We’re committing the 2011 LAM team to Peru from June 10th-18th.
You can checkout restrictions/requirements, and fill out the registration form here:
http://www.forrestpark.org/lam/
I should have cost details within the next two weeks.
For His glory,
Jeff
Latin American Missions of the Valdosta, Ga Church of Christ has been traveling to Central/South America and Mexico spreading the gospel for over 50 years. This year Cary joined forces with them and participated in a medical/evangelical mission to Las Lomas, Panama. It was tough, humbling but rewarding work for all. The work there includes an orphanage and preaching school. On Aug 15th, there was a presentation describing the work and needs in more detail. Cathie McCaskill, Bridgette Cook and Karen Thompson were the ladies that participated this year from Cary. Floyd and his 2 sons Caleb and Isaiah Barco as well as Dr. Rodney McCaskill also participated. There truly was something for everyone to do. We had medical teams, head washing teams, dental teams , pharmacy teams, kitchen teams, maintenance teams, evangelical teams and even a haircutting team. Children and adults classes were conducted for all each evening after clinic and 9 souls responded to the gospel. On the way back to the airport we got to see the Panama canal, a coffee plantation and flower garden. Plants and yes, bugs —we may see here grow to giant sizes there! Please see the pictures. The beauty of Gods creation is astounding. Pray the work started there will continue to grow for the Lord.
Medical Clinic Patients: 1347
Pharmacy Patients: 1243
RX’s: 5733
Dental Patients: 372
Extractions: 179
Lice Head Washes: 219
Hair Cuts: 201
Children’s Class (Day): 442
Children’s Class (Night): 155
Teen Class (Night): 102
Bible Studies: 151
People in Bible Studies: 218
Schools visited by Teen Evangelism: 4
Students in Bible Studies: 677
Baptisms: 9 souls baptized into Christ!*
Here is the link to the photo gallery by Bryan Scarborough: Just click on *Missions* in the top right corner of this link and his daily pictures, as well as Floyd Barco’s, and others are included.
Floyd Barco teaching the gospel
Dr. McCaskill and Nurse Karen Thompson seeing patients
Isaiah Barco washing lice from a child's hair
Nurse Cathie McCaskill seeing patients
Bridget Cook worked long hours in the kitchen
Caleb Barco teaching a lesson
We made it to Ghana last night ok! All is well and we were glad to finally lay down in a bed! Unfortunately, we woke up to no water this morning….welcome to Ghana! 
We head to the northern region in the morning. That will be a long trip!!
Our Mission Team to Ghana, Karen Mitchell and her son,
Stanley, will be leaving on Friday, June 18th at 1:15pm
on American Airlines. They will be joining Ted & Renee
Wheeler, their daughter, Trisha, and David Stearsman.
Keep them in your daily prayers as they work for the church
in Ghana.
The congregation is encouraged to go to the airport to see
them off. Let’s show them how excited we are to have them
represent us as servants of our Savior, Jesus Christ!
The following letter is from Ted:
On June 18th we will be leaving for Ghana. We will be working
primarily in Northern Ghana with the churches in the Bunk-
purugu and Saboba Districts. Our main emphasis is to strengthen
the churches we have established in those districts over the last
several years.
In Saboba, we will be having special studies for men and women;
helping church finish up some work on their new building and
assisting them with a community outreach program. We now
have 16 congregations in the district and we will be inviting all
of them to join us in these activities in Saboba. We are also
planning to help the churches in the district to reach out to one
or two villages that have asked for Jesus Christ to be preached
and the Lord’s church established within their community.
From Saboba we will continue on to Bunkpurugu. We now have
10 congregations in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District. We are
going to hold a district-wide meeting in the village of Gbetimong.
We are expecting several hundred to be in attendance for this
meeting. Earlier this year, there were two conflicts in the district
that left two villages completely displaced. We are hoping to be
able raise the funds so that we can be of assistance to these
communities. Often after a situation like this takes place, not
only is the Lord’s church looked to for relief; but leaders from
the churches of Christ are called upon to help restore peace
and trust within the communities. All of the people in the area
know that members of the church are truly concerned about
their welfare—which provides many opportunities for us to
help and teach.
While in Ghana we will also be working with the Accra Road
church of Christ in Ashaiman, Kpone church of Christ and
Buduburam church of Christ. We also hope to make a visit
to the Village of Hope (orphanage in Feta).
Villages Burned
In January, a chieftaincy dispute arose among the Konkombas
in Bunkpurugu. Before soldiers and police could respond,one
village was razed one village was burned 5 people were killed.
In March, a land conflict also arose among two Bimoba villages,
Kambatiek and Gbankooni, and some houses were also burned
down. As a result of these conflicts, thousands of people have
been displaced along with the church we established Gbankooni
in 2008. This past week we received word from the Chief of
Bunkpurugu asking if we could provide assistance to those
that have been displaced.
Three Children Orphaned
A sister in Christ from Bunkpurugu recently died suddenly leaving
three children. The youngest is only 3 months old and is currently
on Lactogen, a local formula. The others are two and four years old.
The children have currently been placed in the care of one church
sister. We are in need of your support and prayers to help this
sister care for these children.
Saboba Church Moves Into Unfinished Building
For years the brothers and sisters in Saboba have been forced
to meet in a primary school classroom. By God’s grace, hard
work on their part and the sacrifices of many good brethren
(here and there) the Saboba church were finally able to move
into their new building in town. There is still a lot to do. Doors
and windows need to be installed. The building needs to plas-
tered and painted. And porches need to be floored.
Keep checking this blog or ghanamissions.com for updates!
Posted in Ghana Missions
The Missions Committee is meeting next Sunday,
June 20th, at 3:45 pm. We are currently supporting
a congregation in Carthage, NC, in nearby Moore
County, helping Trent Key complete his studies at
East TN School of Preaching, and supporting
Churches of Christ Disaster Relief. Our members
will also be joining others to teach the gospel and
heal the sick in Ghana and Panama this summer.
New members are needed to help us reach our goals
for the next few years. Anyone who has an interest
in reaching the lost outside of our local community is
urgently encouraged to join us at our meeting next
Sunday, June 20th, at 3:45pm.
Posted in Meetings
Here is the 2010 Ghana Trip Itinerary:
Please continue to pray for all team members, (especially our own Karen and Stanley Mitchell ) as they prepare for this mission work!
Posted in Ghana Missions
After last year’s mission trip to Ghana, our of our team members, Karen Mitchell, received an email from Niipaak ‘s wife, Kimock (he is the local preacher and traveling evangelist). She is working to bring together women from new congregations to teach and strengthen the ladies and has asked for whatever support/encouragement Cary can consider providing. Just as in the United States, most of the members in the Ghanian congregations are women.
Wouldn’t it be great if they could have a Ladies Day, similar to the one we enjoy in February? We have collected $34 so far, just from our Tuesday Morning Ladies Class. Karen Mitchell will be delivering our gift in person to the church in Ghana in a couple weeks!!!
If you would like to contribute, please see Suzanne Loving.
Posted in Ghana Missions
Click here for minutes from the March 21, 2010 Missions Committee meeting.
Posted in Meetings
Attention Panama trip team members! It’s time to start making preparations and checking off these exciting To-Do items for the trip:
Schedule
Posted in Latin American Missions, Panama
During the summer of 2009, our own Maleah Young went to Togo, West Africa to learn and serve in the mission field while she’s a student at Harding University. Her blog is online at http://maleahintogo.blogspot.com/.
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