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“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
In Romans 10:14-15, Paul wrote: “How then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent?”
So often, we key on the part of this verse that talk about those who “bring the good news”. While this is important, notice that Paul also stresses the importance of those who send them. We are convinced this is not just referring to those who point the way, but more importantly those who make it possible for them to go.
Mission Outreach efforts at Mt. Hope Church of Christ are supported by pledges made by the members at Mt.Hope. This is usually done once a year on “Missions Sunday”.
Historically, the response to support mission outreach has been far beyond our expectations and we all greatly appreciate that effort. But the task is not over with the financial support. Often in the church it is easy to pledge or give a certain amount of money and then sit back and feel like we have “done our part”.
The three areas of focus are:
1. Prayers specifically for those in the mission fields.
2. Actively pursue knowledge of how our money is being spent in the mission field so we can be good stewards of what God has provided for us.
3. Personal contact with those in the mission field through calls, letters and email.
Mission efforts for Mt. Hope
Steve Mock: Baja, California and Northern Mexico: Sponsor: Culver Palms Church of Christ in Los Angeles. Sponsoring congregation: _____
Sascha & Jennifer Terry: Porte Alegra, Brazil. Sponsoring congregation: Eastside Church of Christ, Colorado Springs, CO.
Nathan Griffith: Boston, Mass. Mission emphasis in this 100,000+ population of college students.
Ben Cheek: New Jersey – Establishing a series of House churches in New Jersey. Sponsoring congregation: ______
Tobey and Kathy Huff – Fiji - In 2001 our longtime homegrown missionary family--Tobey and Kathy Huff--returned from the mission field, after 30 years of missionary ministry in New Guinea and New Zealand and other parts of the South Pacific. They took an active role in the congregation they left in the early 1970’s. Now, in June 2007, they have returned to the mission field in Fiji. Sponsoring congregation: Mt. Hope Church of Christ, Joplin, MO.
Piedras Negras, Mexico: Young Adults of Mt. Hope church go to Piedras Negras, Mexico in May each year. Their work there is through teaching, encouraging and serving with lots of manual labor. Total is usually 20 – 30 men and women. Sponsor: Mt. Hope Church of Christ.
Fortress: Fort Worth Texas. Teenagers from Mt.Hope provide service to this church in its summer outreach programs for a week. The Youth Minister, several other adults and about 30 teens make this trip to intercity of Fort Worth each year.
Keep giving your pledges, but more importantly PRAY for all our mission efforts.
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