FBCBG Ecuador Mission Team Update (Team #2)

June 22, 2016 - We had a blessed day, yesterday. It ended with a dinner for 3 guest. Mrs Salazar (Patty & her two daughters up stairs) but little did we know she had 4 daughters, and invited her sister, her husband , daughter and son! Glad I cook for crowds! It was amazing, as if Jesus was sitting at the table with us, we talked about their Church, everyone's salvation and the children's schools. We discussed Patty's job, why they live here... basically everything, it just flowed thru the entire night! We laughed so much, mostly at David Simmons & my expenses...but, we enjoyed it also! It was great. I wish only Connie & all of you, could have been there to enhance the spirit of it! - Marc McKinney 

FBC Wauchula - World Changers Team

Have you been praying for the World Changers Team from FBC Wauchula? Join them this Sunday, June 26th at 6pm to hear testimonies of the trip at FBC Wauchula (Fellowship Hall). 

Northside Baptist Church - Haiti Update

Northside Baptist Church Haiti Mission Team is still in the field serving! Please continue to keep them in your prayers. 

Mission Team Updates #partneruniteserve

Hardee County now has 3 teams out on the field serving. 

Northside Baptist Church has made it to Haiti!

FBC Wauchula Youth have made it to Ft. Pierce, FL as they serve with World Changers. 

And there is still a team in Ecuador from FBC Bowling Green. 

Please continue to pray for these teams as they serve and share Christ's love to the world. 

#partneruniteserve

FBCBG Ecuador Mission Team Update (Team #2)

Continue to pray for FBCBG Team #2 that is serving & sharing the gospel in Ecuador!

FBCBG Ecuador Mission Team Update (Team #1)

June 10, 2016 - Ecuador update... Today we had our rest day. We took the bus to Otavola to the market and went to the waterfall to enjoy the beauty of Gods creation! It is amazing! This evening we went to the school however plans were changed. Two of our team members were going to teach a class but the principal canceled classes to have all the students clean up for a special day on Monday. However the principal allow us to share with the students anyway and they were sitting on bleachers. They had questions written down to ask us. After we were asked why we were here and we explained, then one students question was......I hear God is returning soon, is that true. Wow, even tho our time was cut short is was a great time sharing with the students. Tomorrow we hit the ground running as our first meeting is in a home at 9:00 am. We have scheduled one event in the apartment which is tomorrow night with the movie war room, so please pray for this time of fellowship. It is so hard to believe that we only have two days remaining before we have to say our goodbyes. But we are all totally in awe of the great times we have experienced and can't wait to see what the last two days has for us! Blessed be the name of the Lord our God!!!!!!! - Jane Long 

June 11, 2016 - This morning we went to La Esperanza to meet with Edgar, who is a military pilot. Great time sharing with him. This afternoon we attended an event to support the earthquake victims. We took supplies for them to send. tonight was very exciting, we showed the movie and 45 people showed up!!!!!!! But even better than that about half of them were new friends. Tomorrow we will worship in two different churches, one in the morning and the other in the evening. Then the hard part comes as we say goodbye for now and get ready for the flight home on Monday. - Jane Long

June 12, 2016 - Last update for this trip..... This morning we worshiped in a church some of the teams has visited before. Great worship service!!!!!!!!!!Met some friends at lunch came back to the apartment with them and had a devotion. Attended a soccer game for about and hour which the coach is one of our dear friends. Some of the team took power naps before we head out to church tonight to worship our Lord! This week has been so amazing. We are on mountain top praising the name of Jesus. Goodbyes are always a part of this journey we don't like but goodbye my dear friends for now! Pray for us as we travel back home tomorrow. God bless you all! - Jane Long

FBCBG Ecuador Mission Team Update (Team #1)

There will be 3 Teams this summer from FBCBG that will be serving in Ecuador. Below are a few updates from Team #1 that left back on June 6th.

June 6, 2016 (Monday) - The team has arrived in our beloved Ecuador safe and sound. Even tho we haven't been here but a few hours our faithful father has placed several people in our paths and we have three meetings scheduled. How faithful is our God! Please lift one of our team members up, one team member is feeling under the weather. We are exhausted tonight so we are watching a dvd and then getting some much needed rest before hitting the road tomorrow. God is so good and we are looking forward to what he has in store for us this week. Thank you for your prayers! - Jane Long 

June 7, 2016 (Tuesday) - Great morning of our first study in Threads, began prayer walking in Tabacundo which led to two appointments to share bible stories tomorrow morning. (New friends) Encouraged many friends that we have met. We also prayer walked in La Esperanza, while prayer walking we met a man tending to his sheep, we talked to him and asked him if we could share about our Shepard Jesus, we will have that opportunity on Thursday and get this in the center of the park. Met with the leader of a community about sharing in his area, positive interaction and praying for the opportunity in the future. Everyone on the team is very tired but remains energetic to on sharing their faith. To God be the glory!!!! - Jane Long

June 8, 2016 (Wednesday) - We divided up into teams early, one team shared with a gentleman who owns a clothes store. He was receptive to them but did not commit to salvation. But we feel the Holy Spirit was convicting him so please lift him up in prayer. The other team visited a man who asked us to share the story of Joseph. We told the story and he was very attentive and gave input on the story and asked questions. Come to find out he teaches children bible stories at a school. He was knowledgeable in the Bible especially the history part in the Old Testament. We shared how the OT lead into the NT and the coming of the savior Christ. He is looking forward to meeting the teams and maybe holding meetings in his home or restaurant. We thank Jesus for giving us this divine appointment. Encouraged a young lady who had accepted Jesus during a prior team visit. After this went to a lady's home shared with her, in which she was running down her driveway to greet us. Met with another couple and their daughter which produced a opportunity to minister to them tomorrow in their home. Tomorrow we have the day filled so we are trying to get settled down earlier tonight. The only event we have scheduled in the apartment is a movie night so we went out and invited multitudes. - Jane Long 

June 9, 2016 (Thursday) - Wow, where do I start..... part of the team traveled to help friends at a farm laying irrigation pipe, the work we accomplished with all of us in two hours would of taken them 2 weeks, they were extremely grateful. We wanted to demonstrate Gods love thru this task. We traveled to La Esperanza to meet with a gentleman (73 yrs. old) we had met on Monday. The gospel was shared and he invited Christ in his heart. As he was praying a white dove landed on the ground next to the bench he was sitting on. He was in tears when we thanked God for leading us to him. The team was split this afternoon. One team visited in the home of some friends we had meet before and encouraged them to stand strong with Jesus in the mist of their issues. The other team met three ladies in one of the ladies home. Bible Stories and testimonies were shared along with gospel presentation and one of them prayed to receive Christ. Then after we returned to the apartment a friend dropped by for a visit. We are very humbled and blessed at today's events. The entire team is on a mountain top rejoicing in our Lord! Tomorrow will be our down day until 6:00 pm, then two team members will be teaching and sharing Jesus in a school. Please continue to lift the team up, we have been dealing with sickness but those people seem to be improving and on the road to recovery. But mainly thank the Lord for what he has done and is going to do thru us. - Jane Long 

2016 Hardee County Summer Mission Teams

Hardee County has several Summer Mission Teams headed out to share the Gospel & Be the Light! 

Below is the schedule. Please keep these teams in your prayers as some are already out on the field and the others are preparing to head out soon. 

June 6 - 12 / First Baptist Church Bowling Green Team #1 - Ecuador 

June 12 - 27 / First Baptist Church Bowling Green Team #2 - Ecuador 
June 20 - 27 / Northside Baptist Church - Haiti 
June 20 - 25 / First Baptist Church Wauchula - World Changers 
June 27 - July 4 / First Baptist Church Bowling Green Team #3 - Ecuador 
July 21 - 30 / Florida's First Assembly of God - Argentina