When I was in Oregon last March I had a workshop at Mayfest, a day-long event for Seniors. Accompanying me was my trusty side-kick, LeRoy Lawson, who had main billing. My workshop focused on trends in missions and how those trends related to seniors wanting to be involved in mission efforts. LeRoy read my notes, offered some [...]
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Hey, this really looks interesting. It is a conference on justice, with such categories as poverty, HIV/AIDS and much more. Have look at the website. And, the conference is in Bend, Oregon in the winter. Should be a beautiful setting. http://thejusticeconference.com/ Last week the North American Christian Convention was held in Indianapolis, and we were privileged to be there. CMF’s own Mary Kamau from Kenya was featured in the Wednesday evening service at which Dick Alexander preached following a wonderful worship service. Dick interviewed Mary, who received a standing ovation for her transformational ministry in [...] Last week I had the opportunity of bring four evening messages at the Oregon Christian Convention. This was the 158th year of the convention. I’ve been to the convention many times in my life; it is part of who I am. It was an honor to be asked to speak. My title was Unfinished [...] We have a ministry in an urban poor area of Mexico City, and we recently received the following report. Community transformation happens when people get together for a common purpose, when it is their vision, and importantly, if they can see a spiritual value to what they are doing. Hope is a strong motivator. [...] We have just released a brand new book in time for this year’s North American Christian Convention at which missionary Mary Kamau will be featured. Mary is the Director of the Hope Partnership project in Nairobi, Kenya. The Birth of Hope is a coffee-table book with great photographs and a compelling fictional account of a [...] Our long time family friend, Sarah Sykes, is graduating from the School of Leadership and Development, Eastern University. Her MBA is in International Economic Development. Sarah has helped Christian Missionary Fellowship by producing the movie, One in a Million, and by serving as an Associate Board Member for the past two years. Sarah and [...] “It is arrogant and unfeeling to think that AIDS doesn’t affect me when our very lifestyle keeps many people of the world in poverty where AIDS thrives.” [...] The folks at Eastside Christian Church really know how to communicate! This past week-end was the second Sunday in their “Beyond Series,” moving the church from beyond where it is now to where God really wants it to be. “Beyond works” — the Gospel consists of not only doing good deeds but also sharing [...] For four Sundays in April and May, the Eastside Christian Church in Fullerton, California will be having a sermon series relating to ministry “Beyond the Walls.” A part of that emphasis will be on child sponsorship for Nairobi, Kenya. The following five minute video gives an overview of the project and contains some very, very compelling [...] |
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