by admin | Jan 14, 2015 | Yearly Trip
by Terry Hickey Have you ever felt that “christian coercion” (let’s leave it at good natured persuasion!) to do the right thing? How many excuses did you create in your own mind, as to why you shouldn’t/couldn’t comply with that great opportunity to follow the Lord’s...
by admin | Jan 28, 2014 | Yearly Trip
Before I get started on today’s story, I need to tell about something that I forgot to mention yesterday. While I was talking to one of the dinner guests last night, I discovered that not only does the POWER Ministry build things, visit prisons and orphanages and do...
by admin | Jan 27, 2014 | Yearly Trip
Our morning devotion that was shared by Pat was from Nehemiah, chapter 1. The story was about the cupbearer for the King, and the message was ‘greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world’. John from our church was chosen prayer captain for his van again....
by admin | Jan 26, 2014 | Yearly Trip
We left the hotel at 7:15 am, heading across the border to Mexico. Several men are fighting a flu bug, but didn’t want to miss this day, where we attended church and then set up and helped run a large festival at an orphanage. We came to the dome church where we had...
by admin | Jan 25, 2014 | Yearly Trip
After breakfast at the Super 8 Hotel, we traveled across the border, and stopped first at a shelter right across the border, where a guy named Hector has dedicated his life to ministering to the Mexicans who for whatever reason got stuck there, with no money and...
by admin | Jan 24, 2014 | Yearly Trip
Friday was an easier day, and the POWER group seemed like it is starting to gel into a cohesive group of men. I am impressed by the number of father/son combo’s, and the number of men who have been with the program for many years (many from the beginning in 2001. The...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | Yearly Trip
Reflections of a first timer on the Power Ministry trip, week 2: Days 1 &2- 88 guys from about 10 different states, all-coming together for a week of intense outreach. Purposeful outreach with eternal results=POWER MINISTRY. I wasn’t sure what to expect. After a...
by admin | Jan 20, 2014 | Yearly Trip
Vance Luke, very late at night, modeling for us how to “Reset to Zero”
by admin | Jan 20, 2014 | Yearly Trip
As our week of ministry comes to a close, we reflect on what God has done in our lives, the missionaries and people we have met and friends we have made. It was difficult to share in only three minutes with each other the highlights of our week. Before we leave,...
by admin | Jan 19, 2014 | Yearly Trip
We started the Lords Day with a final devotional from Missionary Mike with a challenge to finish well, to deny our self of what we want to do, and do what God has for us, for in this is our greatest joy and reward. As we prepared to take communion, Brian Park shared...
by admin | Jan 18, 2014 | Yearly Trip
Another beautiful South Texas sunrise with the sounds of POWER men loading vans for Hector’s place. After a successful border crossing the POWER men worshiped with Hector and the residences of Senda de Vida. This place, where citizens of Reynosa once dumped...
by admin | Jan 17, 2014 | Yearly Trip
A visit to the Magdiel Bible College in Matamoros. As a rookie going in with no real idea what to expect , the experience was very powerful. To gather and lay hands on those students , future spiritual leaders to Mexico, and pray for their strength and courage and...
by admin | Jan 16, 2014 | Yearly Trip
“You can be in charge of any day that you can make.” – Pastor Mike Our message this morning reminded us how big and far and wide is our Lord. He created each day and everything in it. Rest to zero and let Him be in charge. The POWER men were off...
