Jul
09
2009
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Osage Mission Trip - Last Update

Final day of ministry was bittersweet.

They went to the retirement home again this morning. The girls were able to set up a nail salon and paint the women’s nails there. It was fun to pamper the ladies.

Guy without legs at the retirement home, Jim, is usually a very bitter man. Yesterday the team was able to talk with him and he wasn’t that bad. He was actually nice to the group. God seems to be changing his heart.

Some of the residents had lived in the area since the early 40’s. An there used to be a huge tent making factory in town. The men worked on the tents that went to World War II. They were proud to share their stories with the team from POPLC.

Husband died a couple years ago. He was so involved in church that every time she went there it made her cry and be mad at God. A Catholic priest invite her to come to a local Catholic Church’s soup kitchen. She began to volunteer at the soup kitchen and spend time with other Christians. It was

The boy that was a discipline problem yesterday came back. Philippians 4:13 to finish the topic of Hindrances for the week. We can overcome those Hindrances through Christ. The team was able to spend a lot of time in small groups. The teens led the small groups and asked the questions.

Tonight is a huge night for the YouthWorks mission trips. There will be a foot washing tonight that usually impacts the students lives. Seeing how Christ served his disciples. There is also a huge cookout with all the people they have been working with to eat dinner together. Pray for one more opportunity to connect with the community!

Pray for safe travel for tomorrow for the team.

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Jul
08
2009
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Osage Mission Trip Update

Highlights of Missionaries (Tuesday Night)
A difficult attendee of the Outrageous Sports Camp actually played football and had a good time yesterday. This was the highlight of several missionaries.

A kid whose 9 years old. His constant smiles were really uplifting and made their day. -Serena Pace

Meeting a guy named Chuck from the nursing home. He shared a lot from his life. About being in the army and about his children. He had drawings done by his youngest grandchild. -Natalie Sembrick

When we were at the nursing home. Everyone was so sweet and nice and fun to talk with. I enjoyed talking with Chuck and Vivianne. -Sarah Herigon

When I shared my testimony. Excited that I was able to do that. It was an awesome experience. -Zack Herigon

Was with an autistic attendee during the Outrageous Sports Camp all afternoon. He was inspirational and brilliant. Glad to meet most of the community. Were able to pray with a lady who had just gotten her wisdom teeth out. -Jane Nolan

Someone took the cross at the nursing home and kissed it. She really appreciated getting a gift.


Wednesday
Today it rained some more. Plans had to be flexible. The team went to the retirement home again and Wednesday is BINGO day. They played BINGO for about an hour. The residents really enjoyed having the young people there. The team is sad that tomorrow is their last day because they are finally getting warmed up to the residents and the residents are warming up to the team.

This afternoon they went back to the Elementary School and played sports inside because of the rain. Please pray for tomorrow’s morning ministry at the nursing home and the afternoon Outrageous Sports Camp. Pray that the rain lets up and that the missionaries step up and really share their testimony.

Prayer Requests
-Pray for the difficult attendee who had fun yesterday, but was kicked out today for foul language (the staff is baffled at how to help him)
-Pray for an outstanding experience tomorrow filled with lots of sharing since it’s the last day of ministry

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Jul
07
2009
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Osage Mission Trip Update

It is pouring down rain up there in Osage right now. Please pray for it to lessen and go away for a time! There is so much that goes on outdoors during this mission trip it would be difficult with rain in the mix.

This morning’s visit to the nursing home went really well. The kids really loved being there. It was a learning experience for them. One of the residents was an artist who had all her work to show the team. She also made them sign her guestbook because she believes one day the President of the United States will come from one of her visitors. The kids were taken with her and her stories.

Another resident of the nursing home named C. could only say, “Ah-bob,” to any question she was asked. She had a stroke and her verbal skills never returned. Some of the kids had trouble with this situation but others really took it as a challenge to show her love. Even though it was hard to communicate it was good to try. They learned a lot from her.

The mission team attended a worship service at the home and were surprised by singing 12 hymns in a row. For a moment they were thinking they were going to sing every single hymn in the hymnal. Will preached on not fearing. It was taken well and the residents enjoyed the time with the young people. The team went door-to-door through the home and passed out handmade crosses by our member Joyce Blake. She lovingly makes those crosses for our mission trips and they made the residents cry when they received their gifts.

Will made a little mistake today by wearing a UT shirt in OU country. The people at the nursing home, kids at the camp and the Boys and Girls Club really gave him a hard time. It was the joke of the day.

After the nursing home experience the team went back to the Elementary School to change and get ready to host the Outrageous Sports Camp there. They did football drills for awhile and then played two football games with the attendees of the camp. Zack Herigon was able to share his testimony in between the two games. Praise God for the opportunity to share the gospel. Zack spoke to his struggles with sickness and visits to the hospitals and how the Lord gave him strength through it instead of weakness. Thank you for praying for this opportunity! The kids are looking for more and more opportunities to share their faith.

Prayer Requests:
Continued health and safety while playing football and serving
Thank you for a smooth day today
There is an attendee to the camp that has some discipline issues- pray that he can hear the gospel and be changed by Christ!

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Jul
06
2009
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Osage Mission Trip Update

Everyone is healthy and happy. They are at the Outrageous Sports Camp (1 of 4 in the nation) with YouthWorks. This week’s game is football so the team is playing a lot of football. There were about 20 kids that came today. It’s in conjunction with Boys and Girls Club on the Reservation.

They are off to eat dinner right now. Pawhuska, Oklahoma is the town where the team is right now. They are going to be doing a prayer walk tonight. They are in the middle of Osage County (2nd largest county in the USA) and is larger than the state of Delaware. A Native American will give a tour and a history lesson of the Reservation. He will talk about the racial tensions as well. The highlight will be a wire bridge/over water that was the only place where African Americans could cross the river. It’ll be a good history lesson and explanation of some of the past pain and failures of our nation.

The Outrageous Sports Camp will be going on today through Friday in the afternoons. Tomorrow morning they will be going to a nursing home to minister to the elderly there. It will be a full day for the team and they are looking forward to it.

Last but not least, prayer requests:
-Continued safety
-Opportunities to share their faith
-Sports Camp is difficult to share faith during the sports, but pray that the students break through to the other children

Good News: the other teams that have been working with YouthWorks have been able to connect well with some of the kids on their mission. They have been having deep sharing of the struggles. God is working in the Osage Nation and we pray that our team can see His hand at work.

(The updates will come out each evening when the team is able to take their dinner break, please visit again tomorrow for more stories and updates)

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Jul
05
2009
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Osage Indian Reservation, Oklahoma

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Mission Trip #2 is now in full swing as the leaders, high school and middle school missionaries have arrived in Osage Nation, Oklahoma. Please keep them in your prayers as they put on a Kids Club (Vacation Bible School) and do some construction work.

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Jul
02
2009
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1st Saturday July and August

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July 4th we are meeting in the Conference Center at 9am to pack up some boxes for soldiers overseas. We will also be baking cookies simultaneously to deliver to our local police and fire personnel in the neighborhood. This is a great family outreach. We will be taking photos of families and individuals to put inside the boxes for a more personal touch. Don’t miss this great 4th of July Mission!!

We need volunteers for VBS On the Road. We will be bringing a shortened version of our home VBS to The Champions of North Dallas on July 28, 29 and 30 from 6-7:30pm. We need rotation leaders, dinner prep help and more. Please contact Sandi Grupe sandi.grupe@princeofpeace.org or Beth Daugherty beth.daugherty@princeofpeace.org

Saturday, August 1st we will be putting on another Community Carnival for the apartment communities around The Champions of North Dallas at the Katy-Jackson Park - 4900 Haverwood Ln. Dallas, TX. Last time we put on this event in March 2009 we had over 100 volunteers. Sign-up to volunteer with Beth Daugherty beth.daugherty@princeofpeace.org

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Jun
28
2009
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Kenya Mission Trip Pictures

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Jun
21
2009
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Church Service in Obunga

This morning we were able to have a great experience at the Prince of Peace Church in Obunga. We sang praise songs together and worshiped in Swahili, Luo and English. George Brandon brought the teaching lesson of the day on Mark 11:20 about casting mountains into the sea. He talked about the mountains of poverty, death and marital unfaithfulness in front of them. God calls us to cast those mountains into the sea and believe that he can make a way and is our hope.

Michael Omondi was the preacher this morning. He is one of the youths who graduated high school and is now studying at the Kenya Highlands Bible College in Kericho, Kenya. The church is in need of a full-time pastor and the council in Obunga will be praying and searching for a partnership. We will pray with them for a great Biblical leader. Michael did an amazing job sharing the word with us all. He spoke from Act 1:8 and developed the idea through James 2. He called us all to reach our in our Jerusalem’s and share the gospel with our neighbors. Praise God for the preaching of the word of God this morning.

After church we had an incredible ceremony where all the members of the mission team planted a tree in the church yard. Each member had 2-3 POPK members stand up and commit to caring for the trees to make them grow. We pray that these would be symbols of our love for the community in Obunga. Beth named her tree hope. Please continue to pray for the congregation there in Obunga. It was so good to connect with them once again.

The afternoon we split the team and George, Sloan, Cylvia, Catherine and Richard went to visit Obama’s family’s hometown outside Kisumu an hour. The rest of the team stayed behind to rest and talk with Michael Omondi. We pray for safe travel as we go to our 1-day safari tomorrow early morning. We hope to see a rhino or two. Maybe this year we will.

Thank you for praying! The Lord has moved mightily and we are all healthy at this moment. Praise the Lord.

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Jun
21
2009
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June 20th in Kenya

We spent the morning with Pastor and Nancy Dhulo at the TIdo AIDS Village on the edge of Kisumu proper. We split up into two teams and had the entire Prince of Peace Kisumu’s Church Council with us. Some of them were helpful with translation.

Each team had different experiences in Tido. Our group saw a lot of hope and the power of prayer from previous visits to this village from our teams. There were people who had been healed and goats that had helped families. We were able to see Innocent, a child who struggled with sores on his legs. His legs looked so much better than we’d seen them 2 years ago. Praise God!

The other team had a difficult situation with a women with HIV. She was very sick and her husband was a horrible drunk. He had hurt her badly the night before and needed to flee from her home. We made the decision later to get her out of the situation and move her into her families’ home. We pray that she will find healing and peace away from this situation.

After visiting Tido we traveled into town and ate at the Grillhouse Restaurant. It was a bit of a change from chicken or beef and ugali. The team really appreciated it even if most of them only ordered cheese sandwiches. The simple things really make people happy some days.

Our afternoon Council Meeting with the Council from Prince of Peace Obunga was very good. The meeting lasted 2.5 hours in the Obunga church with our entire team present. Good conversation was had from the members of the council and our team. We pray for the next steps that the council will agree on during the next few months. We will be praying for movement to join with the ELCK (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya) which is linked with LCMS World Missions. The Lord knows his plans and will accomplish them. All praise and glory to him!!

Before the meeting Sloan Brandon had a difficult experience with a very young child in the Obunga slum. She and her dad George were greeting a women who held a child. The woman handed the child to Sloan and then passed out drunk on the ground. This child was a month old and looked premature. It was such a shocking and angering experience for the team later as Sloan told her story during the debrief. The child was prayed over to be protected and somehow nourished. We prayed that the girl would be a mighty woman of God and a missionary someday. Through our frustration there is hope in the slum.

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Jun
17
2009
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Blog from Colleen Hildebrandt (June 16)

Today was a day of blessings. We got up and got ready to go to the Langata Women’s Prison. This was exciting in itself due to the fact that we weren’t sure if we would be able to go. The prisons here are really weird about when/if they let you in. After showing up at the wrong prison (there was some confusion), we finally arrived. We ended up going into the part of the prison where the women were waiting for their trial dates. We decided before going that Cylvia would give a small message and Catherine, Sloan, and Jeanna would give testimonies.

This was exactly the way God designed for us to go in there. Cylvia shared the story from John 8 about the woman who was going to be stoned, but no one could cast the first stone. She and the woman translating (the chaplain) were so full of the Holy Spirit that they seemed to be one voice. Then Catherine got up and shared her testimony. The women in the prison were so moved by her story, and we were as well. They had compassion for her like she had for them. It was an amazing sharing of love and care for other women. Sloan sang “How Deep The Father’s Love for Us” as her testimony. She truly has a voice filled with the Holy Spirit, and her words touched the prisoners. Finally, Jeanna shared a small part of her testimony and the scripture that God gave her for today. The emphasis was on forgiveness and trust in God. Two women came up at the end and accepted Jesus Christ. I was reminded that we come for one person. Two women accepting Christ and knowing the Lord makes the entire trip fruitful.

Then we came to my favorite part!!!! On Monday we visited the school that is connected to the church in Kibera. They had many things stolen during the political riots, and the children had no books. The books that the teachers’ were using were tattered and faded. The seniors at Prince of Peace donated $500 instead of buying mums and garters at Homecoming. That $500 bought books for 5 grades. We were able to get a book, or a puzzle for the baby class, for each student, about 130. They were so excited!!!! For the two preschool classes, first grade, and second grade, each student got two books. To my surprise, the loudest cheer was over the mathematics books! I was crying, of course, because I couldn’t imagine if I was teaching and had nothing to use. The teachers were so thankful and touched. We also gave them donated story books and paper to make posters. A man donated light-up pens to George, and we gave one to each student. They had a good time writing on Jeanna’s arms. It was sad to leave them, but amazing to know that the Lutheran Church in Kibera is truly trying to follow God’s will, and I believe he is blessing them greatly for that.

Thank you all for your continued prayers. We can tell as a team that we have some strong prayer warriors fighting for us every single day. We absolutely could not be doing this without you. Please pray for our ministry and our travels to Kisumu. We love you all!

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