iSERVE

We've heard it many times — "What you do is what you believe, everything else is just talk." Telling your kids about the importance of serving is one thing, but heading to South Dallas with the family in tow speaks volumes more.        More...

A FAMILY AFFAIR

How young is too young to cross the ocean to visit orphanages? How many family members are too many to take on a mission trip? This family let God answer those questions for them last Christmas and discovered His answers bring great blessings.      More…

A GREAT FAMILY INHERITANCE

Land. Houses. Trust funds. Parents often go to great lengths to ensure that their children are well provided for after they are gone. But the legacy that one family is building provides a great living inheritance for their sons.       More…

PRAYER POINTS

Paul reminds us in Ephesians 6:18 to pray for the saints.  Prayer is a foundational part of any outreach.  As God brings these things to your mind, please take them to Him in prayer:

• ORC

  • People of South Dallas to be fed with spiritual and physical food at Thanksgiving and year-round
  • God's provision for the Thanksgiving Basket project
• Russia

  • God's continued revelation of Himself to young people in the orphanages
  • Spiritual growth for children and teens who were exposed to the Christmas story last year
• India

  • Spiritual and physical protection for believers ministering through COI and other organizations
  • Continued opportunities to spread the Gospel
• Other current efforts

  • Bryan & Leslie, Heather, Deborah, and others who are serving in full-time mission work overseas
  • Partners working in India, Russia, Guatemala, and Mexico
  • La Comunidad
  • Work with international students and refugees in the metroplex
    

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Nehemiah (click to read it in The Message)
(Old Testament book)

Tucked between Ezra and Esther in the Old Testament, the book of Nehemiah offers a timeless example of the obedience of a committed believer who received a mission assignment from God. Nehemiah's mission trip involved asking for time off work, acquiring resources, following a tight timeline, fighting off the naysayers, and a BIG wall. In the end, God proved Himself faithful in provisions of time, money, workers, and a plan that could only be accomplished through reliance on Him.