You can make a difference... even when you aren't on foreign soil!

Everyone has a part to play in sharing the gospel. So many believe that if they aren't going on an international mission trip, they aren't as important. But that's just one of Satan's lies. When a team is on the mission field in another country, we all have a role to play... There are those that helped financially to send the team, there are those who gave of their time and helped the team prepare for the trip, but there is something we can all do no matter our age, race, gender, denomination, or income... PRAY! 

Hardee County has two youth teams out in the field this week. They are finishing up the work they've been called to do and will begin preparation to come back to the U.S. Departing from a foreign country after falling in love with the people is always bittersweet.

• Pray for each of the team members as they say goodbye and return to their home mission field in Hardee County. 
• Pray for the conversations they will have with other students next week as they return back to school and that God give them the same boldness they have in Haiti and the Dominican Republic at Hardee Senior High School. 
• Pray for safe travels home. 
• Pray for their spiritual walk with the Lord and their conversations with Him throughout the next few weeks. May they apply what they've learned and seen to their every day walk with Christ.
• Pray that the impact of this trip forever change their lives and that they always seek opportunities to share the gospel with others and show love. 
• Pray that each team member recognize that they are always on mission for the Lord and that our mission field is where we are each and every day. 

He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out worked into his harvest field." - Luke 10:2

Haiti Mission Team - Florida's First Assembly 

Dominican Republic Mission Team - First Christian Church

Disaster Relief Updates from 2016

DISASTER RELIEF UPDATES In 2016 so many of you said, "Here am I. Send Me," when we called for volunteers to serve with us during 2 different Disaster Relief trips. Thank you for your willingness to serve! We wanted to provide both teams with some updates from just a few of the families we impacted... Please also keep those who are currently experiencing bad weather, including tornadoes, as the night begins to fall and the winds pick up.  LA - Penny & David (House #1)   Penny & David have kept in touch with SMM since we worked on their home in August. So we wanted to share with you all how they are doing... Below are a few pictures that show their house coming along... One of the pictures also shows a painting that was donated by a local Hardee County Artist that we mailed to Penny & David just before Christmas as a reminder to them that God is faithful even during hard times. They've asked for prayer in the following ways: Flood insurance is not paying enough for people to rebuild their homes. Pray we make very wise financial decisions and that God will bless and multiply the funds we do have. There are only so many Louisiana state licensed workers so most of them have inflated their prices. We had a painter that stole from us yesterday so we are trying to find an honest painter at reasonable price. Still a lot of work to do and pray for honest workers. Thank you so much for your prayers, work and continued support. - Penny        FL - Nanette Hill (House #1)  Ms Hill sent a card to us recently with the following update:    11-18-16 Have to apologize to you great folks - taking so long to send from my heart a most grateful THANK YOU. You were a God "send" to me, I couldn't have asked for better people that surrounded me with the Lord's blessing. I have been going since the hurricane trying to get back to some sort of "normal." Today is the first time I haven't done something to clean or mend from the storm. I can now breath and slow down but my body have a much needed rest. My house is safely enclosed. I have continued to feel his blessing with others that have crossed my path. Thank you very much! God Bless you all, Nanette Hill (Mims, FL)  Trip Photo Albums  We were able to complete a photo album from the Melbourne Trip. If you did not get one and would like one, they are $23 each. Click here to view. *We are still working on one for the Louisiana Trip.* Disaster Relief TrainingFor those of you who are interested in Disaster Relief Training, there are several dates and times available in 2017. Currently SMM has not decided on 1 specific date that we will be attending. We will however, include this information in our monthly newsletter and post online via social media, when we have decided.  Click here for Training Dates

Argentina Mission Team Update

Taking a lunch break and little rest before the afternoon of street ministry and the evening service. This is a group of kids we ran into going home for lunch, pastor Gregg challenged them to all come tonight to service and if they do we will buy them pizza! They seemed thrilled. Pray with us that they do come, each teen reached has a family that can also be reached for God and this church! - Melinda Nickerson

One of our days with the children at the plaza or what we call the park. Had so much fun. -Elizabeth Mier

Day 1 walking to first service and Evangelist Greg bringing the Word in such a powerful way but you know he can't leave out the facial expressions. Jonah shared his testimony as well. -Elizabeth Mier

Our time evangelizing in the near by neighborhoods. Proud of everyone and their willingness to serve where they are need and they have all gone BEYOND. Proud of our team especially my husband who was willing to be a clown. Lol! -Elizabeth Mier

For those of you who are interested, our team had a great day here at los lomitas Formosa Argentina. We had some workshops this morning, street evangelism and a great children's ministry time at the local park! Hopefully it will all pay off and we will have a full church tonight for the new church we are here helping to plant! Pray that many people will come to know our Lord and Savior this week and many seeds will be planted for generations of Argentinians to come!god is faithful and he promises that he will bless our efforts and his word will not come back void! So help us celebrate the many souls that will be forever changed this week! -Melinda Nickerson

Argentina Mission Trip (Update)

Florida's First Assembly's Argentina Mission Team has arrived! 

"Landed safely in Buenos Aires then boarded second plane to Formosa and now for a 4hr bus ride to Las Lomitas." - Raquel Taylor 

2014 Summer Mission Team Updates

Florida's First Assembly Miami Team 

 

Yesterday we handed out some flyers in some rougher parts of Miami inviting people to Florida city first block party where we face painted, handed out free food and prizes, but most importantly shared the gospel. It was an awesome ending to our week. - Elizabeth 

Thank you for praying for the Florida's First Assembly Miami Mission Team, they have made it back safely to Wauchula, FL. 

New Hope Baptist Church Nicaragua Mission Team 

The fourth family to receive a house this week. Timmy Murphy and Garrett Albritton present the handmade quilt from our ladies at church with Mitch Marsh

A little girl from bible club. I painted her nails and this is a goodie bag from our church.

Mitch Marsh helping with the bible club today. He makes the kids laugh. Everybody loves Mitch.

Finished two bible clubs today. Had many blessings spreading God's word and love

2014 Summer Mission Team Updates

FLORIDA'S FIRST ASSEMBLY MIAMI MISSION TEAM

Today, I had the opportunity to travel to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and give my time, efforts, and dedication to organizing a warehouse for "4Kids" which is an organization that helps with a foster program that places children in Christian-based homes, and has a warehouse to help supply the needs a couple might require for housing that child or children. After helping with that, we went to a church where we were served a meaI to the homeless. I am not familiar with serving the homeless and borderline homeless, especially in Fort Lauderdale, so when the opportunity came, I took it. Although the meal being served had a stench, we still served with a smile. As I was serving, I had the opportunity to talk with a man who told me his life story, and the entire time, I was on the verge of tears. I realized, through his story, that I truly am grateful for what I have, and I take so much for granted, like my family, my clothes, my home, and my financial status. He told me of how he lost his wife due to murder, his kids due to court, and he has a degree in accounting, but that's not big here and he has to stay in Wilton Manors, which is a place for the disabled. He is keeping his faith in The Lord, which just encourages me to keep going, no matter how hard things get. -Steven
Today I got to talk with a guy name Will. He told me about how he lost his family and job and his story was sad so at first I was kind of scared to ask him if he wanted me to pray with him.but I forgot about being nervous and asked him if he wanted me to pray and he actually said yes.I prayed for him and he said thank you. He said come visit me and I might have a update for you and I said ok.and I told him I would keep him in my prayers and visit him. -Lizzy Yesterday before we went out to start the day. I asked the girls if they had something they wanted me to pray about while on this trip and Lizzy had asked for boldness and thankfully she stepped out and prayed with the man she met. - Elizabeth

Great church service at Central Bible Church tonight! An entire family was baptized, because their desire was to completely follow Jesus! They saw a sign at the church that read You belong here! Got married to live right in Gods eyes, became active in the church, and couldn't wait until the next baptism and talked to the pastor that they wanted to do it as soon as possible, mom, dad and their 3 sons. All this within 3-4mo. God is awesome and can work thru any situation we face! - Elizabeth

NEW HOPE NICARAGUA MISSION TEAM

Finished another house for a blind lady and her children and told the story of Noah and the ark to kids at backyard bible club. God is good.

Painting fingernails and making balloon animals for the children today. Spreading God's love.

The Allbritton's presenting a handmade quilt to the new homeowner today!!!! She was in tears receiving both the house & the quilt!! 

UGANDA MISSION TEAM 

SMM is adding a new mission team for you all to be praying for this summer. The Uganda Mission Team is from Bayside Community Church. 

A detailed journey of their trip can be found at: http://www.projectayinza.com/updates/

Hi All! Here are some photos from the childrens village we visited today. It is similar to how we want to set up the Ayinza project. Tomorrow we head out to Mpongo and will have no internet access for the next 7 days or so. What we hope to do is send one person to the internet café and then have family back home "share" the status. Our most challenging portion of the trip lies ahead. Thank you for your prayers! -Cyndee

2014 Summer Mission Team Updates

We hope that you will join with us in praying for our local missionaries. As part of this summers emphasis on prayer, we will also introduce to you our local mission teams and their stories while out on the mission field. 

The New York Mission Team from OGBC made it safely to and from New York as they ministered to the city through music with the Florida Worship Choir. 

The Florida's First Assembly of God Youth Group has safely made it to Miami for their summer mission trip. 

"Today is our first day out. Yesterday we registered and had orientation. At 7 we went to our first church service in Fort Lauderdale at influence culture church. It's a church plant and it's only been there for 16 weeks. Church services are actually held at a night club. They are already up to 100 people. They want to partner with the city to make Fort Lauderdale a much better place." - Elizabeth Mier

The New Hope Mission Team has safely made it to Nicaragua. This is them on their bus ride to Managua.