Our mission was to work alongside Shade Tree North American Board Missionary Deanna Corbett in her ministry. One of the first things we did was work at a nursing home in Rayville, Louisiana. Here are a few pictures from the nursing home! We also had the privilege to lead worship at a youth retreat a […]
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“…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5: 18 “I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you.” Psalm 56: 12 2020 has been quite a year, but there have been difficult years in the past (think the […]
“Those wait on the Lord shall renew their strength…” Isaiah 40: 31 UPDATE – Most know that we were set to remodel our education space and expand our building with adult and youth education space and new offices the summer of 2020. And we had multiple volunteer teams coming in 2020, including the Chilton Baptist […]
We invite you to wait. To feel the waiting of God’s people for the Promise of the Messiah who came that first Christmas. As you wait, you will find God’s Hope, Peace, Joy, Love, and Light. As we culminate our waiting on Christmas Eve forward, we will be reminded that this same Messiah of Christmas […]
I’ve dubbed our recent November trip to El Salvador as our “Miracle trip” as 20 people came together from 5 churches and 2 states to do a breadth of ministry unlike most of our trips. There were many in the group who did not know each other, but God brought us together in unity and […]
We bought 20 $1 items (socks, word search books, etc, for a Christmas donation basket at the Lutheran Home. These items will be divided among the residents and given out by a Santa just before Christmas. They will be greatly appreciated by our activity staff and residents who receive them. 2 servers, 20 served. Cumulative […]
Sharing the results of acts of kindness sown in the Kingdom KA Rules The Kingdom Assignment has been launched! Each family will be given $20 and here are the rules (if you haven’t received your KA, contact the church office for your): Remember the $20 belongs to God. Do not put the $20 in the offering […]
Italy Partnership In 2017, I went with five other pastors/leaders from our area on a “Vision Trip” to Northern Italy to explore a missions partnership. We prayed and collectively committed to a partnership with a small church in Belluno, Italy. Below is a blog post about that trip, describing the beginnings of our partnership: Team […]
My partner Irvin Brooks and I just returned from a week of teaching church history, with a group of pastors in El Salvador. It culminated a 4 year effort to teach a ten course curriculum known as “Bible Teaching for Church Leaders and Pastors” or “BTCP.” This is the same course we teach at FCC […]
A group of 13 from Fruitland Community Church and the Lighthouse of Southeast Missouri State recently returned from a 9-day mission trip to El Salvador. Space (and time) does not allow me to recount everything, but here’s brief photo blog of our trip. Here’s our team at the airport in St. Louis and then on […]