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All about Christ - The Commitment and Surrender of the 2012 Graduating Class

I have a tendency to compare many life events. As I listened to these young people take the Martyr's Oath this past February at the graduation, I found myself comparing young people in the US going into ministry with these young graduates. The graduates in India expect hardships. They believe what the New Testament says about suffering for the sake of the Gospel and they are "all about Christ." I saw no desire for earthly glory in any of them. In the US I don't believe that we have a real appreciation for the level of commitment and surrender that Scripture tells us is needed when we choose to follow Christ.

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April 18, 2012 | 0 Comments | View or add comments
How Pillow Cases Brought Smiles to Orphan Girls in India

The Women's Ministry at First Baptist Church in Perkins, Oklahoma wanted to do a mission project that would bless others.  Someone had seen dresses made from pillowcases on the Internet and thought this might be a very practical project. So after searching the web and finding the pattern, the women at First Baptist went to work.

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March 5, 2012 | 0 Comments | View or add comments
Nepal: To the Ends of the Earth with Hopegivers International

“To the ends of the earth...”  I’ve read that portion of Acts 1:8 many times, even preached it. But not until recently did I really understand what the ends of the earth might look like. 

A team from First Redeemer Church and me, partnering with Hopegivers International, took a missionary journey to western Nepal. We were there to dedicate a church building made possible by First Redeemer.  I knew we were close to the ends of the earth, when the road on which we were traveling abruptly stopped at a narrow, rickety pedestrian bridge.  After crossing the bridge on foot, church members on motorcycles picked us up on the other side to carry us the last mile or so to where the church is located. 

** For security purposes, exact locations of Hopegivers' Churches as well as the identities of Hopegivers' Missionaries have not been disclosed. Photos of Hopegivers Missionaries and local believers have been distorted to protect them from being targeted by anti-Christians.

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January 12, 2012 | 1 Comment | View or add comments
Why our Church Supports the Hope Chest Project

In 2010, God opened the door for me (Dr. Mike Booth, Pastor of Emmaus Baptist Church) to spend Christmas in India.  This was the first Christmas I have ever spent away from my wife, children and grandchildren, but it will always be one of the most memorable holidays I have ever experienced.  Without a doubt, the highlight of the mission trip for me was watching the Hope Chest Project unfold in the two orphanages we visited.  Greeting the children with "Happy Christmas" and giving them the chests is a memory I will treasure for the rest of my life.  

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November 10, 2011 | 0 Comments | View or add comments
Another World: Crosspointe's Mission Trip to Haiti

Imagine this: You live in a tent; a tent that is one among thousands, all crammed into a small area. You sleep on the ground and you have garbage piles sprinkled throughout this tent village. You are at the mercy of nations who donate things for you. You have no job; your husband has no job, and you fear for the safety of your children. You have no hope that things will change!

Twelve of us from Crosspointe Church in Columbus, GA, went to Haiti for a week with Hopegivers International. Seven of us work in construction and brought some expertise to help reconstruct and tie in the foundation of a church and a school that had collapsed in the earthquake. This portion (the foundation) of the project was very important. It will allow the local Haitians to build the rest of the building on a safer foundation with strong, properly tied-in columns. The other five of us served at medical clinics for the children at the children's home and saw over 600 additional people medically in other camps. 

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August 8, 2011 | 1 Comment | View or add comments

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