Posts Tagged ‘Mission’

  • 09 Nov

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    Big Steps with God

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    Taking steps of faith

    Taking steps of faith

    This was the theme for this year’s TOAM Conference. As we journeyed through the lives of people in Hebrews chapter 11 our faith was built up. Indeed the Heroes of faith listed in that magnificent chapter still speak to us today beginning with, our father Abraham, and ending with nameless heroes and of course our greatest Hero of all time – the Lord Jesus Christ himself. The call was very clear, to fix our eyes on Him – the author and finisher of our faith, as we take huge steps of faith. The encouragement to embrace & emulate these heroes came ever so clearly as well as the things these men had to reject & refuse in order to fulfill their call. Sin, fear & discouragement are daily things we have to refuse in order to grow up in our faith.

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  • 05 Oct

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    Being Mission Oriented

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    On A Mission

    We have been going through the book of Acts and Franco more than preached a brilliant sermon on the Sunday before some of us went to Guwahati on mission. It was a ‘now word’ for us – a wake-up call.

    He said that as Peter entered his house and Cornelius greeted him, it was a giant leap for mankind. In Acts 9:32, Peter was available and obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit. And the unexpected happened. So it is with mission. So is it for us who are led by the Holy Spirit. Are we excited about the unexpected? With the suddenlies and the surprisinglies?

    He reminded us of Esther, who laid her life on the line for her people.  David, who was suddenly called out of the pasture into an unprecedented battle which changed the history of the Israelites. And Mary the mother of Jesus. Greeted by the Angel Gabriel and given a message from God which was totally unprecedented and unexpected yet she responded positively, saying “Be it done unto me according to your word”. He challenged us to be part of an end time revival which is coming, by being available, and being led by the Holy Spirit as sons of God.  Don’t be parochial, he said.  But be available and be overcomers of barriers such as 1. Food, 2. Culture, 3. Social
    4. Mental i.e.  preconceived notions.

    We as a church took steps that can become a giant leaps into Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Silliguri, and Guwahati which is the gateway to the North East. And on the first day of our time together in Guwahati we were told that since 1842 when there was revival in Assam there has not been anything till now when we are sensing that there is something happening again and God is about something unprecedented. This kind of confirmed the message Franco quoted Hudson Taylor of mainland China Mission fame, who said there are three stages for every Christian: First it is Impossible, then it is difficult, and then it is done. It looks impossible but when we are available to come out of our comfort zone and take action the difficult gets done. So where are you? 1st, 2nd or 3rd stage?  Wherever you are, God wants  to take you to the next level of faith and works.

    John Piper said in his book ‘Let the Nations be glad’, that at the heart of God is worship ( Jn 4:23) but the means is Mission. Have we in any small way incorporated this Mission, or our own TLC’s mission into our lives? Let’s go out and take the harvest for the Lord!     – Pat

  • 26 Feb

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    The Eye Camp Feb 2010

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    God’s hand on the Karuna Project has been amazing. Ever since the fledgling project was conceived, there have been growing opportunities leading to other doors for us as a church to serve the poor and needy.

    One such opportunity is the eye camp. Part of many such ventures, an eye camp is a place where people in the leprosy colony, come to get their eyes checked and have spectacles issued at a very low rate.

    It was initially observed that those living in the leper colony in Borivali had very low incomes. Because of this ailments such as cataracts in the eye, partial blindness and even blurry vision are not given due importance. It is to address these issues that Tree of Life Church along with Stepping Stone Charitable Society hold the Eye Camps every year.

    Through these camps, not only do we bless those people and ease their suffering, but also, plant seeds of the love of God in the hearts of the patients. We look forward to your continued support to help these projects take roots all over the city and beyond. God bless you!

    Here is what Praveen Nayak had to say:

    The Prerna Eye Camp was  Peaceful and Joyful time.  There were 171 Registration.  We distributed around 145 Spectacles.  Few People and children did not need it,  2-3 needed the operation accordingly they were directed.  It was a good time at the clinic.  Pat, Margret, Michael, Usha, and myself were there.  There were 3 opticians.  The people were listening and obeying  if you tell them to stand in the queue i.e. they were cooperative. We started at 2PM and ended at 5PM.

    Following are the pictures of the Eye Camp:

    Eye Camp 2010 Pics

    Picture from the Social Action at Prerna: Eye Camp