Dear CCC,

February is Missions Month during which we will have the opportunity to hear from four men who are serving in missions in different contexts. My hope is that we will gain a more robust view of missions as a result of our time with these faithful servants. Below are their names and organizations with associated web sites. Take some time to look at what they are doing for the glory of God and be praying for them.

2/1: Byron Johnson, Founder and Executive Director of Vision 9:38 www.vision938.org

2/8: Kent Reinhardt, Area Director for West Cobb Young Life www.westcobb.younglife.org

2/15: Eric Larsen, Director of Global Youth and Family Ministry Institute www.gyfm.org

2/22: Jody Stancil, Church Planter at Riverside Community Church www.riversidecartersville.com

We also have the opportunity to serve our current missionaries through Faith Promise giving. Remember to pray over your commitment and seek how the Spirit is seeking to grow you in this area of your Christian walk. You will have the opportunity to turn in your commitment card in the month of February.

It is important for us to remember the purpose of the Church as captured in this quote by Christopher J. H. Wright in The Mission of God:

“It is not so much the case that God has a mission for his church in the world, as that God has a church for his mission in the world. Mission was not made for the church; the church was made for mission- God’s mission.”

In Christ,

Cameron