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SEND Mission: Central America-Belize
As you open this monthly newsletter from SEND, we are in Belize on our year-end mission trip. This year we have partnered again with the Central American Lutheran Mission Society (CALMS), and are involved with a jam-packed week  of relational ministry! Please keep our entire team in prayer for travel, safety, and ask that the Lord guide our conversations and witness with the Tubal Institute. We are working with staff and students to be positive witnesses for Jesus. We will be doing devotions, bible studies, prayer, and testimony. We are also doing service with many different churches and, at the end of the week, we will be doing ethnographic research for future missionaries and possible church plants. Our leader, Pastor Steve Huey, asks everyone to please pray that God will help us work well together and serve together as a team anointed by Him and unified by His Spirit. Our SEND team is grateful for all the folks and churches that are supporting us in doing this work. We hope to share what we learn and give testimony when we get back! Thank you! |
April Mission: Operation Detroit
| In SEND, Servants Equipping New Disciples, one of the most important areas of our process is that of doing mission out in  the world, learning and living with a ministry to become better disciples in fulfilling the Great Commission, Matthew 28:16-20. Our process offers a one-of-a-kind training to make modern-day missionaries here in North America. In the month of April, we had a great excursion weekend with the wonderful brothers and sisters of People of the Book Ministries (POBLO). POBLO is a mission movement that allows the Holy Spirit to work
through congregations, individuals, and ethnic Christians desiring to bring the Gospel to new Americans.
Throughout the weekend we visited and shared SEND in three churches! We went to an incredible and eye opening workshop  presentation learning about the rapid growth of ISLAM throughout the world. We learned about all the different ethnic groups that comprise our great nation and how to love them and share the Gospel. In the afternoon, we went into a Hindu temple and to a Sikh temple. In doing this we learned about different faiths and cultures, many of whom are open to hear about Jesus. The experience in the Sikh temple was very inspiring, and the people were very nice. They welcomed us, fed us, and talked with us over an hour and a half. We learned about their history and culture and a lot about India. The big  take-away in visiting with them was spending time learning how they live their faith and then use that to make us better in ours. This temple has over 10 volunteers at all times running a food pantry/kitchen. ANYONE from any ethnicity or faith is welcome. They have open hours all throughout the day to come in and eat. They gave us tea and incredible food and did not pressure or evangelize us. They just shared and answered questions and most importantly inspired us by what Jesus commands us to do: Love one another. Another highlight to this weekend was worship. Being with  other brothers and sisters of other ethnic backgrounds and worshiping our God! Even through different language, you can't help but be moved when feeling the overall power of the Holy Spirit and the body of Christ in worship. To read more on this worship experience, check out a blog I wrote called Unity in Diversity at sendnorthamerica.com. |
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Recruiting a Movement: SEND Unit for 2013/2014
I can't believe we are at the end of a second pioneering year of SEND. We finish this year at the end of May and have  already begun recruiting for our third exciting year of making disciples who make disciples! We ask you: if you know of any young adults in their 20s who are not going to college, or who are looking to work in ministry, or looking to take a gap year (year off), please share SEND with them. Our process will start up again next fall and run until next June. Those interested or wanting to know more, please contact Josh Humberger at Church Doctor Ministries by calling 800-626-8515 or emailing Joshua@churchdoctor.org.
We are also planning a couple of summer events called "Experience SEND Immersion Weekends!" They will be June 21-23 and August 2-4 in northeast Indiana. Live what it's like in SEND and get all questions answered -- and maybe even apply! We are encouraging not only young adults, but pastors, church leaders, and anyone who has a heart for the future of our church to learn about SEND. These will be a ton of fun. I promise these immersion weekends will be jam-packed with teaching and doing hands-on mission and ministry! Here are the links to the events. We pray you can make it.
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Thanks and Gratitude from the SEND Unit! |
We are thankful and grateful to many involved with SEND North America. To our teachers, you ROCK: Josh Humberger, Melisa Montana, Cynthia Khan, Pastor Chrysanne Timm, Dr. Kent Hunter, Joshua Henry, and Pastor Dennis Kutzner.
To all the churches and ministries we have worshiped and served with, we thank you: Destiny Family of Faith, Cross and Resurrection, POBLO, Cyntha K., Brian K., Immer K., Nida K., Church of all Nations, Pastor Jaison and Retty K.; International Church of God Pontiac, St. John Fraizer, The Churches in Belize, Warm A Heart Ministries, Rev. Pam L., Zach H., John Z. Jr., Pastor Bob M., Jim and Barbara B., Jon and Beth Z., East Noble Ministerial Association, CALMS, Dawn T., Miguel T., Pastor Steve H., and Star 88.3!
Special thanks to the following churches who allowed us to share our SEND story, to share testimony and support our trip to Belize: Destiny Family of Faith, Trinity Kendallville, St. John Kendallville. Thank you for supporting modern day missionaries from your own hometown! |
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Experience S.E.N.D.
April 2013 in pictures!
SEND was privileged on April 11th to have Star 88.3's Melissa Montana as our teacher! Our topic was Christianity and the Media: Radio. What a great time spent with her and what a tour of the radio station! Please support this amazing ministry and station! |
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SEND Events
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* Mission Trip to Belize - April 27-May 5
* Training Days - May 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
* Worship - May 5, 12, 19, 26
* Graduation! May 31
* Experience SEND Immersion Weekends: June 21-23 & August 2-4
Please Keep SEND in prayer on these days!
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SEND=John 20:21!
Until next month, thank you for all your prayer
support!
For this year, I am also raising my own support and raising additional funds for our ministry excursions.
If you can bless the ministry and have a heart for young adults and the future of the church, please send in your tax-deductible donation to Church Doctor Ministries, 1230 US Hwy Six, Corunna, IN 46730.
Thank you and many blessings to you and your families as we continue into 2013!
Sincerely,
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