We concluded our week with Emmanuel Baptist Church on Friday night, September 12. We spent the week going door-to-door along with some church members and covered many homes in their area distributing the Gospel of John, a salvation tract and info about Emmanuel Baptist. It was a great time of "sowing the seed". We also presented the movie, "Facing the Giants". There were two young adults who trusted Christ on Friday evening. Pray for Jeffrey and Mary as they start their new journey as Christians and pray that God will use Emmanuel Baptist to help them grow and mature as new believers.
Pastor Wood and the church family received us graciously and made us feel very much welcomed into their church. We made friends with several church members and cherished the time we were able to spend with them. We discovered that the church is an evangelistic church and our ministry was an encouragement to them and they to us. It was truly a great partnership.
The pastor has requested that we return and we will have further discussions as to the nature of our next trip in January 2009.
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Hours Are Counting Down!
The hours are counting down and we will be leaving at 2:30 AM. There will be no sleep tonight because everyone is scurrying around trying to take care of those last details whether on the job or at home.
We believe God is going to do His work this week coming and we ask that you pray for us. We are taking a lot of supplies such as 5,000 Gospels of John, 5,000 Gospel tracts, and 5,000 leaflets about the churches we will be working with to hand out in our door-to-door Gospel Saturation project. We will be taking a projector for the showings of "Facing the Giants" in three different churches over the two weeks. Would you pray that God will anoint this message and decisions will be made for Christ? Pray that we will get through customs without incident as well as making our connecting flights on time. We are looking forward to an exciting time as God works in each showing of "Facing the Giants".
I have the info posted about Emmanuel Baptist Church: http://go-caribbean.org/emmanuel.htm. We look forward to working with Pastor Wood and the church family.
You can find more info about GO-Caribbean at http://www.go-caribbean.org/.
The entire team recognizes that we are incapable of doing what God wants to accomplish this week without a pure heart and right motive. Pray that we will be obedient to God and let Him work in our lives.
Check out:
Emmanuel Baptist Church, September 6-13 http://go-caribbean.org/emmanuel.htm
People's Baptist Church, September 13-20 http://www.go-caribbean.org/peoples.htm
http://www.go-caribbean.org/
P.S. Make your plans to be part of our Frontliners Conference on October 17-18. Send in your check ($10) to Heritage Hills Baptist Church, 2987 Hwy 212 SW, Conyers, GA 30094. The Friday afternoon dinner (6 PM) and Saturday continental breakfast (8:30) are included in the $10 registration fee.
http://www.macregion.org/ (Click on Frontliners button at top of page.)
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
We believe God is going to do His work this week coming and we ask that you pray for us. We are taking a lot of supplies such as 5,000 Gospels of John, 5,000 Gospel tracts, and 5,000 leaflets about the churches we will be working with to hand out in our door-to-door Gospel Saturation project. We will be taking a projector for the showings of "Facing the Giants" in three different churches over the two weeks. Would you pray that God will anoint this message and decisions will be made for Christ? Pray that we will get through customs without incident as well as making our connecting flights on time. We are looking forward to an exciting time as God works in each showing of "Facing the Giants".
I have the info posted about Emmanuel Baptist Church: http://go-caribbean.org/emmanuel.htm. We look forward to working with Pastor Wood and the church family.
You can find more info about GO-Caribbean at http://www.go-caribbean.org/.
The entire team recognizes that we are incapable of doing what God wants to accomplish this week without a pure heart and right motive. Pray that we will be obedient to God and let Him work in our lives.
Check out:
Emmanuel Baptist Church, September 6-13 http://go-caribbean.org/emmanuel.htm
People's Baptist Church, September 13-20 http://www.go-caribbean.org/peoples.htm
http://www.go-caribbean.org/
P.S. Make your plans to be part of our Frontliners Conference on October 17-18. Send in your check ($10) to Heritage Hills Baptist Church, 2987 Hwy 212 SW, Conyers, GA 30094. The Friday afternoon dinner (6 PM) and Saturday continental breakfast (8:30) are included in the $10 registration fee.
http://www.macregion.org/ (Click on Frontliners button at top of page.)
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Final Meeting...Ready to GO!
We leave on Saturday morning early, 2:30 AM. We had our last planning meeting tonight and we are ready to GO! We distributed the materials we are carrying and each is doing their part. Hopefully our plane can carry a big load because that is exactly what we have.
Our Frontliners Conference is scheduled for October 17-18, Friday night and Saturday morning, at Heritage Hills Baptist Church. We have a dinner on Friday night, the conference to follow and a continental breakfast on Saturday morning. The conference will end by noon. The registration fee of $10 includes the meals and materials.
IMB Missionaries, Rick Jenkins and Chuck Johnson will be leading the conference. Our major emphasis will be on the MACRegion. You will learn specifically about GO Caribbean Gospel Saturation, a project designed to saturate the Caribbean Islands with prayer and place the Gospel of John and other evangelistic materials in every household.
It is an effort to help Bajans understand that salvation is in Jesus alone. Our plan is to begin in Barbados with volunteer teams from Heritage Hills Baptist Church and teams from all over the United States to partner with Bajan Baptist Believers. Together, these teams Prayer Walk and go door to door to distribute the Gospel. Following each project, our desire is that a Bible study will begin in the area so new believers can be mentored and discipled. We will also seek to identify “Men of Peace.” These are individuals who become Christians, or request Bible studies or visits...More
If you would like more info about Frontliners Conference, feel free to contact me, thomas@GO-Caribbean.org 770.922.2027
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
Our Frontliners Conference is scheduled for October 17-18, Friday night and Saturday morning, at Heritage Hills Baptist Church. We have a dinner on Friday night, the conference to follow and a continental breakfast on Saturday morning. The conference will end by noon. The registration fee of $10 includes the meals and materials.
IMB Missionaries, Rick Jenkins and Chuck Johnson will be leading the conference. Our major emphasis will be on the MACRegion. You will learn specifically about GO Caribbean Gospel Saturation, a project designed to saturate the Caribbean Islands with prayer and place the Gospel of John and other evangelistic materials in every household.
It is an effort to help Bajans understand that salvation is in Jesus alone. Our plan is to begin in Barbados with volunteer teams from Heritage Hills Baptist Church and teams from all over the United States to partner with Bajan Baptist Believers. Together, these teams Prayer Walk and go door to door to distribute the Gospel. Following each project, our desire is that a Bible study will begin in the area so new believers can be mentored and discipled. We will also seek to identify “Men of Peace.” These are individuals who become Christians, or request Bible studies or visits...More
If you would like more info about Frontliners Conference, feel free to contact me, thomas@GO-Caribbean.org 770.922.2027
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Check Out People's Baptist Page!
The second week, September 13-20, the team will work with Pastor Sam and the People's Baptist Church. I posted a page about them as well as the invitation for their neighbors to attend the showing of the movie, "Facing the Giants".
Check it out at http://www.go-caribbean.org/peoples.htm
Our team has one more formal planning and prayer meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 6 PM at the church. We will arrange the supplies we will take including all the Gospels of John, Gospel tracts, and printed matter that we will place in homes during our door-to-door visitation. We are earnestly praying that God will use us in an effort to reach out to people and share the Gospel with them. We are praying that God will use us as we sow the seed of the Gospel and that we also might have opportunity to see people trust Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Prayer Requests:
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
Check it out at http://www.go-caribbean.org/peoples.htm
Our team has one more formal planning and prayer meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 6 PM at the church. We will arrange the supplies we will take including all the Gospels of John, Gospel tracts, and printed matter that we will place in homes during our door-to-door visitation. We are earnestly praying that God will use us in an effort to reach out to people and share the Gospel with them. We are praying that God will use us as we sow the seed of the Gospel and that we also might have opportunity to see people trust Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Prayer Requests:
- Pray that we will have pure hearts to be used by God in Barbados
- Pray for our safety
- Ask God to bless our partnership with the churches that the Gospel can go forth
- Ask God to use the movie, "Facing the Giants" as a tool to reach lost people
- Pray that we will be open to HIS leadership as we meet people in door-to-door Gospel Saturation
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
It's Hurricane Season...and time to go to Barbados!
The days are counting down as we make final preparations for our GO Caribbean Gospel Saturation mission trip to Barbados. The first team will partner with Emmanuel Baptist Church September 6-13. Those members are: Thomas and Linda, Billy and Beth, Clarence and Marie. We will be staying in the mission house on the Barbados Baptist College and Training Centre campus. It is within walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean and sits in the middle of sugar cane and cotton fields. When we were in Barbados last March, they were harvesting both cotton and sugar cane. Because the weather remains constant year round, they have more than one harvest. We saw banana plantations and beautiful blue ocean coasts.
The second team will partner with Peoples Baptist Church September 13-20. Those members are: Clarence and Marie, Gene and Kay, Jason and Toni. When we were there in March, they were completing renovation to the worship center and it was looking great.
Our desire is to plant the seed of the Gospel. We will go door-to-door meeting the people and leaving packets about the church. We will also give everyone a Gospel of John and depend on God's promise, "My Word will not return empty." Our desire is to have opportunity to share the Gospel and see people trust Christ as Savior!
If you would be interested in discussing your potential role as a team member for 2009, feel free to contact me: thomas@GO-Caribbean.org
The second team will partner with Peoples Baptist Church September 13-20. Those members are: Clarence and Marie, Gene and Kay, Jason and Toni. When we were there in March, they were completing renovation to the worship center and it was looking great.
Our desire is to plant the seed of the Gospel. We will go door-to-door meeting the people and leaving packets about the church. We will also give everyone a Gospel of John and depend on God's promise, "My Word will not return empty." Our desire is to have opportunity to share the Gospel and see people trust Christ as Savior!
If you would be interested in discussing your potential role as a team member for 2009, feel free to contact me: thomas@GO-Caribbean.org
~ Thomas
Saturday, May 31, 2008
GO Caribbean...Pass the word.
We are beginning to have contacts from other states with interest in GO Caribbean. This mission effort is not just for Heritage Hills Baptist Church, but for anyone who feels God is leading them to help us in our mission. I am thankful that our church is underwriting the cost of the Gospels and all full-color printing we will use in the packets that will be placed in homes. Be sure to contact me with your questions.
The first three teams are filled and we need more people who can go with us and be willing to prayerfully consider going back as a Team Leader. This would be a great project for a pastor or other staff member who helps us as Team Leader and then take a group from your church or association. None of us can go every trip and until the IMB places someone on the field who can do that, we must rely on all volunteer help. You might pass this info on to your pastor or DOM in your association. They might be interested in being part of this mission effort.
If you go with us your life will never be the same again. If you have never been on an international mission trip, you whole world view changes and you become more aware of the need for world-wide missions. Don't forget, however, that to go to Barbados is simple an avenue for God to use you in "ends of the earth" missions. We do the Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria missions as well back home.
Trip costs have changed a little. As you know, airfare has increased, so that is going to cost a little more. When I flew to Barbados back in April, the cost was $498 from Atlanta. I checked a couple weeks ago and it had increased about $150. I would think that the higher cost will be with us for some time. However, there will be no cost for lodging for the 9 trips scheduled in 2008. Meal cost should be minimal. We will eat breakfast continental style, lunch at a restaurant and dinner back at the house consisting of something simple like a sandwich. The only other cost will be mandatory IMB insurance for $2.75 per day and any personal items purchased.
I am awaiting word from Chuck, IMB Regional Volunteer Strategist, regarding the use of the IMB van. If we are allowed to use the van, the only cost we will have will be for gasoline. Otherwise, to rent a van will add about $175 per person for the week.
Please be praying for the mission. Our first trips are planned for September. We want to be sure we follow God's will and purpose. Pray for Barbados. Pray that the people will be receptive to us and the power of God will be evident. Pray for pastors and their effectiveness in getting their churches prepared and ready for our coming. We have asked pastors to have a special day on Sunday with a church-wide pot-luck meal and to contact every member and prospect and invite them to be present. It could be a great day as we kick off each Gospel Saturation week in each church. Pray that the Prayer Walk on Sunday afternoon will be effective and the evangelistic movie presentation can be used to reach people for Christ. Also, please pray that pastors will be able to encourage some of their members to team up with us to do Gospel Saturation. It will be a great time of witness as well as fellowship for us as we get to know Bajan Christians.
Pray for revival in Barbados! Blessings!
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
The first three teams are filled and we need more people who can go with us and be willing to prayerfully consider going back as a Team Leader. This would be a great project for a pastor or other staff member who helps us as Team Leader and then take a group from your church or association. None of us can go every trip and until the IMB places someone on the field who can do that, we must rely on all volunteer help. You might pass this info on to your pastor or DOM in your association. They might be interested in being part of this mission effort.
If you go with us your life will never be the same again. If you have never been on an international mission trip, you whole world view changes and you become more aware of the need for world-wide missions. Don't forget, however, that to go to Barbados is simple an avenue for God to use you in "ends of the earth" missions. We do the Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria missions as well back home.
Trip costs have changed a little. As you know, airfare has increased, so that is going to cost a little more. When I flew to Barbados back in April, the cost was $498 from Atlanta. I checked a couple weeks ago and it had increased about $150. I would think that the higher cost will be with us for some time. However, there will be no cost for lodging for the 9 trips scheduled in 2008. Meal cost should be minimal. We will eat breakfast continental style, lunch at a restaurant and dinner back at the house consisting of something simple like a sandwich. The only other cost will be mandatory IMB insurance for $2.75 per day and any personal items purchased.
I am awaiting word from Chuck, IMB Regional Volunteer Strategist, regarding the use of the IMB van. If we are allowed to use the van, the only cost we will have will be for gasoline. Otherwise, to rent a van will add about $175 per person for the week.
Please be praying for the mission. Our first trips are planned for September. We want to be sure we follow God's will and purpose. Pray for Barbados. Pray that the people will be receptive to us and the power of God will be evident. Pray for pastors and their effectiveness in getting their churches prepared and ready for our coming. We have asked pastors to have a special day on Sunday with a church-wide pot-luck meal and to contact every member and prospect and invite them to be present. It could be a great day as we kick off each Gospel Saturation week in each church. Pray that the Prayer Walk on Sunday afternoon will be effective and the evangelistic movie presentation can be used to reach people for Christ. Also, please pray that pastors will be able to encourage some of their members to team up with us to do Gospel Saturation. It will be a great time of witness as well as fellowship for us as we get to know Bajan Christians.
Pray for revival in Barbados! Blessings!
~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org
Monday, May 26, 2008
Peoples Baptist Church joins GO Caribbean!
Peoples Baptist Church has now been scheduled for the week of September 13-20.
Pastor Sam and the church family have invited us to work with them in Gospel Saturation.
It is going to be a great week. They are completing some rennovation work in the worship center and it sure does look nice. They have a very nice facility. Clarence and Marie are the team leaders for the week. They will also show an evangelistic movie in an effort to reach out into the community with the Gospel.
~ Thomas
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