We are blessed to host this celebration each spring and to be in the presence of wonderful missionaries who serve in the name of Jesus Christ all over the world. The Mission Celebration Weekend is full of learning, worshiping, and fellowship. There will also be opportunities for children to participate.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Boone Area Missions service project led by Luke Edwards, BUMC Mission Coordinator
6:00 pm – Doors open
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Saturday night event ($5 at the door, kids 10 and under free)
Speakers: Nikole Lim, Freely in Hope, and Darriel Harris
Music: John Mark Mcmillan
Sunday, April 27, 2014
8:45 am, 10:55 am & 11:00 am Worship Services with speaker Nikole Lim
10:00 am – 10:45 am Sunday School with Missionary Speakers
We are blessed to host this celebration each spring and to be in the presence of wonderful missionaries who serve in the name of Jesus Christ all over the world. The Mission Celebration Weekend is full of learning, worshiping, and fellowship. There will also be opportunities for children to participate.
Each of our visiting missionaries will share stories of their inspiring work. You will be intrigued by the missionaries and their stories. You will be moved and feel the presence of God in our midst as we hear of His work throughout the world. You will feel that, in some special way, you are part of it all. We pray that this weekend will provide a time for our hearts to be renewed in our commitment to follow God’s command to make disciples of all the nations. The weekend culminates with a very special moment in the life of our church, when we renew our Faith Promise. Through Faith Promise giving, we trust God to provide over and beyond our normal offerings in support of mission efforts locally, nationally, and around the world.
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I’m struck by how much momentum we have around missions, especially locally. Every time Luke Edwards speaks of Boone Area Missions’ work, every time we announce something that folks can participate in, we see nods, enthusiasm, giving, participation. God seems to be asking something new of us here. And we are trying to respond: we have added Luke Edwards more prominently to our staff as a Missions Coordinator. His work will be to create opportunities for folks of all ages to serve, to coordinate various service work already going on, to offer us all another step up in discipleship and witness in our community. Another opportunity is our upcoming Missions Celebration in April, where we will bring missionaries from around the world to share word of their work with us.
God seems to be asking Boone UMC to care about the things God cares about, to have our heart broken by the things that break God’s heart, and to do something new in cooperation with his Holy Spirit. As ever when God makes a summons our response is clear: “Here I am, send me.” Praise God that we have said so so far: in leadership, in giving, in mission, and God give us the grace to say so again.
Gratefully,
Jason
