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.