| To Bangladesh - A Father/Son Adventure |
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 One of my goals as a dad has been to have an international missions experience with each of my sons as they prepare to enter high school. I wanted the experience to be a life-marker; an opportunity to spend time with each of them individually in an environment that's completely foreign. Stretching our faith and living expectantly... (As if starting Noble Warriors wasn't enough of a faith stretch!)
Tim is fourteen and will be headed off to high school in September. Our summer schedule is already pretty crazy so I wasn't sure if something would work out for us, but just recently we made a commitment to join two other men on a trip to Bangladesh. Admittedly, I don't have a strong sense of calling to the Bangla people or even to that part of the world. (Bangladesh is just east of India.) My calling is to a God-sized faith adventure with my sons... And Timothy's up first.
Our mission isn't completely clear yet. We'll be working with a resident missionary to the Hindu people of Bangladesh.  We do know that we'll have an opportunity to experience life and culture in an area of the world where Christianity is very much a minor religion. We'll experience incredible population density, extreme poverty and many other culture shocks.
Stacy and I continue to pray expectantly for the impact this adventure will have on Timothy... but I have to tell you that I've been surprised by the impact that the preparation process is having on me. I'm experiencing a growing excitement about this 'frontier' mission experience. I'm also amazed by the thoughts about my own life and faith that have been generated.
I'll share more about our preparation and the trip in the coming weeks. In the meantime, would you please pray that God would go before us, preparing the way for our journey and that He would work in us, preparing us for the experience?
One final thought... men I believe this will have a huge impact on both Tim and me as individuals and our father/son relationship. As this story unfolds, I hope you'll begin to consider what it might look like for you to participate in an international missions experience with your children. |
Update: Building Men's Ministry in the Local Church
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| God is at work among us! This spring Noble Warriors hosted three Reaching Every Man training events. Forty-seven men representing twenty-seven churches were equipped and encouraged to develop an all-inclusive ministry to men in their churches.
Last month, thirty-eight men from twent-three churches received specific training on how to use Men's Fraternity as part of their church's men's ministry process. We're excited to be able to multiply the impact of Noble Warriors by strengthening the local church!
Be on the lookout for more training opportunities soon! Feel free to call our office, (804) 365-8683 or email Mike with any questions about engaging, equipping and encouraging men.
Upcoming Opportunities
Monday, June 21st, 4 PM to 7 PM
at Noble Warriors Leadership Zone
The Truth Project training presented by The Family Foundation and Focus on the Family. Through this trraining you can become a small group Truth Project facilitator in your church or community. Click here for more information from The Family Foundation.
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| About Noble Notes |
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 Noble Notes is a weekly devotional series for men. The one-page devotional thought is distributed via e-mail to interested individuals. It is designed to encourage and challenge men to think and act nobly by illuminating a bit of God's word and relating it to manhood. Feel free to print it off and take it with you to work or put it in your car.
Women who receive Noble Notes can put the one page in their husband's or son's lunch bag or place it in the "library" at home. Place it somewhere where you will see it and take a few minutes to read. It is simple in format, short and to the point. Our hope is that you find it useful and applicable. Please feel free to pass it along to others or submit an e-mail address of a friend so he will receive it also.
Your comments and suggestions are welcome at noblenotes@noblewarriors.org. |
Courageous is currently being filmed in Albany, Georgia. I'm looking forward to being there next Monday and Tuesday to see some of the filming and experience the making of what many are praying will be another "God Movie". 
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