A Partnership Begins..

Two churches with one passion...Missions. It is hard to believe a year ago God started to form a partnership between two churches in Charlotte, Ebenezer Baptist Church and Midwood Baptist Church, who both longed to share the Love of Jesus with those need. We started locally with a People Search Project for the Metrolina Baptist Association. In September, members from both churches travelled to West Virginia for a week serving and after months of praying and planning, twenty-two of us will head to Kisumu, Kenya, Africa on Tuesday, November 5th. We have teamed up with the North Carolina Baptist on Missions for their Houses of Hope Kisumu project. 

The Kenya Baptist Convention has undertaken a bold initiative of planting 1000 new house churches in the next five years. One of the strategies for doing this involves community service projects in which mission teams help build a house for four needy families in strategic church plant areas. These are usually widows, many of whom are forced to move back to their home place after their husband dies. They are often at the mercy of the community for any housing at all. The house building project brings the community together for service to one of its members and exposes them to the gospel through a house dedication service. Neighbors contribute some materials, time, effort, and food to the cause. Local pastors are active in planning, conducting, and follow-up of the project with the goal of starting a Bible Study in the new homes, and eventually a new church in the area. Teams will also have great opportunity to minister with the many children who gather for the project, as well as one on one opportunity to witness to those who gather. Volunteer teams are also welcomed into the local public schools for presentation and ministry. (http://www.baptistsonmission.org/Projects/Outside-US/Kenya/Houses-of-Hope-Project)

 There is still packing and planning to be done as we prepare for this incredible journey. We would love for you to join with us in prayer for these new partnerships.