Skip to main content

it is time for a mission trip




Please pray for me and the team I will serve with in Cuba the next 10 days.  It is an honor to partner with the Sports ministry in Cuba (FCA or known as MADEM in Cuba).  This ministry is making a difference in the lives of people across the country.


How is that?  Thanks for asking.


FCA serves athletes and coaches through all kinds of avenues with the intent of sharing the Gospel with each and every person.  Along the way the team of FCA staff (more than 10 people) are meeting needs of their neighbors, church members and others.  That happens in all kinds of ways, and that keeps me even more excited about this incredible work.


Philippians 2:9-11  NLT  

Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


Over the next 10 days I will be encouraging the FCA team and their families in a retreat setting, visiting some churches, planning for future ministry and connecting this ministry with more people.  Pray for these awesome people, each family and all that they need.  Living in Cuba means life can often be difficult with the lack of food, electricity and more.


Pray for traveling safety.  Pray for the conversations that we will have.  Pray for wisdom over each person.  Pray for open doors sharing Jesus.


Thank you to all who have helped make this mission trip, and other trips, possible through giving and praying.  There will be very few e-devotions the next two weeks, but I will share via Facebook and after the trip all God has done.


John 15:8  NLT  

When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.



Prayer List:

Geraldine Nunn, Clarence Pickurel, Dawn Campbell, Nancy Wright, Christy Woods, Jonathan Norman, Mary Kay Berger, Danny and Kathy Wilson, Martha Pennington, Timmy Howell, James Clifton, Pastor John Campbell, and Jenny Biggs.  Those battling cancer: Janet Miller, Stephanie Penn, Ron Harris, Felecia Watkins, Leisha Wickam, Dionna Cameron, Cindy Kanode, Leslie, Barbara Matney, Tom Swartz, Jo Anny Russell and Steve Bradshaw. 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Francis Chan's "Forgotten God" (brand new book)

One of the most powerful preachers, writers and leaders of our time, in my opinion, is Francis Chan.  His first book, Crazy Love , revolutionized my thoughts about God's love as well as my interacting with God.  Now it is time for a brand new book from Chan being released tomorrow, September 1st.  The book is Forgotten God .   This is a phenomenal book about the power that Christians and the church can and must tap into.  All of it is within the Holy Spirit.  Francis talks about the power that was seen in the book of Acts when the Holy Spirit began to move among people.  It is true that many have avoided or maybe forgotten what the Holy Spirit is all about.   And like the Savior who poured out His life and blood so we have reason to rejoice, we were made to lay down our lives and give until it hurts.  We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving of ourselves because we were made to do these things.  It is when we live like this that the Spirit of God moves and ac...

inspiration from C.S. Lewis

There are many people, past and present, who get our attention by what they write or say or share.  For me C.S. Lewis is one of those.  He was a prolific writer who continues to grab the attention of thinkers from many different points of view. Lewis first grabbed my attention when I was in 5 th grader, and our teacher, Mrs. Foy, shared The Chronicles of Narnia with our class.  It was a powerful time that this dreamer opened doors to thinking like I had never lived before.  He wrote of faith, of far off places and of strong figures who found their character rooted deep in God. C.S. Lewis was born in 1898 and died in 1963, 7 years before I was born.  It wasn’t until his 30’s that under the influence of his friend Tolkien that he came to be a Christian.  He was raised in a traditional church going home, turned away from God as an Atheist in his teen years and through trying to stay away from God and faith returned to God with...

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!