Second Baptist Church missioners are headed to both
Ukraine and Brazil this July. A mission team of 20 is
traveling to Lubni, Ukraine from July 3 to 12, to
conduct an UPWARD soccer camp in partnership with
Baptist Missionary Mike Ray and Rev. Viktor, the pastor
of a small church in Lubni. They will also hold Backyard
Bible studies.
Kelly Ward, Recreation Associate at Second Baptist,
explains in more detail the two main goals of the trip,
"Half of the team will be returning to do a second
Upward soccer camp for Viktor. Last year, after holding
an Upward Soccer camp, Viktor's church started an Upward
Soccer league spurring the growth of his very small
church. Viktor pastors the only evangelical church in
that area. Last year, our goal as well as Upward's was
to help him get a vision for how God can use a simple
game like soccer to tear down barriers of distrust and
fear and open up the doors of ministry. He was very open
to this, and since our visit he has been reaping rewards
for his labors. This year the goal is to offer
encouragement and support and to help him put on a camp
that he alone could not do, as well as to help advertise
his church's fall soccer league. We will put on two
soccer camps a day in two different locations of the
city."
"Our second mission is for the other half of our
team to conduct a Backyard Bible study with the
children. Their goal will be to teach the children the
meat of the Word using language, crafts, gifts, and
games. They will conduct morning and afternoon Bible
camps in two locations," Kelly added.
The Ukraine team members include Jimmy, Joy, and
Lindsay Moneypenny, Kelly Ward, Cindy Holmes, Lindsay
Harmon, Pam and Stephanie Alford, Charles Anthony, Rusty
Lane, Rob Shugart, Gary Monk, Jim Dutcher, Tim Crowe,
Kirk Ransom, Beth Johnson, Sheldon Hudlin, Adam Hardee,
Mike Judson, and David Shepherd.
Caraguatatuba, Brazil is the destination for Second
Baptist's youth from July 7 to 17. According to Rachel
Condon, 25 youth and adults are going to help Baptist
Faith Missionaries AJ and Barbara Hensley (ajandbarbinbrazil.blogspot.com)
hold Backyard Bible Schools for small communities where
the local Baptist church has established mission
preaching points. Other mission activities will include
running a basketball camp for a private high school and
doing construction work at mission points and for a
vocational school.
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