Vol. 6: No. 2
February 15, 2017
This team installed a new kitchen at the Keys OPC housing facility in Key West!
Can Your Church Use a Team?... through love serve one another.
Gal. 5:13 (ESV) Short-term missions do not have to involve overseas travel, passports, inoculations, or large commitments of time. Helping out another OP church right here in the USA is a great way to serve! The S.T.O.R.M. Report can help your church find the help it needs to carry out something like a construction project, VBS, ministry, or local outreach. When your church makes these needs known, it provides opportunities for service for those who are eager to share their time and talents with their brothers and sisters in the OPC. OPC'ers from Illinois, Alabama, and Florida recently traveled to Key West, Florida, to install a new kitchen at the Keys OPC facility that houses teams that come for evangelism training
with Pastor Bill Welzien. (Scroll down to read "Team Work in Key West!") Other examples you've read about in previous S.T.O.R.M. Reports include: - OPC'ers from California and Michigan formed Team Utah and met in Magna, Utah, to help refurbish the large OP church building inside and out.
- OPC'ers from Illinois, Iowa,
and Wisconsin formed Team Brick and traveled to Brick, New Jersey, to help the OP church there with ongoing reconstructive work following Hurricane Sandy.
- OPC'ers from Pennsylvania traveled to Texas
to help the OP church in San Antonio with Mission Tejas - VBS, maintenance projects, and local outreach.
We are commanded to use our gifts in serving one another! Is there something that your church could undertake if it had help from another OP church or presbytery? Contact Us! If you have a story to share about how another OP church helped your church out, or if you would like to make a request for a team to help you, please contact us at OPCShortTermMissions@opc.org or click below to complete a request form:
Read the full story here:
Team Work in Key West!
Members of OP churches from three different states formed a team that met in Key West this month to work on a renovation project at Keys OPC. They turned a space that previously served as a kitchen/ eating/ sitting/ working/ storage area into a large, beautiful new kitchen! Project organizer Bob Keys says, “What an improvement this was! Thanks to each member of the team that gave of their time and energy to make this major improvement for Keys Presbyterian Church and the ministry of KEM.” Want to help? There is still molding and 1,000 square feet of laminated flooring to be installed in Key West! If you can help, contact Bob Keys at bobkeys50@hotmail.com.
Boardwalk Chapel Featured at OPC.org
"The Boardwalk Chapel: Recap of 2016 and Plans for 2017"
Help Out Another OP Church
July 2017: Construction and Evangelism in Utah
Skilled volunteers are encouraged to apply to join a team that will continue the refurbishment of our OP church building in Magna, Utah. This will be the 3rd summer that Team Utah has traveled to Magna for this purpose. The team will also engage in evangelism training and outreach among Mormons with OP Pastor Jason Wallace! Dates: July 22-31, 2017
Do You Cook? If the team is large enough, they may recruit a designated cook to join them! Contact:
Courtney Habegger
87courtney@gmail.com
Get all the details here:
Skilled Volunteers Needed in Kentucky
Neon Reformed Presbyterian Church, an OP church plant in Neon, Kentucky, would be blessed to receive the help of skilled volunteers to help them complete the refurbishment of the building that houses their church and manse. Laminated flooring needs to be installed, and a master bathroom rebuilt. Contact:
Rev. Jay Bennett
neonopc@gmail.com
Summer 2017 Opportunities
Summer 2017: Join Team Haiti!
Team Haiti will conduct mini VBS programs based on Reformed catechetical instruction in the Creole language with the assistance of translators.
Team Haiti 2016 on the road
Download a brochure:
Summer 2017: Join Team Praha!
Team Praha will travel to the Czech Republic to help OP missionaries Marilyn and Jerry Farnik with 3 weeks of ministry to children, teens, and young adults! - Dates: July 24-Aug.14, 2017
- Application Deadline: March 15, 2017
- For further information or to request an online application form, contact David Crum at davecrum1@gmail.com
The city of Prague ("Praha")
Download a brochure:
2017 Openings at the Boardwalk ChapelThe Boardwalk Chapel in Wildwood, New Jersey, is looking for YOUNG MEN
to come serve on the Evangelism and Music teams this summer! There are TWO WEEKS open for church groups to come serve as Ministry Teams this summer! Some weekends in May are open for SKILLED VOLUNTEERS who can come help prepare the Chapel buildings for the busy summer season! Three weekends in September are available for YOUTH GROUPS to come enjoy fun, fellowship, and free concerts at the Chapel!
Some of the 2016 Volunteer Staff members
Further information on these and other openings at the Chapel:
Year-Round Opportunities for Service
May 15-July 21, 2017:
ESL Teachers Needed in South Korea
Two volunteers are urgently needed to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) at the Missionary Training Institute in South Korea, May 15 - July 21, 2017! Contact:
Ms. Mihyang Choi-Yoon
mihyangc@hotmail.com
Missionary Associates Needed in Uruguay
The OP Mission in Montevideo, Uruguay, is currently seeking individuals to serve as Missionary Associates in the following capacities: To assist with outreach, evangelism, and music in the worship services (must possess at least a Limited Working Proficiency in Spanish) To assist with missionary
childcare, cooking, and cleaning (must possess at least Elementary Proficiency in Spanish).
What is a Missionary Associate? - Click here
to learn more about Missionary Associate service in the OPC
For full details on the opportunities in Uruguay, please contact:
Rev. Douglas Clawson
Associate General Secretary, Committee on Foreign Missions
douglas.clawson@opc.org
Missionary Associate Needed in Quebec
OP missionary Rev. Ben Westerveld is currently seeking a young man or woman who desires to assist in the outreach and discipleship ministries of St-Marc's Reformed Church in Quebec City, where Rev. Westerveld serves as Pastor. Please consider applying if you: - are a professing believer of Reformed conviction
- can speak French or desire to learn the language
- can make a commitment of at least
one year
- are available to start in 2017 (or any year!)
What is a Missionary Associate? - Click here to learn more about Missionary Associate service in the OPC
For full details on the opportunity in Quebec, please contact:
Rev. Douglas Clawson
Associate General Secretary, Committee on Foreign Missions
douglas.clawson@opc.org
Quebec
Join in a "Cafe Anglais" (English Cafe), reaching out to French-speaking citizens in the parks and malls of Quebec City! Contact:
Rev. Ben Westerveld
westerveld.2@opc.org
South Korea
The Missionary Training Institute (MTI) in Yeosu, South Korea, is a residential community seeking teachers for its ESL Program. Contact:
Mrs. Mihyang Choi-Yoon
mihyangc@hotmail.com
www.mtikorea.org
Uganda
There are many different ways to serve on a short-term basis with the OP Uganda Mission year-round!
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David P. Nakhla
Short-Term Missions and
Disaster Response Coordinator Contact:
Cell 562-760-7606
david.nakhla@opc.org
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