I am so excited about our upcoming mission trips next week. Our students travel to Belize to conduct Vacation Bible School, perform dramas, and do evangelism. In addition, they will host sports camps, clean up villages, and do lite construction. I am excited about what God will do through our students for His glory and for the advancement of His Kingdom in Belize. I hope you will pray for them as they seek to accomplish our Acts 1:8 strategy to be witnesses of Christ around the world.
Another group travels next week to the Pacific Rim. This team will conduct a wide range of missions ministries. They will prayer walk areas in the host country. Part of the team will conduct Backyard Bible Clubs for the children there. Individuals will tell their stories about how they came to follow Christ. Some of our team will teach native pastors about youth ministry and church planting. They also will seek to share the gospel through conversational evangelism. Please pray also for this team as they seek to be witnesses around the world.
Do not lose the significance of how privileged we are to be a part of God’s Kingdom work in Hartsville, South Carolina, the United States, and among the people groups in nations around the world. I am reminded of the church in Antioch that, though small in size, was faithful to send out missionaries who spread the gospel and planted churches throughout the ancient world. My prayer is that God would use the people who are Lakeview Baptist Church to make the same type of Kingdom impact. I believe that these two mission trips are an answer to part of that prayer.
Thank you to all who are faithful to serve by going. Thank you also to all those who are faithful to serve by praying and sending.
I am reminded of the words of the prophet Isaiah who wrote, “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation and says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!'” Isaiah 52:7
Loving God and Loving Our Neighbor,
Pastor Tim
Tim's Tangents 
Great blog. I’m so blessed to be part of this endeavor and part of LBC. Thanks SO much for all you do and I’m so thankful God brought your family to LBC.
By: Pam Griggs on June 4, 2009
at 7:57 am
Hey everyone. It’s Ken. I am in Seoul, South Korea. We landed at 5:40am Thursday morning. We have a nine hour layover here. Our flight to Jakarta leaves at 3:45pm and we should arrive at 8:45pm. Right now the time is 9:28am Thursday (8:28pm Wednesday for you) The trip has been tiring but everyone is doing great. We still have another 7 hours of flying but right now we are getting showers and hanging out. I want to encourage everyone to check out the Belize blog. The students seem to be doing great but I know they would appreciate hearing from you. I will be communicating with you guys through this post. Keep us in your prayers because we still have a ways to go before we reach our destination. Ken
By: Kenneth Hughes on June 10, 2009
at 8:51 pm
We are praying for you as you continue God’s work.
By: Wayne & Edna Sims on June 14, 2009
at 8:44 pm