For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 (NKJV)
I was knocked off my feet by this verse, and the sermon that went with it. It spoke to my heart in a powerful way about call and fear and saying no to God.
For such a time as this…God calls us each to some kind of ministry, here or abroad.
For if you remain completely silent, relief and deliverance will arise from another place…. God will prevail, and the work will be done, with or without you.
But he prefers WITH, and that is why he is calling you.
Don’t lose out on even one more day of the blessings God has for you - say yes!
Some of the great opportunities God has for you around the world…..
URGENT NEED in Brniste, Czech Republic!
Is God calling you to share Christ by speaking and teaching English in a beautiful setting? Serve from July 11- 18th, 2009 in a wonderful mountain chalet in Czech Republic's highest mountains called Krkonose. There will be about 15 adults and 15 children in age 0 - 10 years. Most of them attend the English courses at a local church and are friends of the church family as well as students of English. English lessons are planned for the morning for adults and for children, with free time in the afternoon for walks, trips, and games. The evenings would include programs either for the children or the parents. Themes for adults will be about marriage and raising up children but also to introduce them more Christ. Call us NOW and we’ll connect you with the pastors in Brniste!
Thailand Water Project with Mike Mann, Global Consultant
November 10-24, 2009 is your chance to join Mike Mann, and Integrated Tribal Development Program (ITDP) in providing fresh water to a hill tribe village. While you are there, you will work alongside villagers to lay pipe, build concrete water tanks, and build relationships while providing running water to their homes for the very first time. You’ll also participate in cultural exchange activities, sports and games, and outreach through drama and VBS. Most importantly, you will also be the hands and feet of Christ to villagers who may have never had the Living Water of Jesus Christ. Beware! You just might fall in love with missions, a whole bunch of people in Thailand, and become passionate about what God is doing through Mike Mann and ITDP!
Egypt with Charles Jones, November 1 - 9, 2009
In collaboration with Hands Along the Nile Development Services, Inc. (HANDS), one of our US-based partners also serving in Egypt, we have developed this trip as an opportunity for you to experience the following:
· Visit some of the HANDS projects supported by our One Great Hour of Sharing development grants--e.g. a girls' job-skills training program in "Garbage City"; a micro-credit project to assist families of working children.
· Visit leaders and projects of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), our partner in Egypt.
· Visit mosques, synagogues, and other churches and have opportunity to observe Muslim/Christian and ecumenical dialogue, and to interact with Egyptian Christians.
· Visit the studios of SAT-7 -- Christian television for and by the people of the Middle East -- another of our partners doing ministry in the Middle East.
· Visit historic sites--pyramids, sphinx, the Nile--museums.
· Experience today's Cairo!
Egypt and Cyprus with SAT-7, September 12-20, 2009
Consider joining the 2009 "SAT-7 West Coast Vision Trip" to Egypt and Cyprus. SAT-7 is a unique and strategic ministry as a network of satellite television channels for and by the people of the Middle East and North Africa. Their vision is to see a growing church across this region. Visit the very heart of SAT-7 and see firsthand how God is moving in the Middle East. Please join Dennis Wiens, Director of Church Connections Western U.S for this trip of a life time. Departure City/airport is Los Angeles LAX http://www.allpointscruising.com/SAT7WestCoastVision.html
Construction Team Needed at First Baptist Church of Prague,
First week of October
The project consists of renovation of the interior (which dates from the communist days), new heater, new stage, and new floor. Perfect for a group of about 5 to 8 people.
There are a lot more opportunities where these came from! Go to www.internationalministries.org/volunteer_teams, call 1-800-222-3872 ext 2366, or email bimvolunteers@abc-usa.org
From Angela, Eunice and Herb, too...