Pray for the FCC Haiti August Reach Mission Team!

Hey Folks,

As we head out for our third trip to Haiti this year, we are leaving with incredible excitement for what God has prepared for us to get involved in. 

Ephesians 2:10 tells us "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

We know that God has led Foothills Community Church not just to Haiti, but to the ministries, ministers, families, and especially the orphaned children that are such a heart-wrenching and impacting part of our mission there. Each time we go there are new developments, incredible miracles of children's lives being radically changed by the love of Christ, and plans being made for the next mission, and the next.

The Lord is truly doing a work there in the children, and it is such an awesome thing that He has led our church here in the heart of little Oconee County, SC to be a part of reaching a generation with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Please remember to pray each day for our team as we are on this mission from July 31st-August 6th. Pray for our awesome God to protect us in safety, keep us from all sickness, disease, accidents, and harm; and pray that we will truly be the love of Christ and that God will lead us into opportunity after opportunity to be used by Him. By all means...Pray...Pray..Pray. We can always feel it when the body of Christ is supporting us in prayer.

If you would like to follow short posts from this mission on Facebook, feel free to "friend" me there at:
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After we return, I will post a full blog with videos and pics from our Reach Mission.

Blog from Appalacia Reach Mission Trip: July 3-8th, 2011

APPALACIA REACH MISSION
Black mountain in Kentucky represents a lot of things. It is the gateway to Harlan county and the fastest way to get to the destination for our regional Reach mission this past week. This mountain brings so much to mind as you ascend through the twisty switchbacks being careful not to drop a tire over the edge. Ask one of our 20+ team members Greg Henderson what that's like, as he towed the Foothills Community church trailer completely loaded down with thousands of lbs. of furniture, rugs, home items, cases of frozen foods, diapers, cases of toothpaste and tooth brushes, clothing, construction supplies, and more.

This mountain is legendary. Many of the locals in Harlan county find some other way to get to certain places if possible, so they do not have to make the mountain run. As you drive over the mountain you see incredible natural beauty, contrasted by huge areas where the mountains are still being stripped and mined for coal. I guess that is one reason for calling it “black” mountain, but the other is the fact that there are black bears all over the mountain. We'd heard about it, but found this out first hand on our drive back as a young black bear ran out in the road in front of our convoy.

Our mission on this trip was simply to serve. To be Jesus to all those whom we could whether they were followers of Christ or not. God assembled a team of over 20 people with hearts to do just that. We knew it would be hard work going in, but most on the team did not know how God would use them until after we arrived. As the hours and days unfolded, each person's particular giftings became evident and I found them crucial to our mission. It was simply amazing to watch as opportunities became available which were perfect for specific team members. If you asked some of them,

Project Reach Local Call to Action Update

  On Sunday evening June 26th, from 6pm-7pm we had our "Call to Action" gathering in the Venue. What an incredible night of opportunity! As people kept coming and coming, we had to bring out extra chairs to meet the need. That is always a good sign!

Speakers came out from Habitat for Humanity, Foothills Pregnancy Care Center, Golden Corner Food Pantry, Safe Harbor, and Home with a Heart. Everyone I have spoken to that attended the event was so fired up, and over 100 people signed up to join a Reach ministry team!

The next step, is that all who signed up for a team will be contacted the week of July 11th regarding dates for serve opportunities and team leadership opportunities. We will get going strong as soon as our team returns home from the Appalacia Reach mission trip. What a exciting time to be a part of the Foothills Community Church family!