Our church and church staff are preparing for our first missions team for 2013. We're busy getting our people at Capricorn Community Church ready to host, open their homes, walk the community, and share their lives with this team of Students and Adults from Shades Mountain Baptist Church.
Pray specifically for the preparation for this team. Pastor Severo, his wife Judy, and I will have the privilege of meeting with this team on US soil prior to their coming to South Africa. Pray that we would be guided to speak about whatever needs to be done in order to glorify the Lord during their mission week.
Our biggest opportunity to build up the Body of Christ and bring unity to our church is the annual, Family Day Retreat that the Shades Mountain team will help us execute. Our people have already done two fundraisers to gather funds for this event. We're also asking each person to contribute R20 ($2.24 US Dollars) toward the camp site fee - in order to create ownership and responsibility. This $2.24 is a lot of money for our people in Capricorn, and when you think of families with multiple children that want to come, we know this money will have to be saved and worked for diligently.
Each aspect of these events and strategic missions opportunities are purposeful. We try to build spiritual and life lessons into each opportunity. For example, in this one event (Family Day), our people must:
. learn to plan ahead
. RSVP and follow-through on a commitment
. budget/save for their personal admission fee
. fundraise/work for the corporate function - sacrifice time & energy for the good of the church
. host a visiting team - show hospitality & get out of their comfort zone
. share their testimonies - testify about what the Lord has done and is doing in their lives
. unify and bond with others
. learn to be a family - as a group of Believers!
We're so excited about this team coming. Pray for these events that will take place during the mission-week with Shades Mountain's Student Ministry Team:
Saturday, 16 March
Ladies Breakfast :
10:00 – 13:00, Noordhoek Team House
Men’s Breakfast
: 10:30 – 12:00, Blue Route Spur
Sunday, 17 March
Sunday School &
Worship : 9:00 & 10:15, CCC
Sunday School
Teacher Training & Fellowship : 16:00, CCC
Monday, 18 march
Dance Workshop for
Little Esthers : 17:30, CCC
Youth Girls Small
Group : 17:30, Meagan & Mel’s House
Youth Guys Soccer
Game (CCC vs. Shades Mountain) : 17:30, CCC
Tuesday, 19 March
Dance Workshop for
Little Esthers : 18:00, CCC
Door-to-Door
Prayers : 18:00, Capricorn Community
Wednesday, 20 march
In-Home Meetings :
18:30, CCC Member Homes
Thursday, 21 March
FAMILY DAY RETREAT
: 8:00 – 16:00, Rocklands Camp Simons Town
Friday, 22 march
Youth Beach Outing
: 9:00 – 12:00, Muizenberg Beach
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