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 Let's Fish  Thursday, June 30, 2005
 

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 Today's Feature

Stop - Go
By Dana Weller  
Stop! And let me tell you what the Lord has done for me. Stop! And let me tell you what the Lord has done for me. He forgave my sins and he saved my soul, He cleansed my heart and he made me whole. Stop! And let me tell you what the Lord has done for me.

I learned this chorus when I was just a kid nearly fifty years ago! We would have a blast holding up a cardboard stop sign. In the past fifty years, I have not found a witnessing tool that more clearly teaches what it means to be a witness. Let me tell you what the Lord has done for me! That is what witnessing is all about.

There was a second verse to the chorus. Holding up a green go sign we would sing:

Go and tell the nations what the Lord has done for you!

Again I have no advice that is more profound than that! This is missions! Make it a habit in your college, high school or place of employment to always remember the little red stop sign and green go sign that was probably part of your Sunday School or Bible School experience!
 Website Quiz
Here are some questions. Answers are on the www.bfcbom.org website if you check TODAY. (June 30)
  1. Who is Chico Schlonecker’s wife’s name?
  2. What is the current population count?
  3. What ex-president is making an appeal to end poverty in Africa?
  4. Where in the Bible does the BOM find its mission strategy?

All of this is found on our Home Page! Check out all of the other features!
 Retreat Within a Retreat - November 18-20
Join us at BFCBOM RWR at Pinebrook November 18-20. This is a work weekend with the purpose of taking time with like-minded teens and young adults who want to wrestle with the issues of God’s will in their lives. This is a time of intensive bible study, along with an opportunity to “pick the brain” of a career missionary.

The week-end is free, but you must register. Registrations are already coming in and they will be limited to 20.

Check out the photos at: http://www.bfcbom.org/2004RWR/2004_retreat_within_a_retreat.htm

To register send us your name, church, age & address to office@bfcbom.org.
 Ministry Opportunities

Pray for those in ministry this week

Trip Start: 6/20/2005 Trip End: 7/3/2005

Father and Daughter from Royersford BFCgoing to Greece to work with the Sioukiouroglou

Trip Start: 6/21/2005 Trip End: 7/5/2005

Bible Fellowhip Church of Newark, DE is taking a group of 15 - 20 people to Dehli, India to run a VBS for approximately 250 - 300 kids. The VBS will be from 6/24 - 6/29. We will be partnering with a World Harvest missionary family that runs the Delhi Bible Institute. We also look to do some work or service projects in the ASSA Slum Project with World Harvest.

Trip Start: 6/23/2005 Trip End: 7/16/2005

Mt. Pocono BFC will have two teens and one adult going to BIS [Brasilia International School] to help with the VBS Summer Camp Program. They will be working under the direction of Stacey Bose.

Trip Start: 6/26/2005 Trip End: 7/3/2005

Youth Local Mission Trips to Delaware from Royersford BFC

Trip Start: 7/1/2005 Trip End: 7/11/2005

Bible Fellowship Church of Royersford will send a team to provide an English Language camp for teens and young adults in cooperation with the Palowice Free Christian Church of Poland - near Krakow.Trip

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: 7/2/2005 Trip End: 7/10/2005

Hatfield BFC will be going to Virginia Beach, VA to work with our Chesapeake BFC (Pastor Willis Dowling). We will be doing a morning VBS and then doing work projects for the Chrisitian school that houses our sister church in the afternoon.

Trip Start: 7/6/2005 Trip End: 7/20/2005
Emily Wagner is going with a Teen group to Mexico, Royersford BFC

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.
Journal Entries
Now that we are in full swing with summer trips, may I ask you to submit a journal entry upon your return for publication in Let’s Fish. It is a great encouragement to read the things that God taught you while in ministry. Send your entries to weller@bfcbom.org.
 Final Thoughts
Only you can help spread the word about Let’s Fish. There is a readership of over 238 and you can help that number to grow significantly this year. You can help by making sure that ALL of your short term people are receiving this weekly publication.

God is at work in our world! He is using the short term experience to capture the heart of our people. It does not matter if it is a State Side trip to one of our CE churches, an inter city work team or a highly organized over sea’s trip. God is working in the hearts of team members. Nearly 90% of career missionaries caught their vision of the world on a short term trip. Many who promote missions in the local church by sitting on mission committees, serving on women’s groups, or are proactive in prayer and giving caught their vision by having the privilege of seeing the front lines.

I look forward to Wednesdays just to spend these few precious minutes with you! The BOM Office stands ready to serve your church’s short term needs in any way we can. Please make use of the expertise of Chris and Nelson. Take advantage of Culture Link and Dual Reach seminars offered by the BOM. This is God’s work, let’s be the best we can be!

Most of all, Keep Fishing!

Dana

Your Response is Always Appreciated

Send us your ideas, journal entries, or write an article for Let’s Fish. Remember I LOVE mail! You can contact me at weller@bfcbom.org.