Preparing for the mission trip

I guess it's time to dust off the church blog as we get ready for this year's mission trip! Here are a few highlights for this year's trip: * It is no longer the Appalachia Mission Trip for us. This year, we are going to Rock Hill, SC to help with an ARP church plant - Hill City Church. *What does this mean? A lot more planning for one thing. Another thing - we have been forced to think outside of the box. We will be ministering at a park (Glencarin Gardens) which is surrounded by neighborhoods of differing economical and sociological statuses. This isn't rural ministry - this is suburban ministry! * Rock Hill is where Beth and I went to college and where we met each other! And, Glencarin Gardens is where we used to spend some of our dates b/c we both lived next to the gardens (in separate houses, of course)! * We'll be spending time with other churches in the area as they provide meals for us. Love the Presbyterian connectionism! Stay tuned as we prepare to give daily updates! Look forward to sharing with y'all the wonders of God's grace in the midst of the work He has called each of us to! And, please be in prayer for us! Missions is only effective when we know that Christ goes with us - especially in prayer! Please pray much and often for us. JWM