Posted October 8th, 2011 by Mawiyah Patten in
Dear all, As pre-text to this report, I want to say thank you to all of you who have been patient in the process of launching COTN Haiti and have continued to pray with us and for us as we undertake this very big, yet very worthy venture. I truly believe in this project and [...]
Posted September 26th, 2011 by flood in
Another home ready for move in! I (Lisa) had a feeling that this trip down to TJ would be a special one, and the day did not disappoint. I don’t quite know what it was that made the day so great, though: Was it a well rounded (sorry Maiko) discussion on the intricacies of pizza? [...]
Posted September 7th, 2011 by flood in
“This is an update from Katie Clarke, a Flood member who just began teaching at African Bible College in Malawi! Katie asked us to partner with her in prayer in Malawi as they go through a huge transitioning stage. A third grader named, Alicia Ligomeka, passed away from Malaria a couple of days ago. It is [...]
Posted August 21st, 2011 by Kaira Brooke Verhoff in
Make an impact this summer at Flood! Use your passions and skills to serve our church family on Sundays: FloodKids Have a passion for kids? Have a background in child development? Or have a servant’s heart and are willing to be equipped in this area of ministry? If so, Flood Kids, our Children’s Ministry (0-5th [...]
Posted August 11th, 2011 by flood in
A special birthday treat It took quite a while to get our team here to the COTN site in Northern Uganda- – 4 whole days- – but we made it! It was a long trip. Our trip started with a 17 hour flight to an overnight layover in Dubai before moving on to Entebe, where [...]
Posted July 22nd, 2011 by adamk in
Prison Ministry – July 10, 2011 I ask God for strength as the guard unlocks the large, steel door tothe men’s prison. I step into the first room and my eyes areimmediately drawn to the chalk board of statistics: 224 convicted, 340remainds, 2 lodgers… over 500 prisoners that we are about tominister to. While this [...]
Posted July 22nd, 2011 by adamk in
Megan is serving with Children of the Nations in Lira, Uganda as part of a two month internship. We just received this update. They are at the halfway point of their internship. How do I sum up the most challenging, eye opening, yet gloriouslyencouraging 4 and a half weeks ever? How do I manage to [...]
Posted May 28th, 2011 by flood in
TJ Housebuilding got the Memorial Day weekend started right with an awesome build down in Tecate. We had the privilege of roofing and wrapping (a stage we rarely ever get to do) a house that we laid the foundation for last month. The weather was perfect, and this time we enjoyed some delicious burritos with blocks of [...]