to the call? 2. Do you know what your call is? What do you think God wants you to do for Him? For His people? 3. List as you read these verses: • God's promises to Joshua • God's commandments and conditions for Joshua
4. Summarize in one sentence God's promises and God's commands. 5. Why does God emphasize the need for Joshua to be strong and courageous? What do you think Joshua was feeling at this point? 6. How does the command to be strong and courageous apply to you? How are you feeling? 7. Think about what God wants to do in your life as well as the lives of the missionaries, fellow students, and other people that you know. What promises and commands apply to you? How will you obey? 8. Make plans now as to how you will obey God's commands to you. 9. Thank God for His promises to you.
Update On You-Know-Where: As Official T-Shirt-Hander-Outer-Person I recieved a box full of "English Exchange" Tee-Shirts. It's so exciting! I can touch it and feel it and it's so real. I'm going, I have to go - or they won't get their T-shirts. My church also made a snazzy little prayer calendar telling you where I'm going and what I'm doing each day, to put in the bulletin. I will send you that sometime. Things I Need, in case people are wishing they could be party of this excitement like I always used to do when somebody else was getting to do something like this: A really big suitcase with wheels Job applications (they're learning English for jobs, so they want to see American job applications) Restaurant menus (they like to see these too) No, I'm not going to say I'm excited again. I am not, I am not... Oh, yes, I will not be sending anyone letters because they take 3 weeks to travel and so I'll get back before my letter does. So, communication blackout. No mail. Maybe e-mail, if they loan me their laptop, but who has time for that at camp? If I do write to my parents I'll have them forward it to this loop. Now this is getting as big as Russia after all, so enough. Love, Elizabeth Studenroth
Write me. I love e-mail! office@bfcbom.org
There are over 6 billion people living on the planet. If we could shrink the world's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, where would you rank in terms of wealth (1 being the poorest, 100 being the wealthiest)?
Answer:
Well, you can decide about where you'd fit in: 80 would live in substandard housing and 70 would be unable to read. 59% of the world's wealth would belong to only 6 six people, all of whom would be American
In the same village, how many people do you think would have a college education? (18)
How many would own a computer? (19)
How many would suffer from malnutrition? (50)
4. Trips in the works (updated weekly)
The Board of Missions is keeping statistics of all short term missionary trips (both by teams and individuals). Please let us know all the important information about your trip. WHO, WHAT, CHURCH, MISSIONARY, COUNTRY, and DATE. Contact: office@bfcbom.org
To Date the following ministries being done by BFC’ers have been registered with Let’s Fish.
May 26- Aug. 5 Alicia Billups Team Coordinator for RGBI June – August Rachel Bechtel CE summer missionary June 20 - 30 Royersford teach English and to do Evangelism in Palowice, Poland. June 21-28 Coopersburg trip to work with Bob & Donna Sloma at Blueberry Mountain Bible Camp along with Chris & Becki Merrick. June 26-28 Paradise at Lighthouse for VBS June 26-July 3 Emmaus to The Fold (Hash) room available June 28 - July 6, 2003 Oley at Oaxaca Mexico 24 teens and 11 adults. July 2- August 1 Rebecca Zurbrick from Paradise BFC will be going to Panama
Trips highlighted need our prayer support RIGHT NOW!
July 4-18 Serbia Trip Reading (spaces available) July 5-12, Paradise team to Thompson, CT, to assist with VBS both at the church and at a nearby park. July 5-20 Elizabeth Studenroth and Clay Martin Moscow with the English Exchange July 6-August 10 Kara Lapp from Paradise BFC will be going to Wyoming to disciple youth and lead an outreach with YWAM July 10, 24, and 31 Reading Church Good News in the Park July 11-26 Serbia Trip Reading (spaces available) July 12-20 Sunbury to Haiti construction and ministry July 13-20 Royersford Youth Missions Trip to Delmarva to do a VBS July 16-20 Hatfield at Toms River with Chris Merrick Work and Ministry July 26- August 3 Q’town & Lehighton missions trip to Asheville, North Carolina. July 26-Aug 3 Harleysville Ixamal, Mexico August 1-6 Terre Hill at Spruce Lake VBS outreach August 2-18 - Emmaus Ukraine Trip doing puppet shows, drama, music and coffee house ministry as well as a morning camp program with Push-the-Rock each morning. August 8-21 Cedar Crest trip to Pollocks Team of 11 teens and 7 adults for day camp among Native Americans and work projects. Aug 14-17 Harleysville Wildwood Boardwalk Chapel Aug. 15-30 Serbia Trip Reading (spaces available) August 16-23 - Emmaus going to Wissinoming BFC for VBS and evangelistic puppet shows. August 20-24 Pastor Carl Cassel Canada with Rob Patterson August 20-28 Cedar Crest to Morocco Work team and ministry. August 22-24 - Walnutport BFC Weekend Block Party. Emmaus will be doing puppet shows and a Saturday block party. September 18- 29 Royersford Barnabas Team to visit with the Moyer's in France and with Rick Erb in the Ukraine. September 19- 29 Royersford Work Team to put roof on Church building in Palowice, Poland. Sep. 26-Oct. 11 Serbia Trip Reading (spaces available) October date to be determined Cedar Crest to Kosovo Work and ministry. Nov. 7-22 Serbia Trip Reading (spaces available)
5. Follow-up on the Paris Prayer Conf.
Dear Dana,
7 people and 4 interns attended the Paris Prayer Conference 2003. Though it was not the numbers we were hoping for, the Lord used this time in some significant ways in the lives of those who attended, those who spoke and in the lives of church members who were prayed for. It was encouraging to see how this group of individuals from across the US (we were joined by a German couple for 2 days as well) became a “prayer team” by week’s end, and to see once again how encouraged the French believers were by the prayers of these people. Prayer is the work we need to be involved in, and is at the start as well as all the way through the work of church planting. Thanks for your prayers. We would encourage churches to seriously consider sending a group to next year’s conference in June 2004. Details can be gotten by writing to me: david.riddell@wanadoo.fr
In His grace,
David
David & Rebecca RIDDELL
by Amy Carden The other day, a friend said to me, “Hey, Amy! I ran into your twin last night when I was hanging out downtown.” That wouldn’t be so odd, except that I don’t have a twin. But apparently, there is someone in Madison, Wisconsin, who looks just like me. Afterwards, I began to wonder about this “clone” of mine. Was she nice, funny, or interesting to talk to? When someone tells me I resemble someone, I always hope it’s a positive thing. Unfortunately, the images of ourselves that we see reflected in others are not always positive. Studying the book of Hosea recently, I saw a frustrating resemblance between myself and the Israelites. Even after being delivered from slavery in Egypt, they embraced idols and other gods to try and find satisfaction. As I reflected on their behavior, I saw myself in their actions. Over and over, God has shown me His love, protection and mercy. Does that mean that my life has been the picture of utter faithfulness? Unfortunately not. Instead, I often find myself saying along with the Israelites, “Come, let us return to the Lord.” Thankfully, the God who welcomed the Israelites back, who said of them, “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely” (Hosea 14:4), is the same “yesterday, today and forever.” He continues to love his wayward children, of which I am one. The hymn “Jesus, Lover of my Soul” by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) expresses this love incomparably well. Take some time to meditate and reflect upon the immense love that God has for you, wayward child though you may be.
Operation Gideon – Summer 2004 Outreach sponsored by Hellenic Ministries BFC missionaries Paul and Kathryn Kline
3000 Years of History 11 Million Souls 80 Islands 21 Days
Operation Gideon Summer 2004 Games Outreach
GREECE: August 10-30, 2004 Can you?... Pray, Preach, Make Friends, Pass Out Literature, Mime, Worship, Serve?
Do you love?... People, History, Culture, Traveling, Teamwork, The outdoors, GOD?
WWW.OPERATIONGIDEON.ORG the largest-ever coordinated outreach effort to the Greek nation!
for more info on the 2004 Games Outreach go to our web site at www.operationgideon.org
How do you say good-by?
On July 5 I will give the girl just three days short of her 18th birthday, a final hug. She will turn and walk away and I will never see her again. She will have been part of my wife’s and my life for one 330 days, but on July 5 she will go back home literally to the other side of the world.
Planted deep on her heart will be the seeds of the Gospel placed there by many “sowers”. Christian teens that took her under their wings and befriended her both at school and at church, and adults that spent time talking to her about her life’s perspective and her soul. Quick calculations come up with over 50 different believers that have impacted her life.
She will get on a Northwestern flight and be gone…gone forever. Many of those 50 people mentioned above have already said their good-bys. My dreaded last hug is only nine days away! Such events impress upon us the finality of the need to share the Gospel. Planting season can be so very short, my only hope is that those seeds so lovingly planted will be brought to life by the Spirit of God.
My final thought is I know I only have nine more days with my international daughter; the reality is that you may have even LESS time with some of your best friends and not even know it! The Gospel seed you were planning to plant and never got around to it may be a missed opportunity cut short at anytime. At almost every commencement this year, there is a roll call of those students who died prior to graduation. Lives cut short before they even reached age 19!
I know I only have nine more days with my daughter, how many days do you have left with your friends?
See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!
Most of all, Keep Fishing!
Dana
Reminder
November 14-16 BOM Missions RWR This annual work/study weekend sponsored by the BOM is for high school and post high school young people serious about knowing God’s will for their life and the possibility of career missions. This weekend fills up quickly so register early by e-mail to office@bfcbom.org. Name, age, church, e-mail and snail mail address, and phone # required.
Registrations are already coming in! Don’t miss out!
September (date and place TBA) Short Term Debriefing Round-up
December 27- January 1 Urbana
A cooperative effort of the churches of the BFC to win the world for Christ Your response is always welcome at: office@bfcbom.org 610 398-8776 |
|||||
|
|
 |
|
|
