The lure of the South Pacific has beckoned travelers for years. Likewise, the lure of sharing lives and serving the needs of people has attracted Knott Avenue to send short-term missions teams to the island nation of Samoa for more than fifteen years. Led by Pastor Ron Gallaher, our teams have focused much of their attention on demonstrating effective ministries and programming for children, along with interactive sports training for older youth. By viewing effective models of ministry, Samoan church leaders have replicated these kinds of ministries in their own churches and areas of service, providing effective ministry for their communities.
This year's team is a combination of two churches: Knott Avenue and West Valley Christian Church. KACC will send five, and West Valley will have fifteen on the team. They will spend their efforts again with the young people of Samoa, teaching, demonstrating and loving on the people there. Please keep them in prayer as they go: that they will have safety and good health in their venture, that their work will be effective, both with the youth and with those who will learn to do what has been demonstrated, and that they will have great unity as a team.
No comments:
Post a Comment