November 6, 2011
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Missions Conference
We had a wonderful missions conference at our church this weekend! Jim and I are on the missions committee, so we are very involved in planning and carrying out the conference every year. And it is always such a blessing!
We started out Friday night with dinner at our house, hosted by the missions committee, for the missionaries, the committee, the host families, and others who may be involved. I took some pictures of the tables after they were all set, but forgot to take any other pictures that night!
We had 29 people, and the only food that we had to do was the meat. We decided to have London Broil on the grill, and then the missions committee members brought all the sides and dessert.
Saturday morning, and then again on Sunday, we heard from several missionaries with their reports. I didn't have an opportunity to get a picture of all of them, but here are some -
This young couple is going with Wycliffe Bible Translators to Mozambique. David grew up in our church, and he and Wendi have two adorable little boys. It was wonderful to hear of the work they plan to do after they raise their support and go to language school. He is a computer guy and will be using his IT skills.
Richard Crane and his wife Robyn serve as missionaries to Latin America with our denomination's missions board, Mission to the World.
Brooks and Riva will be serving in Japan, as missionaries working with missionary kids. They are also with our denomination's group. They also led the music this weekend! Riva is the daughter of our pastor, and her husband Brooks just graduated from seminary and is serving as our church intern while they raise their support.
There are so many that I missed getting pictures of, but here are a few of our fellowship hall while we were waiting for one of the sessions to start -
It was a great weekend!
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I love hearing about your Missions Conference. Praise the Lord for those who go! We are blessed to have several missionaries sent out from our church, and when they are home they come give reports. We will be hearing from one family that serves in Papua New Guinea this Thanksgiving, and I can't wait!
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