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 | It's Summer Time at MBA!
It's summer time and things are happening in Metrolina Association!
- Once again, we have three college students serving as summer missionaries, and they are doing a great job encouraging and equipping the churches through their efforts. They will be assisting with at least eight Vacation Bible Schools, providing a week of lunches for 100 volunteers with the Mission Serve project in Charlotte (formerly WorldChangers), helping lead seven camps for children or youth, going on a prayer journey, and more. At this point, they are scheduled to work onsite with at least 20 of our churches before their work ends on August 14. Pray for Julia Bledsoe, Rachel Lowman, and Matt Schroder as they serve Christ with us these eleven weeks. To keep up with what’s happening with them, visit their blog online at www.theawesomesummerblog.blogspot.com.
Julia Bledsoe | 
Rachel Lowman | Matt Schroder's
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- A new ministry is using some space at our building: Peace Officers for Christ International, (pofci.org) led locally by Dennie Crowder of Carmel. Dennie and partner, Skip Alexander, are ready to help churches with ways to minister to police officers in our region. We’re glad they’re here!
- Speaking of our building, a special “thank you” goes to two of our churches who sent groups that helped us with painting and repair projects at the MBA building. Cornerstone sent a team to paint the conference rooms on the 2nd floor, and Hopewell sent a crew to paint the rest of the 2nd floor, the lobby, and replace over 60 light bulbs in the building. Now our facility looks nicer and is a better resource for our churches. Thanks, Cornerstone and Hopewell, for your assistance!
- One way I’m using to communicate ideas and opportunities is through a blogsite. Gideon has been a favorite biblical character of mine, because I believe God wants to use us, one soul at a time, to make a significant impact on our churches and communities. That’s why I’ve named my blog “The Gideon Factor.” Visit me there online to read, learn, share your thoughts, and more.
There will even be a sermon outline on the site from time to time. The address: www.gideonfactor.blogspot.com.
- Thank you for praying for your family of churches. God is at work in and around us. Stay alert – pray with your eyes open, praise the Lord for what He is doing, and follow Him when you hear His call. And, if I can be of service to you as you follow the Lord, email me at bob@metrolina.org.
Thank you for all you are doing to pray, to care, and to share Jesus as we must to reach and disciple those around us. With 867,000 souls in Mecklenburg County, not to mention the fields beyond our borders, the work is great, but God is greater! We trust and follow Him together in Jesus’ name.
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