Gaithersburg Church of the Nazarene
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Missions
GCN and the Church of the Nazarene support a variety of missions as a vital part of our ministry and worship of Christ. Many of the mission activities are planned locally. We also plan many in support of Nazarene Missions International. One of our upcoming mission activities is mission trip to Honduras.
Honduras Mission 2008
Vision Statement | Mission Statement | Planned Activities | Team Scriptures | Important Dates | Mission Trip Needs
GCN has 39 members, including teens and adults, committed to going on a mission trip to Honduras in July 2008. (The image to the right shows the current weather near where they'll be in Honduras.)
Vision Statement
Our desire is to go to Honduras and serve humbly with a passionate love that can only come from Christ. We understand that we will be uncomfortable and stretched beyond what we think we can handle, but may we come to know and recognize that with God, all things are possible. We want our team to grasp the reality that when we serve ‘the least of these’ we not only look directly into the face of God himself, but we are participating in the fellowship of sharing in Christ’s sufferings. We pray that our faith in Jesus will grow like never before and we’ll be able to claim that faith without action is dead.
Mission Statement
The mission is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and to love the people we will serve as ourselves. Our desire is to imitate Jesus’ behavior knowing that he did not come to be served, but to serve and to save the lost. We want to acknowledge that we have been freely given so much and we would like to freely give to others. Our goal is to care for orphans and widows, feed the hungry, give water to the thirsty, give a stranger a ride, clothe people who need clothing, and care for the sick.
Planned Activities
Construction, including one home, a cement foundation, and latrines. Points of contact for construction are Keith Dorsey and Woody Pangborn.
Children’s Ministry: Minister to children in the communities where construction will take place -- orphanages, children’s home, and foster care center. Provide VBS, craft time, and sports time for the children in Santa Barbara and San Pedro Sula.
Medical: Provide medical care for people within the community. Good medical care is not available for most people we will be visiting. Our team is blessed with 7 nurses who will provide medical clinics for impoverished communities.
Team Scriptures:
Important Dates:
March 30: 3rd payment of $200.00 due for team members
April 1: Deadline -- provide our EXACT names (as they appear on your passports) to the airlines. For those who have not given your passport number (as well as the expiration date) please email it to Angie before April 1.
April 19: Car Wash & Fiesta -- Fundraising event
April 15: Team Leaders Meeting at the Dunlevy’s at 6:30pm
Thanks to everyone who came to get their cars and trucks cleaned, and for the more than $2,000 donated to support our mission trip! May 4: All Family Box items should be purchased and ready to be packed in duffle bags. (This will be co-coordinated by Family Box Team)
May 6: Team Leaders gathering at 6:30pm
May 16: ALL TEAM gathering at the Dunlevy’s.
5:30-7:00: Grill outJune 7: ALL TEAM gathering (mandatory) and Packing Party -- All donated items will be packed and mission trip luggage will be assigned to each team member.
7:00-7:45: Praise and worship time with Chris and Martha
7:45- whenever: Chill Time… play games, hang out and talk, go for a swim. GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER & just have fun together.
May 11: Copies of Passports due
June 8: Immunization records due
June 30: Dedication/sending during Sunday morning worship service
July 11-19: Mission tripMission Trip Needs:
We will be preparing care kits and accepting donations to be given to the Santa Barbara, Honduras community. Collections will be taken the entire month of April at GCN. Please look for the collections box in the lobby or sanctuary, or give your donated items to the point of contact listed for that particular area of ministry.
Care Kits: We will need these consolidated in ziplock bags or you can collect items individually. This is a great way to get all the business travelers you know to get involved by collecting the mini-samples left in the hotel rooms. Items needed include the following:
- small wash cloth
- mini shampoo
- mini conditioner
- sewing kit
- bar soap
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- hair comb
- toilet paper (individual, travel mini rolls)
- wash cloth or handy wipes
Items for Adults:
- Flashlights - crank type only, do not require batteries nor charge and can be found inexpensively at Costco or Wal-Mart
- Adult Spanish bibles
- Sheets/coverings for hospital beds
- House of Hope - currently being developed to present to Santa Barbara authorities.
The vision for this House of Hope is to be a place for moms and children while they are going to or from the hospital for a surgical procedure. Many people have to travel hours to get to the hospital; the mother typically has nowhere to stay while her child is having a procedure done because they are too poor to stay in a hotel or travel back home while their child is in the hospital. They also often need a place where their child can rest and be stabilized after leaving the hospital and before making the trip back home.Items for Children:
(Points of contact: Debbie Van Gilder and Dayle Duffy-Cavaliere)
- Jump ropes
- Soccer balls, small balls, koosh balls, Nerf footballs
- McDonald Happy Meal Toys (no scary ones please)
- Match box cars
- Yo Yo’s
- Small kites
- Small dolls (no larger than your hand)
- Colored pencils & small pad of paper or small coloring book (size of your hand)
- 5 lb. bags of hard candy (NO CHOCOLATE-it melts); Tootsie pops are a huge hit!
- Christian books for teens (in Spanish!)
- Christian books for kids (in Spanish!)
- Face Painting supplies
- Portable watercolor sets & brushes
- Stickers
Items for Families:
(Points are contact are Cindy Hadley, Amelia Leach, and Patti Fitzgibbon.)
You may contact these to find out needs of specific families, and we also need:
- New clothes
- Underwear and socks (all sizes)
- New shoes - sizes 2 though 14
Medical Supplies:
(Points of contact: Lisa Sharp and Sue Erichsen)
Any over the counter medicine, such as:
- Cold medicine
- Tylenol
- PeptoBismol
- Immodium
- VITAMINS (pre-natal, children’s and adult)
- Band-aid’s
- Wrist or ankle braces
- Hydro-cortisone creams
- Anti-fungal creams
- Anti-itch creams
- Creams for burns
- Anti-bacterial soap
- Hand sanitizer
- Head Lice shampoo
Items for a Micro Business: Wedding Dresses – Do you have an old wedding dress to donate or have you seen one in a thrift store that you could purchase and donate? Our cook (Momma Vilma) has started a business by renting wedding dresses.
Prayer:
Imagine what God would do if we were covered in prayer for all 216 hours we’re gone! We need prayer for: protection, good health, safe traveling, unity within our team, our families at home, the families and community to whom we will be serving and for Jesus to be present like we’ve never experienced before!
