This month we’re focussing on different mission areas. We had a quest speaker last night who is a full time missionary with his family in Indonesia – Mike O’Quin. We opened with a couple songs: “Song of Hope” Robbie Seay Band and “Desire” Phil Wickham. Mike shared his story of God using him to give long term help to the people of Indonesia – they’ve been there for 10 years!
They have tons of ministry happening there: english c;lubs, worship services on a college campus, and the biggest thing is they’ve started a business there which enables people to learn skills that will allow them to rise up out of poverty in a permenant way. I’ll have a link up soon to more info if you’d like to amazed at how awesome God is! And he and his family are very interested in hosting people there in Indonesia – if you’d like to go on a mission trip!
Mike’s challenge for us was to consider what God might be bubbling up inside us – regardless of our experience or training – we’re all called to a mission field. What might yours be? We broke into small groups a couple times to discuss this idea and the reality of what fear and doubt can do to fight against God’s stirring in our hearts.
We closed with “You Are the Light” by Steve Fee. Said a prayer (big group laying on hands) over Jerry & Connie leaving for a mission trip soon, and then sent everyone home. It was a good night!
Here are our other prayer requests this week: (Anyone can ask for prayer, just let me know! You can talk to me or drop one of our prayer request cards in the worship space Drop Boxes.)
:: Nica team home safe! Pray for River of Life. Pray for Connie & Jerry Noland = heading for the Choctaw Reservation to do some mission work there with other folks from the south.
:: Jackie Anderson is still traveling a VERY rough road. Pray for the details to come together. For hope and healing and willingness to hang on tight!
:: Sonya Cooper’s Aunt – Mary – is home, but not feeling good. She’s battling much more than cancer with all the effects of her treatments on her body. Pray for healing and hope.
:: Pray for Katie Thompson’s grandparents – the grandmother’s hip replacement surgery went well, but the grandfather has some dementia issues and the situation is difficult.
:: Pray for Christa and her sons – current issues: the living situation still precarious; she needs a vacuum cleaner to help with the asthma issues; brakes on the car need to be replaced; starts new job today!!
:: Pray for Lacy Thompson – she’s serving as a missionary in Ecuador until Thanksgiving.
:: Toni Ruppert is looking for a new job (while working a paper route!) pray God will open up the right opportunity and that she and Zach will pull through this tough time.
