We have added pictures of each August team to the facebook site. Check it out! That's a lot more pictures! We are working hard on signing up 2012 teams.....sign up now! don't delay! We would love to have you back with us.
Thank-you to all our teams this year for your hard work and support. May God continue to bless you and your families. And may He continue to bless our work for the glory of His Kingdom.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Strong Missions July Team Pics
We have added pictures of each July team to the facebook site. Check it out! Not professional quality, except maybe Molly's pictures but we just wanted to share with you a little of that which we have. Come back soon!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Strong Missions June Team Pics
We have added pictures of each June team to the facebook site. Check it out! Not professional quality, except maybe Molly's pictures but we just wanted to share with you a little of that which we have.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A blast from the past....
Check out pictures of Whobodies (NC), Mile High Academy (CO), and Peace UMC (WI) on their trips this past April and May on the Strong Missions Facebook page. Ah, the good ol' days :)
Monday, September 12, 2011
Strong Missions Brochure....
Hi everyone,
Please pass this brochure to your friends, family members, pastors, church members, well to.....
EVERYONE.....to help us get the word out about Strong Missions.
Please click on it to enlarge it and make it clearer and easier to read.
If Scott is coming to speak at your church, he will also be bringing you some copies.
We greatly appreciate your help. Hope to see you all very soon!
(outside page)
(inside page)
Please pass this brochure to your friends, family members, pastors, church members, well to.....
EVERYONE.....to help us get the word out about Strong Missions.
Please click on it to enlarge it and make it clearer and easier to read.
If Scott is coming to speak at your church, he will also be bringing you some copies.
We greatly appreciate your help. Hope to see you all very soon!
(outside page)
(inside page)
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Testimony from 5 time team leader-Bruce Black
Strong Missions has been driven by the needs of Costa Ricans and their children. I have watched over the years as Charlie, his family, and staff have worked with God's blessings to meet these needs. It might be a house for a family, money for student to afford school, supporting a feeding program, building a building, church or playground, working with the handicapped and orphans, the list is always growing. Every year I am amazed by how Strong Missions programs touch the lives of those they serve. God has found an advocate and worker and he is Strong!
Our Group has returned to work with Strong missions many times and each time is a unique experience. Charlie and his staff practice awesome hospitality. They customize our trips by matching our resources and team abilities to the needs of those they serve. When it comes time to explore Costa Rica, you'd be hard pressed to find a better guide in Country, as they know and can take you to places you will never forget.
Bruce Black, Wesley UMC & WIU Wesley Foundation, Macomb, IL (5 time mission leader)
Monday, August 29, 2011
Farewell from Molly....
It is not what you give, but what you do with what you have been given. In June 2007, I was called to become a missionary. At first I was like why me……I am just a small, tiny woman, I don’t know another language, I don’t want to give everything up……but God doesn’t pick the equipped, he equips those he picks. So I trained and became an UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteer in Mission) through the General Board of Global Ministry (GBGM). I sold everything and went to Costa Rica to be a volunteer with Strong Missions for the summer of 2011.
I didn’t know what to expect, but I know I was called to serve. Little did I know how much this experience would transform my life. Many groups think they are “building” a home, but they are really building hope, dignity and restoring faith to people. Many will ask “but why God?”, but let’s change that to “but what can we do God?” Every week for 10 weeks, I met a different group or family……17 in total. I enjoyed learning your names, your story and why you were here serving and I hope you enjoyed mine. Y’all will forever be in my heart and prayers. I was touched by so many people (groups, staff, interns, etc..) and I will always treasure all of these great memories.
I would also like to share a prayer that was written by Archbishop Oscar Romero.
This is what we are about. We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces effects far beyond our capabilities. We can’t do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something and do it very well. It may be incomplete, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results but that is the difference between the master building and the worker. We are workers, not master buildings, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not of our own. Amen.
Blessings and hugs,
Molly Cook
P.S. My next assignment is with Pharr Literacy Project in Pharr Texas until May 2012.
I didn’t know what to expect, but I know I was called to serve. Little did I know how much this experience would transform my life. Many groups think they are “building” a home, but they are really building hope, dignity and restoring faith to people. Many will ask “but why God?”, but let’s change that to “but what can we do God?” Every week for 10 weeks, I met a different group or family……17 in total. I enjoyed learning your names, your story and why you were here serving and I hope you enjoyed mine. Y’all will forever be in my heart and prayers. I was touched by so many people (groups, staff, interns, etc..) and I will always treasure all of these great memories.
I would also like to share a prayer that was written by Archbishop Oscar Romero.
This is what we are about. We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces effects far beyond our capabilities. We can’t do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something and do it very well. It may be incomplete, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results but that is the difference between the master building and the worker. We are workers, not master buildings, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not of our own. Amen.
Blessings and hugs,
Molly Cook
P.S. My next assignment is with Pharr Literacy Project in Pharr Texas until May 2012.
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