LifePoint Sponsors Convoy of Hope Trailer

Convoy of Hope, a Christian ministry based here in Springfield, Missouri, is one of the frontline ministries in disaster relief today. Traveling all over the world, they are often the first responders on the scene of any major catastrophe or emergency. LifePoint has recently partnered with them to sponsor a project that will help them to expand their operations in disaster relief.

A member of LifePoint Church connected us with Convoy of Hope. Initially we met with them to explore ways of partnering in ministry through personal and family preparedness training in disasters as well as church preparedness training. They had recently been given a fifth-wheel camping trailer that was in good shape but needed to be remodeled and retrofit to accommodate their needs as a mobile operations command center. Many of the supplies they had provided, but not the skilled labor to do the work. LifePoint was able to sponsor the labor to provide the work and some custom flooring to finish the job so this trailer would be operational and ready to roll…literally.

On Sunday, May 3, Paul Coroleuski will join us in our morning worship experiences to tell more about how this trailer will be used by Convoy of Hope in disaster relief efforts. He will bring the newly remodeled trailer to LifePoint so everyone can see the finished product. Plan to join us on this morning to hear more about the work of Convoy of Hope. We look forward to partnering with Convoy of Hope in the future to meeting needs as they arise in our community and around the world.

March Update from Impact Partner Sunshine Loveland

LifePoint recently received this email and newsletter from our partner Sunshine Loveland in Costa Rica:

Hey, Friends!

I pray everyone had a great Easter. Mine was very different; I’ll be blogging about it here within the next few days, so go to my website (www.sunshineloveland.com) and check it out, or better yet–sign up for my new posts be sent to you via email. (Do that on my website as well.) Also if you would like to chat with me via Skype, that would be awesome. I even have a webcam so you can see me. Just download Skype at www.skype.com for free (takes about 5 minutes); my Skype name is FunshineCR.

I hope you all have a great month. I look forward to April as I finish second trimester and have a week and half off school then start my last trimester! Wow how time flies by!

Grace and peace be yours from God our Father,
Sunshine

Download Sunshine’s March newsletter (PDF)…

Senkbile Scoop: April 2009

This week, we received this updated from JD and Michele Senkbile, who are LPC’s impact partners in South Africa and who work with Acts 29 International.

First Acts 29 Quarterly

This month, JD hosted his first Acts 29 Quarterly meeting, with local area pastors in Cape Town. This month’s topic was missional communities. JD was one of three presenters who spoke on the idea of missional communities and how to plan for multiplication within your missional community. All together, there were about 50 men and wives in attendance, representing churches from all over Cape Town. The feedback was good, and JD was encouraged to see so many local pastors eager to network with one another, crossing denominational lines.

Spotlight on Innocent

While in Kampala, Uganda, in January, JD was privileged to meet Innocent, a disciple of Gerald Mwede, an Acts 29 pastor in Kampala. Innocent is a former street kid who came to know Jesus and now has a heart to see the lives of other street children redeemed. Starting in his shack, Innocent began housing and feeding these children as best he could. Now, Innocent is able to rent a house that is a home to 45 children who would otherwise be on the streets of Kampala. With the limited resources available, Innocent tries to give these children food, clothing, a place to sleep, a chance at an education, and most importantly, the message of the gospel.

On the Home Front

We are much encouraged by how many of you have been praying for us in the last five weeks, as we welcomed our daughter Sloane into our family. Michele is enjoying the fact that there is another girl around the house, and each day that passes, Cohen grows more into his role as big brother. What started as an intense desire to wrestle with Sloane the minute she came home from the hospital has grown into more of understanding that gentle kisses on the forehead are more appropriate! (Although, we’re pretty sure he’s still waiting for the green light to throw down with her…)

The transition to two children was an interesting one for us, in a new home, and a new country, and we certainly felt the absence of some of our new-mommy-and-daddy community that we have enjoyed in Omaha. God has been good to us, though, and is refining us and our need to depend on him for joy. Those of you who send us your news–keep it up! We love hearing about your lives!

Much love,
JD, Michele, Cohen, and Sloane

LPC Receives Thank You Note from Partner Sunshine Loveland

LifePoint recently received this note from impact partner Sunshine Loveland:

LPC Family,

I want to say thank you for your continual prayers and financial support. I’m excited to be finishing up my second trimester of school and starting the last, which means very soon being able to start ministry. Congrats on the groundbreaking! I miss y’all and am praying for you! Thank you!

Sunshine

LPC Receives Note from Partners Alicia and David in Central Asia

LifePoint received this note from our partners David and Alicia, who are teaching English and building relationships in Central Asia:

Dear Pastor Lane and LifePoint Family,

We were so blessed to receive your recent financial support. We know in these difficult economic times, giving can be a stretch of our faith. Obviously, the people of LifePoint are giving generously as the Lrd* leads them. Thank you so much for sharing that blessing with us. We are so excited to be called to return to Central Asia next year and carry Good News* to the far corners of this country.

We look forward to seeing all of you again June and hearing how the min** of LifePoint is growing!

Alicia and David

* Our note was written in “code” to get past any mail screening from our country’s government.

** ministry