Sponsor a Pastor!!!

Hello All!

What an exciting summer this is going to be.  As many of you know, as I am in my transition at HSM, I am still currently the Director of Missions and Outreach for another non-profit (The Wade Center, www.wadecenter.com) in Bluefield, WV. I absolutely love the opportunities God has placed before to serve Him in outreach locally and around the world.

As Director of M&O at Wade, I have been coordinating teams since november to come to Bluefield and minister to our At-Risk Children and Youth, do construction projects in the area, evangelism, VBS and run our Sports Camp.  It will be 7 weeks of non-stop fun...and maybe a little stress, but worth every minute.  I will be working there in the afternoon and evenings while still continuing to be at HSM during the day. My last day at Wade will be Aug. 5, so please keep me in your prayers as we dive into Summer!

PASTOR DISCIPLESHIP AND TRAINING CENTER

This is a very exciting time for HSM. We have been building a Discipleship Training Center for the past 7 years (debt free!!!) and it is near completion. We just need to smack some paint on the walls and finish decorating.  This center is desperately needed for the Pastors and leaders that are all over Ghana.  It would take several blogs to tell you all about this center, but you can visit our website (www.hsminc.org) to read all about it!

3 times a year, for ten weeks, we will be hosting 36 pastors from villages and cities all over Ghana to come and be discipled in the Word of God. Due to the lack of finances, pastors are unable to be a part of a school like this and be truly discipled in the Word.  In order for them to come, they need to Be sponsored.  It will cost $350 for ten weeks per pastor.  This covers their food, housing, materials, utilities, etc!  To break that down for you, it is just $5 a day for you to make an impact, not just in 1 person, but in the lives of possibly an entire village in Ghana!  These pastors will return to their villages fully equipped to grow their church, spread the Word and disciple new believers!

I am working on putting together Pastor Bio's and uploading them in the near future on our website.  Please contact me if you are interested in getting your church, small group, family, or youth together to sponsor a pastor. You can find 35 people to donate $10, you can sponsor 1 pastor! How amazing is that?!  Consider the difference you can make with just donating $10....

Contact us vicars4missions@gmail.com for more info or to join our prayer/support team

So that all may know Him,
Kathryn

Memorial Day Weekend + Missions Update

This year's Memorial Day weekend was really special for us.  We were able to go to my parent's Lake House and spend some time with them doing the activities we love the most! 

We have not been able to go very often for many years because most of our summers are spent traveling on foreign missions, which has been wonderful. Being away always reminds you to cherish the moments you have with your family when you get to see them. And that's exactly what we did!

First, we were able to spend some much needed time with my sister, Honey Bear! She has been in my life for 11 years and I have missed her a bunch. She is getting older, but still precious nonetheless. 

And of course, Jason was able to get some much needed fishing time in! My dad and Jason went kayak fishing down a river near by with my Uncle Steve. Unfortunately, Jason caught about 15-20 more bass/fish than they did.  This did not make for a good evening to spend time with my dad.... But I was proud of Jase!

The next picture says it all! I was so happy to be back on the water in the kayak. My mom and i had a great time kayaking in the beautiful weather around our cove at the Lake. We were so blessed to spend this time down there with my parents.

Missions Update

Currently, we are in the planning process of organizing 3 trips to Ghana at HSM: July, August, November.  We have a team locked and loaded to go in July and we are currently seeking spots to be filled for the August and November trip.  I, Kathryn, will be going on the August trip if it works out and we get a team ready.  I would possibly return in November to go as well.  These will be 10 day trips and we will be doing construction work, painting and laying tile in the HSM Pastor Training Center. To see pictures of this center, please visit hsminc.org.

Many may not know, but I am currently still working as Missions Director at the Wade Center. This will be a difficult task to balance Wade Summer Missions while moving forward and working at HSM. My role at Wade will be done around the 1st week of August. Please pray for several things surrounding this:

1. I will be working 7 days a week for 8 weeks. please pray for strength.

2. Financial support. As Wade comes to a close, we believe God will continue to provide the support/financial gifts needed as we raise our own salary to work at HSM.

3. The hearts of the mission teams and Wade children as they learn more about the Love of Christ this summer.

Thank you so much for your continued support. If you have any questions, would like to learn more about HSM and what we do, or support us through prayer or financial means, contact us at: vicars4missions@gmail.com

so that all may know Him,

Kathryn

June has arrived!

     I know a lot of people don't like to think about this, but I just have to say it... Can you believe we are already halfway through 2011? That means we are halfway to Christmas, just a few months shy of halloween and Thanksgiving. Wow, time flies.


Do you ever stop and think to yourself, "What day is it?" or "Where has the time gone?" I believe at some point in our lives, we all reflect back on time, our lives, friendships and family, and the list goes on and on.


    The other week I had the opportunity to teach at church to our Wednesday night crowd, and the following day for the Drug Court/Day Report program at HSM.  I shared out of a popular passage in the Bible, Jeremiah 29:11-14.  In such a small passage of scripture you can find many promises from God. There is so much packed into these verses that I would like to share, but it would take many blogs and lots of your time! So here is just a small tidbit...


    When you look at this passage in the King James Version (which is not a version I read often!), you will find something you may have not noticed before.  Verse 11 reads in the KJV, "For I know the thoughts I think towards you," saith the Lord...  


   God thinks about us!  Wow!  Many times, since God is all-knowing, we may think that our Father doesn't have daily thoughts about us.  But He does! He loves you so much that He even tells you what he thinks about you... and here it is: "thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end" (kjv). In the NIV... "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (niv).


   God always has and always will think about you...positive things. He never puts us down, his love is unconditional. His love never fails.


   Even though we may get a little lost in our week, month or year, God is always there...thinking about you. He loves you. Trust in Him alone...


If you would like to be a part of our prayer and/or financial support team, please let me know. E-mail us at vicars4missions.gmail.com




So that all may know Him,
Kathryn