Okay now... it is over... at least it
should be if you ask me. That would be winter's end and the bipolar weather we
have been having. One just never knows for sure what the day holds. That's a
lot like our lives, isn't it?
One thing we can be 100% sure of is the
love and mercy of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He never leaves us stranded
or neglected, nor without a mission in this brief life we live.
Today is Easter and I humbly and
seriously give my God ALL the glory and homage. Let us take a moment and ask
ourselves why we are here, why we live, and what we must do. Then let's get to
work.
Some Mission family updates:
1. Lomax and Linda Skinner (Germany); After 41 years on the
field in Germany, the Skinner's have come home to NC due to Linda's health concerns.
Seeing how we live in a "fast food/instant high-tech world", to live
for over 40 years on the mission field... what an outstanding example of
faithfulness!
2. Child Evangelism Fellowship reached around 20.5 million
children with the gospel in 2016. Still a lot to reach and more recent
statistics are pending.
So where is your mission filed going to
be? Most of us will never travel to darkest Africa or the South American Amazon
rainforest. We may not even get to a local shelter to help out. Yet, often the
mission field comes to us.
This year from July 28 – August 2, a short-term
mission team will travel to warm, sin-thick Jamaica. They will work directly
with Pastor Andrew Pryce, Bay Life Baptist Church and Cletus & Tammy Titus.
GBC supports both this church and these missionaries. You can go vicariously by
helping send the team.
How to help? For starters pray, then
donate items to the church wide yard sale April 28 here at GBC. All monies
raised will go to the expenses of the trip. As well, why not find a team member
and "adopt" them? no worries; You don't have to pay for college or a
car for them. But you can get together with them one on one and pray, assist if
possible and for sure encourage them.
If so… go. If not... help send. But
always, always lift them up in prayer. We can do no less.
On this very special day of Easter, let
us forever humbly give thanks and glory to the Risen Savior!!!
- Bob I. // Missions Director
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