The past two weeks at Frontline, John McGowan has led us through a series called CRAVE. Based on the verses in 1 Corinthians 10, John has challenged us to realize that our souls were created to crave Jesus Christ and a personal relationship with him, keep our cravings in check, and ask God to show…
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Mandy’s Story
Today we hear how a mission trip to Thailand turned into a lasting friendship with a little boy named Samuel. Read on to discover how child sponsorship has impacted the life of a friend of mine from Frontline‘s Global Impact Ministry. My Valentine By Manda Hamilton I received a very special valentine this year! …
The Gathering
My church’s college ministry started a new service this week at the University of Maryland. The independent student newspaper ran a nice story. If you are in college, you definitely want to check out The Gathering. They have services on just about all the major campuses in metro-dc. Check out their website for more info.
Postcards from the Field… a collection of missions stories from AnnieLaurie
I have had the amazing privilege to serve on five missions trips since 2003. These opportunities have come my way through the Global Impact ministry of Frontline, a church of McLean Bible Church just outside of Washington, DC. A few years ago, I compiled a collection of stories from my experiences in Guatemala, Brazil, and Argentina for a newsletter produced by…
Unexpected Global Lessons…
My friend and fellow Global Impact coordinator, Rob Newton, today shared the following article with me from Christianity Today relative to short term mission trips in the 21st century. I found the article to be very relevant and thought provoking so I posted it article in its entirety below. Would love to receive comments from others interested…
Turkey Outreach – feeding 70,000 Thanksgiving Dinner in Metro-Washington, DC
For the past 5 years, I have volunteered to serve in the annual Adopt-a-Turkey ‘Turkey Outreach” at my church. This event is like none other. Hundreds of volunteers show up to the church parking lot around 6:00 am the Saturday before Thanksgiving to set up four long assembly lines and unload food from massive Safeway…
Stories from SE Asia
Thank you so much for supporting our mission trip to SE Asia. As you know, we partnered with Compassion International children’s ministries to complete construction projects and teach English classes. A typical day began with prayer and devotion time with our Indonesian brother and sisters. Then we got to work. Repairs included building a motorcycle…