Dominican Republic
Contact: Dottie Weir
Dates: May 28-June 2, 2007
Overview: A flight will be chartered to take a team to the southern portion of the Dominican Republic. The team will offer medical services, crafts, sports, dental and other crowd-drawing activities to share Christ. People are directed in-home to Bible studies or church starts to continue their spiritual journey. Cost: $1,250.
Results: Each team kept its own numbers based on its own criteria. Our team did not count children nor poll every team member. This was to take into account double-counting of professions of faith (two people sharing with one person at the same time). Then when all five teams reported their numbers, we subtracted 10% to adjust again for potential double-counting. 4,434 heard the Gospel to the point that they were asked to reveal the desire of their heart (“yes” or “no”). 1,937 chose to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior. (Romans 10:9-10)
HampFest
Contact: Kyle Munyon
Date: May 5, 2007
Overview: HampFest, a one-day outreach to the Binghampton Community, will be held from 12:00-3:00 p.m. at the Lester Community Center. Volunteers are needed for games, rides, crafts, women’s ministry and evangelism.
Nutbush, TN (North Memphis)
Date: January 9, 2007
Contact: Dennis Rasche
Overview: Working with church planter Pastor Lee Salter. We will go door-to-door with members of the church start every Saturday for two hours. We will share the Gospel of Christ and attempt to locate persons/houses of peace to start in-home Bible studies.
Collierville, TN (suburb of Memphis)
Contacts: Kyle Munyon or Dennis Rasche
Date: December 9, 2006
Overview: Monthy inner-city outreach block party with the Back Yard Bible Clubs. Crafts for the kids and starting home Bible studies with the adults.
Kenya
Led by: John Longworth
Dates: November 18-26, 2006
Results: The team held a conference with believers and had opportunities (when not working with the orphans) to share their faith at schools and on the streets.
Lima, Pero ("Leap Into Lima")
Contact: Roy Hendrick
Dates: November 2 - 9, 2006
Overview: Teaching and discipling new believers, story-telling, evangelism, church planting work and prayer walking. Cost: $1250 per person.
Results: This trip saw Bible studies with believers grow and many homes receiving in-home Bible studies. Please pray that the nationals will follow through and Ernest Ostrander (GBC member staying behind for six weeks) can follow up as they emerge.
Bucharast, Romania
Led By: Jason Fisher and Dennis Rasche
Date: October 2006
Results: Sixty-four lay leaders and pastors attended a conference on how to train others to start home Bible studies with the lost. Wade Akins of Pioneer Evangelism was the speaker. The rest of the team took out conference participants to apply the knowledge they learned to the streets of Bucharest.
