Yesterday, my 17 yo daughter, Alyssa, and I went to Mission ConneXion Northwest 2011 at Sunset Presbyterian Church in Portland. We spent a whole day there attending workshops and visiting different mission exhibits. We had a blessed time! I attended the following workshops: - Sharing the Good News in Word and Deed (presented by Andrew and Kevin Palau) - Growing World Christians, Start Them Young (presented by Dorothea Lander) - Reaching Unreached Peoples--the Beginning or End? (presented by Joe Murray and Larry Taylor) - What Can You Do to Reach Unreached Peoples? (presented by Joe Murray and Larry Taylor). Alyssa attended the following workshops: - Back to the Future: Following Paul in Tentmaking (presented by Kevin Williamson) - Preparation for Mission (presented by Gerald Griffin) - Utilizing Missionaries to Set Others Free (presented by George Verwer) - Missions--Can It Change Your Life? (presented by Ryan Fast). There were so many wonderfu...
"I am the Vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5) It is our desire to always abide in JESUS CHRIST, our Lord and Savior, and to bear much fruit...hence "Fruitbearers." "The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, and SELF-CONTROL. Against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23