Looking Outward

Worldwide

Mission Action

MAGForce

The Missionary Action Group is active in promoting concern within our church for mission and for the persecuted church overseas through:

Special Services
Visiting Speakers
Financial and Prayer Support for Christian Workers overseas.

Mission Agencies

Shoe Box Sunday

Sunday 16 October

What are you hoping to find wrapped up under the tree on Christmas morning? A games console or iPad or mobile phone or maybe all of them? Would that bring a smile to your face?

But what if all you found was some toothpaste or soap perhaps? Or maybe a notebook and a pencil? What about a packet of sweets? Or a woolly hat? Would that bring a smile to your face?

It would to many Eastern Europeans in Romania, Moldova, Albania and Ukraine who endure levels of poverty which have not been seen in this country since the 1920's. So be part of our Shoe Box Appeal and help us send shoe boxes full of smiles to families in desperate need in Eastern Europe.

Mad Hatters of GFEC

Our Mad Hatters' Tea PartyDespite provided great fun and raised over £400 for Viva to help provide Christmas parties for children across the world.

The less said about James' outfit the better - the pictures speak for themselves! Well done to everyone who made the effort.

Annual Report 2010-11

Last year was a very active year for missionary activities. First of all let me remind you who we support on a regular basis:

Adrian & Antonia – Thailand
Josh & Cathy – Namibia
Peter Tefo – Namibia (who has now graduated)
Carlos & Nancy – currently in USA

We also provide some support for the following:

Kenya – Hosanna Life Ministries
Kenya – New Life Home Trust
Barnabas Fund
Tearfund
Link Romania

In 2010 our programme included the following:

Phil Brown came to take a joint Housegroup meeting at Cornerstone

Keith Wood from OMF visited the church

Meleckson & Hilda Delano visited from Kenya

June 'Children at Risk' Sunday

September Josh & Cathy Hooker visited

October Shoe Box Party

November Persecuted Church Sunday

December Viva Children's party

Romanian update evening with John & Margaret

Not forgetting Lydia Margetts (South Africa) & Hannah Myers (Lebanon)

For 2011:

January An update on Niger from Maurice

March A report from Ray & Fiona on their visit to Kenya

The Missionary Action Group comprising Bernice, Amanda, Ray & Fiona and Gerald Belcher meet on a fairly regular basis and are active in promoting mission in the church. We welcome ideas and input on how to keep our mission interest alive and relevant.

Gerald Belcher, Ray and Fiona Massie, Amanda Thomas and Bernice White

News from the Bernals Dec 2010

Highly regarded family in Jesus Christ,

The one true God in whom we believe and follow in our daily lives, is faithful, provider, comforter and also tests that which he teaches us, with the result that we mature in His Faith.