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Vol. 8: No. 2
February 20, 2019
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OPC Short-Term Missions Coordinator, David Nakhla (far right) on a mission trip in Ukraine
Summer Short-Term Missions: Plan Now!
...a great multitude...from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne... Rev. 7:9 (ESV)
Summer will be here before we know it, and now is the time to explore going on a short-term missions trip!
Get inspired:
- Read "The Case for Short-Term Missions."
- Scroll down for a ROADMAP to help you plan a trip.
- Scroll down for RESOURCES to help you prepare and train for a trip.
- Scroll down for SUMMER STM OPPORTUNITIES in Haiti, the Czech Republic, Uganda, Japan, Naples (FL), San Antonio, or the Boardwalk Chapel.
From The Case for Short-Term Missions, by David Nakhla
"If you have never actually participated in a short-term mission trip, you may not be aware of the reasons why you should go...
Make new friends, be challenged to defend your faith, see new believers come to faith, develop a taste for full-time ministry, visit places you might not otherwise travel to, enrich your prayers and giving upon returning home...
"...short-term missions offer an opportunity to use gifts and abilities in ways that are much more kingdom-oriented than our common daily work....and offer a refreshing opportunity to focus on what we profess to believe but can quickly overlook in the busy-ness of our everyday activities: the call to love neighbors as ourselves..."
Read the full article:
Good Report on English Club in Uruguay!
February 12-15, 2019
(summertime in Uruguay)
Rev. Mark Richline
OP
We are praising the Lord for using our 2019 Summer English Club to share the gospel with our Uruguayan friends. Throughout the week a total of 15 children and 13 adults attended English classes, encountered Jesus in our relationships with them, and heard the gospel message delivered by our missionaries as well as two men who are potential church leaders.
A very special thanks goes to our staff consisting of church members, our Missionary Associates, the Richline teens, and short-term missionaries Peter and Martha Bacon from Merrimack Valley OPC (North Andover, MA), who taught our adult classes.
One particular highlight was listening to a young Christian woman from another church as she shared her faith in Christ with another young woman who was attending. We pray for the Lord to bear lasting fruit from these efforts while plans are already underway for our Winter English Club in July.
S U M M E R
Short-Term Missions Opportunities
House Parents Edie and Cal Cummings with Evangelism Coordinator, Chris Byrd, in 2017
BOARDWALK CHAPEL
House Parents
A couple is needed to serve as House Parents this summer at the Boardwalk Chapel in Wildwood, NJ...to provide Christian nurture for the Summer Staff ... to encourage them in their daily work and enforce house rules...
BOARDWALK CHAPEL
Summer Staff
Summer staff openings on the Evangelism, Music, Drama, Domestic, and AV teams!
Covenant OPC (Orland Park, IL) - Ministry Team
BOARDWALK CHAPEL
Ministry Teams
Church groups - come to the Jersey shore for a week of ministry at the Boardwalk Chapel!
Testimonial
Rev. Justin Rosser, Matthews OPC (Matthews, NC) on his experience leading a Ministry Team to the Boardwalk Chapel in 2018:
"I arrived at the chapel with thirteen mice, and a week later I left with thirteen lions. The Boardwalk Chapel is at the same time a safe house for fellowship, and a bootcamp for zeal; a haven of prayer and a hive of song. It is all these things and more because the Lord has so obviously been pleased to use it."
Disaster Response Opportunities
Testimonial
Rev. Robert Holda, Resurrection OPC (Oshkosh, WI) on the Harness Family's experience serving with OPC Disaster Response in Houston, TX:
"If you enjoy the provision of love and fellowship within the church of Jesus Christ, be encouraged to pray for opportunities to spread that same love in service to those beyond your own local congregation—and when those opportunities come, embrace them! You won’t be disappointed by the strength and fellowship that God generously provides."
Printable Report
Find a printable poster or bulletin insert of this report, or archives of past reports, at OPCSTM.org:
David P. Nakhla
Short-Term Missions and Disaster Response Coordinator
Contact:
Cell 562-760-7606
David.Nakhla@opc.org
Janet L. Birkmann
Communications Coordinator,
Short-Term Missions and Disaster Response
Contact:
Office 215-935-1006
Janet.Birkmann@opc.org
Administrative Offices
607 N. Easton Rd., Bldg. E
Willow Grove, PA 19090-2539
Phone 215-830-0900
