Hey everyone - Just two weeks and five days until we leave for Lempira, Honduras with First Baptist Atlanta! We are excited and exhilarated that the departure date is close - July 2nd!
(Also, please see the list of missions at the second half of this email).
Thank you so much for the prayer support from each of you. Now that we are close to the departure date, we expect to face some challenges in the area of spiritual warfare. Please pray for us that we will be protected, and stay focused on the trip.
At this point we are almost ready, and the final preparations are almost complete:
---Bible Stories: We are practicing 4 bible stories each, and this is our main method to share the gospel with the community. Often, storying is effective when language or literacy challenges arise. Think of how much a person can learn from hearing about the Prodigal Son, Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, or the Rich Young Ruler.
---Medical: We have a list of the medicines and equipment needed for those we are serving. Dr. Tom Jarrett and Kathy Davis (nurse) are ready in this area.
---Construction: We are gathering the materials needed to bring with us. The site for the pastor's house we are helping build has been chosen.
In addition, I would ask that each of you consider something else. In Matthew 28: 19 - 20, Jesus calls us to share the gospel globally, in both action (going) and support (prayer and financial). Our acts of serving those around the world is part of HOW we share the gospel - in deeds as well as words.
Whether you attend a North Point Community Church, First Baptist Atlanta, Passion City, or another, each community sends out teams throughout the year or has a mission department that truly needs your help. Please consider prayer, financial, or even better, GOING on one of these trips, in order to share the gospel with people around the globe.
Global missions isn't an "exciting vacation" or an "exotic way to see the world" - it is often hard work, in extreme conditions, done for the love of Jesus and the people we serve. So when any of your friends and loved ones ask for support, it is often a sacrifice they are making to serve someone else. I would ask that you consider 1) GOING on one or more trips, and 2) Giving of your time and resources. We are blessed with our resources SO we can give and support others!
Below are a list of some well-respected communities that host trips throughout the year or serve locally - I hope you will consider giving:
First Baptist Atlanta: http://www.fba.org/ministries/world-missions/123-2010-short-term-mission-trips.html
Frontline Missions (organization we are partnering with on our trip: they conduct missions throughout the Americas): http://www.fmusa.org/
Do Something Now (relief arm of Passion City Church): http://dosomethingnow.com/
North Point Community Church: http://goglobalx.org/?page_id=80
410 Bridge (missions organization focusing on Kenya and Haiti): http://www.410bridge.org/
Perimeter Church - global: http://www.goperimeter.org/journeys/
Perimeter Church - tornado relief: http://www.perimeter.org/index.php?module=ministry&submodule=cms&artid=2129&mid=41055
New Life Global Ministries: http://www.newlifeglobal.net/trips.jsp
World Relief Atlanta (helping resettle refugees in Atlanta): http://worldrelief.org/Page.aspx?pid=1643
Samaritan's Purse (local disaster relief efforts, especially tornado clean-up in Alabama and North GA): http://www.spvolunteernetwork.org/
Helping Honduras Kids (Honduran orphanage in La Ceiba, Honduras - they allow 4-week volunteer trips): http://www.helpinghonduraskids.org/volunteer.php
Thanks to each of you for your support.
Blessings,
Jim LulejianFirst Baptist Atlanta Honduras Mission Team 2011
"We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves." -- David Platt
(Also, please see the list of missions at the second half of this email).
Thank you so much for the prayer support from each of you. Now that we are close to the departure date, we expect to face some challenges in the area of spiritual warfare. Please pray for us that we will be protected, and stay focused on the trip.
At this point we are almost ready, and the final preparations are almost complete:
---Bible Stories: We are practicing 4 bible stories each, and this is our main method to share the gospel with the community. Often, storying is effective when language or literacy challenges arise. Think of how much a person can learn from hearing about the Prodigal Son, Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, or the Rich Young Ruler.
---Medical: We have a list of the medicines and equipment needed for those we are serving. Dr. Tom Jarrett and Kathy Davis (nurse) are ready in this area.
---Construction: We are gathering the materials needed to bring with us. The site for the pastor's house we are helping build has been chosen.
In addition, I would ask that each of you consider something else. In Matthew 28: 19 - 20, Jesus calls us to share the gospel globally, in both action (going) and support (prayer and financial). Our acts of serving those around the world is part of HOW we share the gospel - in deeds as well as words.
Whether you attend a North Point Community Church, First Baptist Atlanta, Passion City, or another, each community sends out teams throughout the year or has a mission department that truly needs your help. Please consider prayer, financial, or even better, GOING on one of these trips, in order to share the gospel with people around the globe.
Global missions isn't an "exciting vacation" or an "exotic way to see the world" - it is often hard work, in extreme conditions, done for the love of Jesus and the people we serve. So when any of your friends and loved ones ask for support, it is often a sacrifice they are making to serve someone else. I would ask that you consider 1) GOING on one or more trips, and 2) Giving of your time and resources. We are blessed with our resources SO we can give and support others!
Below are a list of some well-respected communities that host trips throughout the year or serve locally - I hope you will consider giving:
First Baptist Atlanta: http://www.fba.org/ministries/world-missions/123-2010-short-term-mission-trips.html
Frontline Missions (organization we are partnering with on our trip: they conduct missions throughout the Americas): http://www.fmusa.org/
Do Something Now (relief arm of Passion City Church): http://dosomethingnow.com/
North Point Community Church: http://goglobalx.org/?page_id=80
410 Bridge (missions organization focusing on Kenya and Haiti): http://www.410bridge.org/
Perimeter Church - global: http://www.goperimeter.org/journeys/
Perimeter Church - tornado relief: http://www.perimeter.org/index.php?module=ministry&submodule=cms&artid=2129&mid=41055
New Life Global Ministries: http://www.newlifeglobal.net/trips.jsp
World Relief Atlanta (helping resettle refugees in Atlanta): http://worldrelief.org/Page.aspx?pid=1643
Samaritan's Purse (local disaster relief efforts, especially tornado clean-up in Alabama and North GA): http://www.spvolunteernetwork.org/
Helping Honduras Kids (Honduran orphanage in La Ceiba, Honduras - they allow 4-week volunteer trips): http://www.helpinghonduraskids.org/volunteer.php
Thanks to each of you for your support.
Blessings,
Jim LulejianFirst Baptist Atlanta Honduras Mission Team 2011
"We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves." -- David Platt
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