The Blessings Just Continue...

I was reminded in my prayer time early this morning that in order for God to use us the way He wants, there must be total surrender and a daily desire to be re-filled with His Spirit. May God lead ALL of us to have that desire.

The team working with People's Baptist in Barbados continue to see God working in marvelous ways. Yesterday there were 6 church members working with the team going out door-to-door placing packets in the homes and inviting them to the movie, "Facing the Giants".

Today, pray that God would open doors to allow the team to accomplish what He desires. We consider it a joy to have the privilege to be able to fulfill this part of Acts 1:8, namely, to go to the ends of the earth to be His witnesses. For us, Barbados is the "ends of the earth."

We do the same type of Gospel Outreach in our communities and we seek God's leadership as we reach out to our "Jerusalem."

If you have a desire to be part of this ministry, don't hesitate to contact me: tbroadhead@hhbcga.org or check out the website: http://www.go-caribbean.org/. We invite other churches to be part of this project.

We need people who will go as team members for experience and training, and then commit to go back annually as a Team Leader. Pray about it and let me know if you have an interest.

More Good News!

I received a call this morning reporting that last evening the movie was shown in The Church of the Nazarene with pastor Errol, and 11 people trusted Christ as Savior. What great news! Halleluiah what a Savior!

Team 2 worshipped with People's Baptist Church on Sunday and will begin Gospel Outreach on Monday. There will be several church members joining the team as they go out into the neighborhoods saturating the area with the Gospel. Pray for Clarence and Marie, Gene and Kay and Jason and Toni that God will bless their ministry this week in that area of Barbados.

Things to pray about: (1) pray that the sowing of the seed of the Gospel will be successful (2) pray that God will call out Bajan Christians to help in the harvest (3) pray that God will use the movie, "Facing the Giants" as an evangelistic tool to lead people to trust Jesus (4) pray that the team will adjust to the heat (5) pray that God's will and purpose will be accomplished in all of our lives and that we will see more and more people involved in missions, maybe even GO-Caribbean.

If you are interested in learning more, check out our website: http://www.go-caribbean.org/.

~ Thomas

Emmanuel Baptist Church...Mission Accomplished!

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

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

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

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:

• 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

Pray for team one...September 6-13 and team two...September 13-20. We look forward to sharing good reports of God's work in Barbados. Pray for Revival.

~ Thomas
www.GO-Caribbean.org

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

~ Thomas

www.GO-Caribbean.org