MISSIONS EMPHASIS WEEKEND

MISSIONS FOR THE WORLD
BEING SOME CURRENT AND FUTURES WORKS
OF THE VANCOUVER CHURCH OF CHRIST
IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EVANGELISM.

~~Saturday and Sunday were days of focus by the Missions Committee upon the continuing mission outreach of the congregation but with particular attention to two new major missions which are in their infancy now.
~~We were able to see a video DVD from Joy Dan Rogers in Ukraine, showing the ongoing efforts and developments at the Bible Institute there and some of the support also underway to the orphanages and hospitals in the Donetsk area. The Rogers are in their twenty-eighth year of being missionaries supported by this church.
~~News was also shared concerning new local church start-ups, the Let's Start Talking short-term Bible study programs in various countries, the recent works in Australia and Albania, current work in Togo West Africa, Taiwan, and Germany, and similar kinds of updates.
~~Considerable time was given to new missions centering upon our two new missionary families; Ben and Julianna Roberts and boys are going to Niteroi, Brazil; Andrew and Aimee Jo are going to Fort Portal, Uganda (soon after their August-due baby is born). In pictures below are Andrew presenting his plans to the church Sunday morning and the Roberts are captured in a laptop computer photograph. Over the upcoming year or two, the Missions Committee hopes to closely acquaint the congregation with these young folk who are committing to live the upcoming years of their lives in unfamiliar cultures. They are giving up the amenities of luxury to share the greatest treasure of all, the Gospel of Jesus, with people who would otherwise have little opportunity to find eternal salvation.
~~During the weekend there were displays by various groups and individuals depicting special programs, and groups with missions and ministries of all sorts: World Bible School correspondence classes, World Bible Institute lessons, informational booths for each of the countries of interest, photo panels of the Mexico housebuilding trips, and more. There were also classes, a pot-luck luncheon, a the presentation of new flags representing the major nations of emphasis, handouts, and lots of one-on-one visiting about each program, place, or person, often by people who have been in those special places or who are providing the support and liaison to those special places. With some folk dressed in national costumes and much effort spent on visual education, the weekend was a colorful festival of evangelism and information.