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City Church Missions Department
Short-Term missions manual

If you are going on a short term mission and are linked to City Church St Albans then please read the Short-term missions manual produced by Elim International Missions Department.
Short Term Missions Manual
Areas of Mission

City Church St Albans has three main areas of overseas mission:

1) Malawi - Trevor and Maggie Mackriell from St Albans are Elim missionaries serving the Elim Pentecostal Churches of Malawi. Also Les and Jackie Dennis from St Albans are building 'Hope Village' for AIDS orphans.

2) Romania - We are supporting a national pastor who is planting pentecostal churches in the north eastern part of Romania. There is also a mercy mission called StARR (St Albans Romanian Relief) that provides practical help for orphans, hospitalised babies, and impoverished families. Also we have a ministry to help young people who are leaving the orphanages and who need help in becoming independent.

3) India - our first missions project, working in the state of Maharashtra with a national leader who is involved with helping the poorest people (untouchable caste) by planting churches, training leaders, providing emergency food, shelter, education, medical help, adult literacy, agricultural provision, vocational training, care for orphans, deep bore wells, and income generating projects.

We also have people in (or have sent teams to) many other countries including South Africa, USA, Argentina, Nigeria, Middle East, France, Czech Republic, Benin/Sierra Leone (Mercy Ships), and involvement with an air support ministry called Helimisssion.

Closer to home we support Keith Hammond who has pioneered a sports ministry called Christians In Football.

STARR Romanian Relief

 

STARR has been working in Romania for 12 years and has taken over 100 different individuals there to experience first hand living and working in Eastern Europe. STARR continues to work with people from all generations and walks of life in this neglected country.

STARR has four main focus areas:
working with babies in the hospitals
working with children in the orphanages
feeding the hungry
with teenagers and students through the project Nadejde

www.starr-romania.co.uk

 

    

 
Missions News

 

 

MISSIONS NEWS UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 2007

    

CONTENTS:

1.     New Elim Missions web site

2.     International Day of Prayer 18th November

3.     Outreach magazine – new page for church activity

4.     Missions Days

5.     More on Prison scams

6.     Missions Training Course 2008

7.     Short Term Missions 2008

8.     Gifts4Life

9.     Opportunityfor 18-24 year olds

10.  Missions changes

11.  Focus Groups

12.  Some interesting facts

     

     

1.  NEW ELIM MISSIONS WEB SITE

     

Our new web site is now live.  Check it out on www.elimmissions.co.uk  We will be expanding it further over the next few months.

 

2.  INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

     

This year the International Day of Prayer (IDOP)takes place on 18th November when Christians around the world unite in prayer for persecuted Christians in nations such as China, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Laos, North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan and Vietnam.  CSW have produced an IDOP Prayer Toolkit with all the resources churches need to run special prayer event, lead a slot in a Sunday service, use with house groups or for personal devotions.  Contact CSW on admin@csw.org.uk to obtain a copy.

 

3.  OUTREACH MAGAZINE – NEW PAGE FOR CHURCH ACTIVITY

 

We do hope you are getting a copy of our free quarterly Outreach magazine – ask your Missionary Secretary if you aren’t.  From the next edition we are going to include a page with info and photos on special events that churches are doing for missions.  So if your church is doing anything, please send brief details and photos to Kathy on kcooper@elimhq.net

 

4.  MISSIONS DAYS

 

The next Missions Day is on Saturday 24th November 2007 at Selly Oak Christian Life Centre, 900 Bristol Road , Selly Oak , Birmingham, B29 6EU from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm.  If you haven’t already booked your place, please let Kathy know on kcooper@elimhq.net.  And this is an event where you will get a free lunch!

Make a note in your diary that the next Missions Day will be at Elim St Albans on Saturday 19th April 2008.

    

5.  MORE ON PRISON SCAMS

     

Further to the item in September’s News, we wanted to let you know that the scam has now spread wider than Zambia to include Zimbabwe , Uganda and Kenya .  Bottom line is letters from prisoners appealing for goods and money are invariably a scam and should be ignored.   

     

6.  MISSIONS TRAINING COURSE 2008

 

The closing date for the 2008 Missions Training course is 30th November.  It takes place from 7th January to 1st February 2008 at Regents Theological College in Nantwich , Cheshire .  This course is for absolutely anyone who is thinking of serving God overseas. For more information or an application pack contact Sarah on missionsproject@elimhq.net

    

    

7.  SHORT TERM MISSIONS 2008

     

Have you seen our short term mission trips 2008 brochure?  If you are looking for opportunities to go overseas with a Christian team with all the arrangements made for you, then ask Caroline for a brochure on missionsadmin@elimhq.net or call Sarah to have a chat on 01242-519904.

 

8.  GIFTS4LIFE

 

Our Gifts4Life alternative gifts brochure is proving to be very popular.  If you would like a copy contact Caroline on missionsadmin@elimhq.net  Instead of giving yet more socks and smellies for Christmas, you could send a goat to an African pastor, feed needy families in Honduras , buy a much wanted Bible for a Christian in Mozambique or vaccinate people in the Philippines , plus much more.

 

9.  OPPORTUNITY FOR 18-24 YEAR OLDS

     

We still have spaces for young folk to join our youth team to Kosovo and Macedonia .  Dates are 14th January to 6th April 2008. First six weeks are in Prizren in Kosovo and the next six weeks in two different New Generation centres in Macedonia .  Or if you like you could just do the first six weeks in Kosovo.  This is an amazing opportunity to make a difference, both to you and young people in Kosovo and Macedonia .  For more information email Sarah on missionsproject@elimhq.net

 

10.  MISSIONS CHANGES

     

If you are part of the church leadership or missions team and have any questions regarding the changes the NLT have implemented regarding missions, please don’t hesitate to contact us by phone, email or letter and we would be really happy to chat with you.

 

11.  FOCUS GROUPS

 

If you are involved in any way in these areas, then come to the Focus Group and share with others of like mind.  Please let Kathy know if you will be attending on kcooper@elimhq.net   The meetings are held at Elim International Offices, 115 St Georges Road, Cheltenham, GL50 3ED 10 am for 10.30 am until 2pm unless indicated otherwise.

 

22 Nov    Central & South America AT BEESTON WILLOUGHBY STREET (including                

                Brazil , Guyana , Honduras , Paraguay )

29 Nov    Himalayas (including Nepal , Tibet , Afghanistan , Pakistan )

 6 Dec     Israel/Arabic World AT THREE MILE CROSS CC, READING (including Cyprus ,

              Egypt , Morocco , Turkey )

21 Feb 08  East Europe (including Kosovo , Macedonia , Poland , Romania , Bulgaria )

13 Mar      West Europe (including Belgium , France , Germany , Italy ,  Portugal , Spain )

 

11.  SOME INTERESTING FACTS

  • The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
  • In England , the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
  • The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
  • The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
  • A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
  • 'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

The Sunday school teacher was carefully explaining the story of Elijah the prophet and the false prophets of Baal. She explained how Elijah built the altar, put wood on it, cut the animal in pieces and laid it upon the altar.  She went on to tell them that Elijah then commanded the people of God to fill four barrels of water and pour it over the altar and to do this three times. "Now,” said the teacher, "Can anyone in the class tell me why the Lord would tell Elijah to pour water over the animal on the altar?"  A little girl in the back of the room started waving her hand, "I know! I know!" she said, "To make the gravy!"