Global Outreach Events in April 2006

March 30 - April 9 - Global Adventure Trip to Thailand

On March 30 a Global Adventure team led by David and Janet Barr will be travelling to Thailand to visit Word of Grace missionaries Sonny and Millicent Thweatt. While in Thailand they will be speaking in churches, working with children, spending time prayer walking, working in villages and refugee camps, and assisting a ministry that helps Thai girls avoid a life of prostitution by providing housing, food, education and job training. Pray for the team as they travel and ministery in Thailand.

April 4-6 - Karl Mueller will be in Atlanta participating in the board meetings of Churches Together, a network of North American churches working on HIV/AIDS related issues in Africa.

April 5 -- East Valley Missions Consortium
7:00 - 8:30 am
Word of Grace -- Room 401

Harry and Patty Larson are the guest speakers. The Larsons worked in CAM in Guatemala among the Mam Indians, were missions pastors at Emmanuel Faith Community Church in Escondido, California, and worked with university professors in Kazakhstan. Now they are working with IDEAS.

Harry will be sharing some of his insights on how incarnational ministry looks on the field -- and how churches can train people for such ministry.

April 12 -- Global Outreach Prayer Meeting
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Cry Room in the Word of Grace Worship Center
Join us as we pray for Word of Grace missionaries and projects around the world.

April 23 -- Grace Turkey Network
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Word of Grace -- Room 401
Join us for a time of food, fellowship and prayer focused on the nation of Turkey.

April 28 - May 8 -- Global Adventure to Malawi
On April 28 a Global Adventure team led by Ruth Mitchell will be traveling to Lilongwe, Malawi in support of the ministry of Hands@Work. The team will be involved in feeding programs for orphans and widows, home-based care for HIV/AIDS patients, leadership training in local churches, and a number of other projects. Pray for safety in travel, health and effectiveness in ministry.

April 29 - May 10 -- Global Adventure to Kenya and Malawi
On April 29 a Global Adventure team led by Karl Mueller of Word of Grace and Debi Clifton of Grace Community Church will be visiting pastors and Christian leaders in Nairobi, Kenya and Lilongwe, Malawi in order to build relationships that will lead to ministry partnerships surrounding HIV/AIDS and community transformation ministries. While in Nariobi, the team will meet with leaders of ICAN (InterChurch AIDS Network) Slum Outreach Ministries, and Medical Ambassadors International. In Malawi the team will meet with Dr. Perry Jansen of Partners in Malawi, Steve Bowler of VisionLedd, Theresa Malila of Hands@Work, and a number of pastors and leaders. Pray for wisdom, direction, safety in travel and good health.