Since the end of winter is on the horizon, let us evaluate the upcoming season of work ahead of us. Before we blink too many times, it will be homecoming, VBS and the other activities we find ourselves doing during the warmer weather.
For two years now (2017/2018), GBC has sent a missionary team to warm Jamaica in late July. A third trip is planned for this year. Pray and seek God's guidance about going along or helping with fund raising as the team raises most of their own travel monies. Never forget that these are our representatives and family members going to a very needy location.
Once again this team will be working a football clinic soccer style along with visiting and encouraging patients at a medical clinic. It is always a busy week of work. They will assist whoever needs them. No special training required: only a sincere desire to glorify our God.
Now onto a more singular focus with regard to Jamaica. Kara Lamberth, one of GBC's youth, will be heading down to Jamaica June 6, 2019. She plans on working with the same missionaries that the team will be with later in the summer. Pastor Andrew Pryce of Bay Life Baptist Church, Montego Bay, his wife and Cletus and Tammy Titus are the missionaries Kara will spend 8 weeks assisting. GBC has actively supported this Jamaican outreach for years. Her duties not only include assisting pastor Andrew but helping the other American youth teams that will arrive weekly all summer. Beautiful surroundings in many ways but still a lot of hard work. First pray for her and then stay tuned for how we can help Kara.
Still more for you as GBC has another one of our young people heading to "Word of Life”. Bermuda. Kathleen Mahaffey will travel to the island of Bermuda June 24 and return to the US August 19, 2019.W of L is a Christ honoring organization with locations in Florida, upstate NY and Bermuda. Since this is a volunteer 8-week camp, she must raise her own room and board. Coming March 15, 2019 there will be a one-night fund raising event for Kathleen. Please stop by; it's an easy way to help send one of our very own church members to the mission field.
Never stop praying for these 2 young ladies who are giving up their summer time to assist others. Let’s rise up and send the mission team to Jamaica in July as well as we give God all the glory for this mission endeavor each and every day!
Mission Fact: Born shortly after America fought for it's independence from England; Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) was one of the earliest missionaries to leave North America. His journey ended in Burma. Present day Myanmar.... where for 34 years he translated the Bible into the Burmese language. He was falsely accused of being a spy and lived 21 months in jail. When he died in 1850,thousands of Burmese nationals had been saved by his hard work and perseverance.1let us not stop.
1Adoniram Judson, Missionary Biographies. World Wide Missions
Bob Idacavage, Missions Director
