World Missions
Haiti 2010
Central in Waters Edge is the belief that God desires to use you to make a difference in our world. In following the path of Jesus, we have a sense that we should go and serve our world and help hurting and broken people…we were created with an ability to do this.
We do not believe in hand-outs, but in serving God by bringing order out of chaos. Both within our country and beyond, we organize ways for you to serve so that you would realize this truth: The Kingdom of God is at hand because you are present, and you are a carrier of His Kingdom on earth.
This year we are partnering with Mission to the World (MTW) and 12Stone to send teams on 10 trips to every continent except Antarctica and Australia! We will be going to South Asia, Greece, Africa, South America, Haiti, Guatemala, Canada, and New York. Please join us in prayer over these trips, and keep an eye out for new opportunities!
Questions? Go here to contact Danielle Williams, our Director of World Missions.
Featured Trip: Mozambique – October 2010
South Asia
June 14-29, 2010 (Water’s Edge Only)
The focus of this trip will be to minister in a large city to street children. Please join us in prayer for the team, and the people they will be ministering to. Download Prayer Guide here.
Due to security reasons, there will not be blogs coming out of this trip.
Greece
June 17-25, 2010 (Water’s Edge Only)
The focus of this trip will be to minister to college-age people in the Athens area. They will also be working with First Church Athens in a community outreach center located in a heavily populated area with immigrant and refugee families. A wide variety of outreach will take place in these centers. Such ministries may include Bible Studies, Computer training, tutoring, and English Clubs, music lessons, and art lessons. View their blog →
Haiti
June 21-28, 2010 (All 12Stone)
The focus of this trip will be phase 3 of January 2010 Earthquake Disaster Response. In partnership with World Hope we’ll be sending a team of no more than 10 participants to continue in the distribution of basic care items as well as focusing on children and activities for children such as day camp, children’s ministry and sports camps. Needed are those with a heart for children and those with a medical background. Please pray for this team, as the environment in Haiti continues to be very unstable.
New York City
June 17-25, 2010 (Water’s Edge Only)
Ministry opportunities in Washington Heights include ministering to the 300 school-aged children of Operation Exodus who are mostly first or second generation Americans of Dominican decent. Through crafts, creative activities, and sports, participants will help students develop the necessary tools needed to complete high school. In addition to meeting academic needs, teams will lead daily worship and share the redemption power of Jesus with this community. View their blog →
Moose Factory
July 7-20, 2010 (Water’s Edge Only)
What is Moose Factory? It is a small island 1 mile wide and 2 ½ miles long in the Moose River up near the city Moosonee in Northern Ontario, Canada. On this small island is a Cree Native American Reservation where there is a small church called Cree Gospel Chapel. In this small community there has been an unusual rise in suicides among college age people. There is a high level of alcoholism, and the people are in desperate need for the light of Christ. View their blog →
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
July 10-17, 2010 (Water’s Edge Only)
The Guatemala team will travel to the Lake Atitlan Region. During the war 12,000 widows were left homeless. The team will do some construction of these one room houses for the widows. They will do Vacation Bible School with the local community. They will get to gather and bring shoes to Guatemala, wash people’s feet and give them shoes.
View their blog →
Nigeria
July 24-August 2, 2010 (All 12Stone)
The Nigeria team will work closely with West Africa Theological Seminary. Team Members will participate in Seminary life by speaking, training, teaching, mentoring and praying with students. Team members will also have opportunities to work with WATS students in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and care around Lagos. WATS has the largest theological library in West Africa, and is in constant need of better organizing, upgrading, etc. There is also opportunity for construction. Each year team members adopt certain areas for repair and beautification. For information on how to apply go to: http://www.12stone.com/hwy20/global-outreach and click on “Upcoming Trips”.
Zacapa, Guatemala
July 31- August 6, 2010 (Water’s Edge Only)
The church in Guatemala is in desperate need of being revitalized. There are such beautiful church buildings, but the people are in need of the vibrancy of the Holy Spirit to enter their churches. This team will travel to Zacapa, Guatemala to do home construction to continue to rebuild a place devastated by their Civil War which ended in 1996. They will also do vacation bible school with the children, and they will get to gather and bring shoes to Guatemala, wash people’s feet and give them shoes.
View their blog →
Mozambique
October 2010 (All 12Stone) (Currently Open to Applicants!)
12Stone Church is partnering with World Hope International to build 100 wells in Mozambique over the next three years. We have committed to funding and building wells in order to ensure safe drinking water for the residents in these communities. With the current contaminated water sources, Mozambique’s child mortality rate remains high and water borne illnesses are common. With new wells, residents will be healthier and have greater opportunity to produce crops because of usable water and the time they will save by not walking 3-7 miles to draw water. 12Stoners will have the opportunity to travel to Mozambique and help with this effort while sharing the eternal well of life, Jesus Christ. To find an application and more info go to: http://100wells.org/trips.html
Mozambique
April 2011 (All 12Stone)
