Mission Trip Begins with Prayer!

A small group of volunteers from Terrace Heights Baptist Church, Yakima, Washington went to Tijuana Mexico to work with Tommy and Beth Larner, missionaries with the International Mission Board, and with a local pastor. Understanding the importance of prayer, the group prayerwalked the area where they planned to hold block parties. The Lord blessed their efforts with over 40 attending their first event! Pastor Gabriel was thrilled with the team's efforts because the block parties were areas where he wanted to start cell groups and to build a church.

The volunteers read stories, taught crafts, played games and presented the Gospel by using a wordless book that one of the volunteers made from foam. God moved five boys and one woman to make a profession of faith. These pictures give you a visual glimpse into the excitement of the children and adults as they learned about Jesus and engaged in activities with the volunteers. The volunteers formed relationships for life with this community and gave encouragement to the national pastor.

Because the volunteers came home and reported to their church that this mission trip was an "awesome adventure," Terrace Heights Baptist Church is catching the vision of the importance of being on mission with God. They have several members already interested and ready to answer "yes" to God's call to serve Him internationally.

MAC region has a multitude of opportunities for service.

For volunteer opportunities contact
The MAC Region at
954-340-1193
http://www.macregion.org/
http://going.imb.org

Or
Mike and Sue Monroe
954-675-7198 (Cell - FL)
Volunteer Mobilization Coordinators
Middle America and Caribbean Region
International Mission Board, SBC
volunteers@macregion.org