Missionary Updates
Harland Carey, Founder of Colegio Biblico Passed Away Sept. 10th
Brother Harland Carey passed away in September. Mr Carey founded the Colegio Biblico in Eagle Pass, Texas. Brother Carey spent many years ministering to the Hispanic churches in Mexico and training young men and women for ministry among Spanish speaking peoples. Students have attended Colegio Biblico from all over the Spanish speaking world to be trained for ministry. Harland Carey was honored last year at the 2013 International Conference On Missions in Kansas City, MO. He also served as President of the National Missionary Convention in 1968 in San Antonio, TX. Our prayers are with the family members.
Marcia Kay Thomson, 50 year Veteran Missionary to Zimbabwe Passed Away Sept. 21st.
Marcia’s first steps in Africa were at Mashoko Mission, where she went after finishing Bible College at Ozark. She worked as a secretary for John C. Pemberton, and moved from Mashoko to Chiredzi in the early sixties when the family re-located to open up a work there. From Chiredzi, she moved on to Masvingo and Harare (Ft. Victoria and Salisbury at the time!), and then settled in these last years back in Masvingo. Marcia was ALWAYS there. She had a knack for just being available – especially during hard times. Marcia had been combating cancer for the past several months, which kept her from coming back to the USA last year. She was loved by many people, from literally around the world.
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Pre-Conference Events Starting to Grow!
This year we have a number of optional events taking place before ICOM. Please take note.
- For Missionaries Only—this is a free event, led by Paul and Margaret Pennington and company. Child care is offered for all ages. This event begins with a free meal for missionaries and their families on Wednesday evening. There will be great worship, fellowship, and a chance to share with other missionaries from all over the world. THIS IS FREE—-Dinner, the program, and we offer a reimbursement for Wednesday night’s hotel up to $120. You must save your hotel bill to show where you stayed & send in your voucher by the appropriate deadline after ICOM. We want to thank Kairos Benevolence Fund for sponsoring this event!
Registration is at 4, dinner is at 5:30, the program will begin at 6:30 pm. We must know you or how many of your family are attending so we can make sure our caterer knows how much food that needs to be prepared. Please sign up today!
- Community Health Evangelism—sponsored by FAME. This begins Weds. morning at 9 am. Also called “CHE”, this two day workshop will take be all day Wednesday and Thursday. You can check out more about this event online. The cost is $35, and meals are not included. This workshop is limited to 32 people so hurry to reserve your spot today! You will purchase your spot when you register for ICOM. This CHE Pre-Con is on the Merchandise page of the registration process. Learn more here! Thank you to FAME for sponsoring this Pre-Con!
- Standards Of Excellence—34 people have signed up for this great 12 hour training event for knowing how to lead and “excellent” short-term mission trip. It begins Wednesday night at 5 pm, and lasts until Thursday night at 5 pm. The cost is $50, if you also register for ICOM. The normal price for attending this workshop is $175.00. You can learn more about the “standards of excellence” at: www.soe.org or by clicking here! This event is sponsored by Managed Mission, Inc.
- Disciple Movement Seminar—This seminar is being held at the Discover Christian Church in Dublin, Ohio, on the northwest side of Columbus. This is an all day seminar for Weds & Thurs. For more information, please call the Discover Christian Church for more details.
- Mission Trainers Forum—On Thursday morning, 8:30 am to 12 noon, Doug Priest will be meeting with mission professionals.
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3 Exhibit Spaces Left!
If you have not secured your space left, you better hurry. We are 6 weeks away from ICOM in Columbus!
212 Churches have Registered their whole church family, how about you?
That’s right, 212, and we are 6 weeks away. Why is this a good idea?
- Your whole church family can attend with no entry fee. It is much more economical and removes the sting of the finances that might keep someone from attending.
- It pays for all your children, BUT not the teens. Due to the inherent costs associated with the service projects and other special programming for SICOM, it necessitates a separate charge for this program.
- It helps ICOM!. More than 16% of the income of support for ICOM comes from churches all over the country who merely want to be represented by registering for ICOM. Thank you!
Go online today and register your church family! |
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