We hear the words a lot, “the persecuted church”. We’ve opened the Bible and read the stories of Paul writing to Timothy from the jail cell. I’d like to say I’ve given adequate time in prayer and fasting for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world but the truth is that I ...
We had an incredible weekend that started with you SUPPORTING 1 Mission by raising over $12,500 to package 50,000 meals for Polk County's hungriest children. Way to Go! Then Pastor Jay preached "The Bank of God: Deposits and Returns- No Deposits/No Returns" from his Serious Christianity ...
Here's a story from Dusty Teague about how he was able to give three Subway gift cards way to three people in need. What has God shown you through the gift card project? Good morning, Pastor Jay! I apologize for the length of this message but it’s not a story I could tell in a few words. ...
People say, “The third time is the charm.” Well, unfortunately, that has not been the case as we have finished digging our third dry hole for a water well in Kitgum, Uganda. Although disappointed, the Lord has opened another door for us to provide clean water in a much needed area of Uganda.
I want to share some exciting news that I received from Rex and Melinda Guynn, our RS7 Kitgum, Uganda Field Coordinators. As many of you know, as a result of three RS7 concert events, we raised $16,000.00 to purchase a new van to be used for the ministry in North...
The RS7 Europe team returned on September 17th from a one week mission effort with our sister church, Agora, in Budapest, Hungary. As was stressed to us on our vision trip last year, the typical Hungarian college student’s worldview can be described as “Apathetic Agnosticism”. It ...
Remember Penny Wu? Remember Penny Wu? It’s only been a month since you saw a picture of her being baptized. But her journey did not end when she came out of the water. New Beginnings is VERY intentional about the call to make disciples. Penny is now being mentored by a group of women, ...
Church Construction Team After a long delay at the Miami airport because of a cancelled flight on TAM) we made our way to Santarem, Brazil. The next morning, we drove to Bela Vista and saw the construction work at the RS7 church plant. Pastor Mario, our RS7 church planter, was there along with 5 ...
Contract Signed! This is hot off the press. We're so grateful for your prayers. In our last update, we called for urgent prayer for a contract to be signed on our cafe location. Once again, the Lord has showed us how powerful your prayers are! Just 2 days after that call for prayer, and a ...
Woohoo! The Hydro-Geologist was on site in Kitgum, Uganda and found water. The location will be right next to the church. A DOUBLE BLESSING!!! You might have heard that the youth met their goal toward drilling the well at our RS7 Church plant in Kitgum, Uganda. What you might NOT have heard ...