Posts tagged ‘Ministry’
Pray for Mission Ministry Short Term Trips
Acts 1:8-UBC Sends Local and Global-Philemon 6
Please be in prayer for these 2 teams in preparation for their upcoming trips.
Kenya Team: Jim Korn, Jerry Rebert, Dennis Unglesbee and Jay Bubel
April 1-12
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4 Day Pastor Conference Co-teaching many of the same pastors as last year with the Eleventh Hour Ministry
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Attending Easter Service in Nairobi at our supported pastor evangelist’s church
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2 day leadership training with Eleventh Hour Ministry
Pray for the pastors attending the conference from all over NE Kenya who are reaching the least reached and unreached.
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” – Psalm 46:10
“For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,” Philippians 1:29
Tohono O ‘odham Team: Denise Velte, Sheila Ramsey and Dana Weaver
These three ladies were invited back to serve and encourage Disciple-maker Sherrie Dodson April 27-May 2
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Weekend-sharing life with Sherrie-rekindling relationships built with the women they met last year. Projects for children.
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2 days with Sherrie on the job as counselor at the tribe’s Behavioral Health Department
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Wrap up time planning how UBC can serve and encourage Sherrie, the TO Nation and the community of Sells in the future.
”The vision is that we will carry the Good News – the Gospel – the “Ske:g Ha’icu A:gidag” (the O’odham phrase for Good News) from village to village (Luke 9:6) to prepare a people prepared for the Lord (Luke 1:17) all in response to the Great Commission of making disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20).”
Reaching Union Bridge with Christ
Uniontown Bible Church’s Missions Team has been intentionally involved in reaching Union Bridge since 2001.
2001-Live Nativity-just off the square in UB.
2002-Thanksgiving Outreach-door to door meeting people and handing out light bulbs-Why light bulbs? They are a practical gift everyone can use-attached gospel tract.
2003-Live Nativity-Sharon and Doug Little’s back yard.
2004-Christmas Outreach-on Main Street in front of the pharmacy. Handed out rolls of tape. (Have you ever run out of tape while wrapping your gifts?) The pharmacist welcomed us and offered anything we needed including hot coffee.
2005-The UBC Outreach Team prayerfully stepped out in faith and started the A Little Love food pantry ministry. A.L.L.-for 5 years served out of the Fellowship Hall of the Union Bridge United Methodist Church on Main St. In the year 2010, God nudged again and in obedience the team stepped out to ask our friends we serve, if we could come and deliver to their home. We would go out in the weather and serve them in their homes. Only 1 of the 24 families said they did not want us to come. We were tremendously encouraged that the trusting relationships we had built were real, and we received addresses and phone numbers. A.L.L. currently serves 30 homes. Now under Brian Chapline’s oversight, God is leading to begin a Bible study for our A Little Love friends. Pray with us for God’s timing and we have a clear plan for the study, where, when, etc. Serving in Nov 2011 each home was told about the study and there was a great response. People are bending their knee and acepting Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Today-Dec. 13 there is a meeting with a A.L.L. family where members are interested in baptism at UBC. Praise the Lord.
Outreach to Stambaugh’s-During the winter and spring months Stambaugh’s Inc. worked on the new church building the Missions Team provided hot chocolate/iced tea and snack for the workers every Friday. Invite cards and gospel tracts were given and the staff followed up with serving them a lunch at the farmhouse.
2010-Shriner Court-is a low-income village in Union Bridge. There is an income requirement to be accepted, but is not subsidized housing. The Missions Team learned about Shriner late 2009. A resident there told us that they were promised by management that there would be activities, and other social events and those promises were not followed through. We asked, what kind of activities would you like? Simple gatherings, games, fellowship. Every Thursday night Bingo in the very small ‘activities building’, began in Jan 2010. No cost, no fees to play. Prizes are practical-postage stamps, food, fresh produce, note cards, toiletries…of the 20 residents, there are usually 10-12 participants for Bingo. All residents are visited regularly. Word got out about Shriner, and Bark Hill Bible offered a weekly Bible study. 5-6 residents attend on a regular basis. Finishing Genesis a field trip to Lancaster to Sight and Sound to see Joseph was a great follow-up. There have been a few trips to Lancaster to visit a huge farm market and farm for homemade ice cream. After months of fun together, our S.C. friends asked ‘what can we do to serve’? Keep in mind-median age of the residents is 70+. For several months we volunteered at Serrv in NW. Once a week we took 6-7 residents to pack health kits. The Union Bridge Church of the Brethren became aware of Shriner, and offered their M&M gathering. Once a month the ‘Modern and Mature’ meet on a Thursday and have lunch together. They invite someone to speak, could be on travel, gardening, health care, and each month the local retired Dr gives health tips as well. Several are attending and look forward to the fellowship each month. The greatest testimony of the this ministry is the real community, the real ‘caring for each other’ relationships that have developed among the residents. They are friends, they care for each other, look out for each other through family issues, health concerns, etc. Getachew has visited with Shriner Ct. as a group a couple of times. Many of the ladies wanted to give back, in appreciation for the things done for them,(a couple dollars for gas money or tip for lunch-things like that). None of the servers want to be ‘paid back’ at least in the world’s terms. So, our Ct friends together (outside of any server knowlege) to come up with a way to give for all they have received. They bring a quarter or dollar or what they can afford to Bingo and with their offerings they are sowing into Getachew’s ministry. You have to know that there are many subsidized homes in UB. There can be a great stigma attached to that way of life. It is the same with the Ct. It is low-income, there is a worldly stigma, and these dear ones were deemed ‘outcasts’, tucked away. Image what a few activities and encouragement does to a body, the emotional, and physical being when gathered with friends to laugh, and have a good times, to forget about struggles for a while. Prayer is part of our gatherings, prayer requests are made and Jesus is made known. A few residents have home churches. A couple have began attending Bark Hill Bible, and a few have visited UBC a few times. Praise the Lord.
The Lutheran Church in UB has a weekly food pantry that has begun serving dinner the 4th Monday each month on their serving evening-5pm. A.L.L. friends attend this opportunity as well the residents of Shriner Ct. Shriner Ct friends have helped to serve at this pantry. Bark Hill Bible now serves regularly, and the Brethren church has provided food and servers from time to time. This pantry does a Christmas ‘adopt a family’. This year the Lutheran church will provide a Bible for each child served. This is a huge step for this ministry. God is working.
Bridges-a Union Bridge Youth outreach made up of a few UB residents under the Community Foundation of Carroll County. The focus of this organization is to provide opportunities for young people and their families in UB. Twice a week there is a computer lab at the Community Center. Once a month activites are planned for all ages-year round. Servantsof A Little Love attend the annual Christmas party, a family event. We provide 15-20 food bags containing an entire ham dinner and other food items. Great opportunity to tell of Jesus, and invite to UBC Christmas opportunites and connect with A Little Love.
Reaching out to our neighbors. Serving and partnering with the local churches. Impacting a community that they might know Jesus Christ.
UBC Missions Team’s Annual Retreat
UBC Missions Team Annual Retreat
Retreat: a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study.
The UBC Missions Team is inviting you to retreat from the daily hustle and bustle and come join us on Saturday November 5, 2011 to hear how God is using His people to make His glory known around the world. We will pray for local serving, short term missions and our missionaries. We will meditate on Acts:1:8 and Matt 28. We will study, through hearing about what God is doing here and abroad.
The day: Sign in begins at 8 a.m. followed by Worship at 8:30
With your group (and a passport) you will travel to 3 ‘destinations’ : Africa, Appalachia, and Arizona, to hear the trip reports from 2011 short term mission trips. The 4th stop is a tour of UBC Local Outreaches, did you know there are serving opportunities from Union Bridge to Westminster, to Baltimore and Appalachia? The Missions Team takes a Serve Local, Go Global approach to world missions believing that sharing Christ begins at home, our communities and reaching the nations.
Pastor Steve will serve children of attendees grades 1-5 with a children’s missions program.
After everyone has completed their missions tour everyone will gather back in the multi-purpose room for closing statements, then lunch will be served.
It’s all FREE! Sign up at the kiosk on Sunday!
The title of this year’s Retreat is: Passport to Missions-Where is God Sending You?
Come~Hear~Serve~Go…Missions at UBC
Come out, enjoy fellowship and dessert with Myriam and Miguel Garroni Wednesday September 7 from 7-8p.m. in the multi-purpose room at UBC. Here about their life and years of ministry in Uruguay. As a bonus-their son-in-law Tito will share the ministry he and his family have serving in Argentina.
Serving Local and Going Global,
Your Missions Team at UBC
Finding Love in all the Right Places…Great Commission Missions-online…
When you go to GreatCommission2020.com you will be watching live as visitors come to websites, indicate decisions for Christ, and request follow-up. When you scroll down to the bottom of the page (greatcommission2020.com) click on visuals. You can see the comments that are made. These comments and those who make decisions are monitored by people working with Global Media Outreach, when the visitors fill out the information fields, they receive answers, guidance, and discipleship starts.
People all around the world are internet savvy, curious, lonely and searching. Searching for love, acceptance, answers to their problems. Global Media Outreach has many websites designed for people searching all sorts of subjects with a simple google search. These sights are designed to lead the visitor to the One answer they need for all the questions of life. Jesus Christ. Check out the sight. Check out the stats. Watch live-where in the world decisions to follow Christ are happening.
Soulsurfer.com-(yes Bethany Hamilton’s web 
)
Jesus2020.com
truelove.Godlife.com
greatcom.org
4stepstoGod.com
looktoJesus.com
finance.Godlife.com
m.truelove.Godlife.com
m.marriage.Godlife.com
Godlovesrussia.com
marriageandGod.com
Missions Trips! Ready. Pray. Go.
We are mindful of the tragedy in Japan. While we continue with mission preparations, we are praying for believers in Japan and those believers leaving their homes from around the world to help the earthquake ravaged areas for their witness for the gospel of Jesus Christ to be bold. While physical needs are many-it is the eternal suffering that must be the reason we serve.
Meet the Kenya Five. Larry Douthwaite, Tim Webster, Jim Korn, Neil Webster, Jay Bubel. UBC sent a team in 2007 to visit the location where our missionary had the vision for a training center to reach the least and unreached parts of Kenya. In the last 4 years while that plan was coming to reality, UBC Pastor Tim Webster set out in obedience to write what God had been pressing upon him: for the training of pastors and their leaders to the uttermost parts be Christ-Centered. “This book is designed to help pastors and their leadership team keep the ministry of the church focused on Christ.” http://www.god-imagers.org/ Both of the visions are coming together. This team will carry the message of the “Christ-Centered Pastor” to meet the vision of the discipleship center to teach and disciple young pastors a five day conference with this goal: to inspire others by holy, satisfied in Him living and passionate and Word/Christ-centered preaching and writing to glorify God and enjoy Him. Pray for the Bond of brotherhood in Christ, the strengthening of the pastors, leaders and local churches in their disciplemaking efforts, that their people know Christ and for this Message to cross nearby geographical borders.
Team Tohono O’ odham. Sheila Ramsey, Denise Velte, Dana Weaver. Pray for their mission including- 2 day children’s ministry on Tuesday and Wednesday April 5 and 6-50-100 children expected. Thursday evening is a gathering of women leaders from 5 reservation churches for the ”Cost of Discipleship” training. Then Friday night and Saturday-all day, all women from all churches are invited to retreat into God’s Word with special touches by this team. Pray for how God will use this time to reach children for Christ, for children to be contagious in their homes, for the leader gathering, for the spiritual strengthening of these women in leadership. For the Retreat, unity in the sisterhood in Christ, making and strengthening relationships between churches for the furthering of the Gospel all for God’s glory. We are grateful to Sherrie Dodson, for seeing this need in the community, for being fervent in prayer through-out this journey and for all she and her team in Sells have done in partnership for God’s mission. We are also very grateful to the Sells community for welcoming and hosting our team.
Well Done. Good and Faithful Servant.
Dr John Bendor-Samuel 1929-2011 
January 7th, 2011 by Ruth
It is with sadness that Wycliffe Bible Translators UK reports the death of Dr John Bendor-Samuel, Director-Emeritus of Wycliffe UK, following a road traffic accident close to his home on 6 January 2011.
Together with his brother David, John was largely responsible for the establishment of Wycliffe Bible Translators in the UK. He and his wife Pam served in Peru and Brazil in the 1950s, and subsequently John pioneered the cause of Bible translation across Africa, where he was responsible for encouraging Bible translation in many countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia.
John and Pam were among the first to be trained at a Summer Institute of Linguistics course in the UK, and for many years John combined his overseas service with a role as director of the SIL training school in Britain.
From the mid 1980s, John served in a number of international leadership roles, first with SIL International and secondly with Wycliffe Bible Translators International. During the 1990s, John was elected to serve as Executive Director of Wycliffe UK, a role which he held for seven years. At the time of his death, John was engaged in research into the history of Bible translation in Africa.
John was widely respected both as a statesmen in the world mission movement and as an expert in West African linguistics. He co-founded the Forum of Bible Agencies and was a regular speaker and lecturer in the UK and around the world. For many years, he served on the board of the Linguistic Society of West Africa and was editor of the Journal of West African Linguistics.
“John’s vision to see the Bible translated into vernacular languages inspired people all round the world to become engaged in the work of Bible translation, but above all, he was, quite simply, one of the finest Christian men I have ever known.” – Roger Welch: Board Chair, Wycliffe Bible Translators International
“John was a towering figure on the international mission scene. He was well known and widely respected around the world for his passion for God’s word and the needs of minority people groups. He was also a humble and devoted disciple of Jesus Christ and a wonderful example to those who knew him.” – Eddie Arthur, Executive Director, Wycliffe Bible Translators UK
John is survived by his wife Pam, and their five children and fifteen grand-children.
Happy Thanksgiving~
From the UBC Missions Team. We are so very thankful for the encouragement you give our missionaries. When you connect with and build relationships with our missionaries, you increase your Biblical worldview, but you also grow your family, because caring for and praying for and encouraging our missionaries, they become like part of your family. Each UBC Missions Team supported missionary, (though they serve in many different ways), serve for one purpose and one purpose only. So that the people in the villages and communities where they serve might one day know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Each one has stories and burdens for the physical needs of the people in their part of the world, some are extreme and devastating, but it is the eternal suffering that breaks the heart of our God and our missionaries.
It takes our Church family to keep Local Missions happening at UBC. Your prayers, donations and your time in serving is vital for reaching our local communities with the gospel of Christ Jesus. Thank you.
We are thankful that you take the time to read through the blog posts and check out these pages to keep updated on our missionary news, and our Local Missions opportunities.
I could not end this note without thanking each and every one of my Missions Team members. I am privileged to serve alongside each of these brothers and sisters in the many areas of missions, local and foreign. They each serve tirelessly and give sacrificially all year-long. There is no slow season for meeting the needs of others and each one knows that it will only be in heaven alone where we will no longer be able to give Christ to others. To them I am truly grateful.
Love in Christ, Pastor Jay
We are privileged to announce the Missions Team Short Term Missions Trips for 2011: UBC Missions Team Announces 2011 Short Term Trips
The Missions Team focus for Short Term Missions at UBC is to plan trips and prepare teams to go support and encourage our missionaries wherever they are serving.
Location: Kenya, Africa-Missionary
People: unreached peoples of N E Kenya
Team: Pastor Tim Webster and Pastor Jay Bubel
Dates: April 3-14, 2011
Purpose-Pastor Training-3-day seminar
Location: Sells, AZ-Missionary Sherrie Dodson
People: Native American Reservation of the Tohono O ‘odham Nation
Team: Denise Velte, Sheila Ramsey and Dana Weaver
Dates: April 4-11, 2011
Purpose: Lead ladies retreat for women of 5 local churches and 2 after school programs for children.
Location: Jolo, WV/Grundy VA-Missionary Pastors Rose, May and Cooper
People: local communities
*Team: 1) Youth/Youth Leader
Dates: TBD
*Team: 2) Open to individuals and families
Dates: TBD
Purpose: Support and encourage the pastors, helping in the community through building projects, nursing home and neighborhood home visits.
Location: New Zealand-Missionary Scott Brown
People: Jewish people
Team: Doug Groft, Dennis Unglesbee
*Room for 1-2 more people ages 21 and older willing to spend much time preparing and training in Jewish evangelism.
Dates: Oct 2011 for 2+weeks
Purpose: campground upkeep and relationship building with the Brown family.
*All Trips-1)there will be team number limits, 2) mandatory meetings and 3) local missions participation are required prior to trip departure-Deadline for sign-up with commitment deposits for both Appalachia and NZ trips-no later than- April 3, 2011.
- For more information on these trips, contact Pastor Jay Bubel-bubels@comcast.net
- Support these trips with your finances: Make your check out to UBC-write Missions 2011 on the memo line.
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