Short Term Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic
Have you ever considered going on a short-term missions trip?
There will be a meeting this Sunday after the 11:15 service to discuss the opportunity of a trip to the Dominican Republic for a week this summer.
If you are unable to make it, please contact Matt Sanner: matt@pinkminnow.com
A Lesson in Multiplication
Matt Sanner and Ken Hurst just returned from Hato Mayor, DR for a whirlwind weekend of business training. This is Hope’s second trip with a Business As Mission focus. Matt and Ken spent hours working with Pastors Rodolfo and Cruz on establishing a business farming “chinolas”, or passion fruit.
This was Matt’s second trip to Hato Mayor, the first being last summer with the Hope summer team which worked in the community of Jalonga. On this most recent trip, he was able to return to Jalonga to visit the church and pastor there… and to receive a lesson in multiplication!
Read Matt’s thoughts, and see his pictures at his blog, Matt Salad.
What’s your place in the story of the ages?
Get threaded into the biggest story of all time. You’re about to experience God’s heart for all peoples and encounter the momentum of the world Christian Movement. Perspectives will open the eyes of your heart with fresh knowledge and understanding of God’s unchanging purposes and why they’re relevant to your life.
Learn firsthand from the global experiences of pastors, professors, Biblical scholars, mobilizers, theologians, missiologists and missionaries from the field. The 15 weeks of classes will cover the Biblical, historical, cultural and strategic aspects of the World Christian Movement.
Classes begin January 3, 2012 with registration and orientation and continue through May 1 and a celebration dinner together. We’ll meet Tuesday nights from 6:30-9:30 at Hope Church. The cost is $250 for Key Reading or Certificate Levels and $550 for graduate or undergraduate credit through Trinity International University.
For more information, contact Nancy Friesen. Get threaded and register today at www.perspectives.org.
Operation Christmas Child 2011!
It’s shoebox time again! Time to scrounge through your closet for the boxes to all those shoes you bought this year, fill them with toys, clothes, hygiene items for a child in a village on the other side of the world! Last year ours went to Mozambique and Ecuador!
Here are a few reminders:
Each child who receives a box is receiving a gift from a total stranger. What a great example of God’s unconditional love! They have done nothing to earn that wonderful gift! They also receive, in their own language, a booklet presenting the Gospel and an opportunity to be discipled if they choose Christ.
Want to do more? Join a team from Hope travelling to Charlotte, NC on Dec. 9-11 to help at the Processing Center there. You’ll work 2 shifts helping to prepare boxes for shipment overseas. If you’re interested, contact Sandy White for more information.
Sports Friends + Ethiopia = Hope!
Camp Langano is an amazing experience for Ethiopian young people – a time of sport, games, crafts, swimming, singing, teaching… But it’s God’s love demonstrated by the camp staff which has the greatest and most lasting impact of all. A love which, when nurtured by Sports Friends trained leaders back in their communities, has been seen to have a powerful impact on their own lives, their families’ lives, and even entire communities.
Hope Church has committed to sending a team in the July 12-22, 2012 to be apart of this amazing camp in Ethiopia. The length of the trip is 11 days which includes camp orientation and debrief,and 5 days with a campful of active, joyful children! The cost is $3,000 and applications are due by Nov. 13, 2011 along with a $100 deposit. There are limited spaces, and the minimum age is 16. You can also contact Steve Wisner or Shirley Hayes for more information.