UBC on Mission
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?' Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!"' Isaiah 6:8
Would you like to make a difference?
Have you ever thought you could be the hands of God? Do you ever wonder how God could use you in our city, state, or even in the world? There is ample opportunity to serve God. If you are interested, and willing, read on!
Some of UBC’s mission trips for 2009 are listed below. Please pray for these missions... give to help support those who will go on these trips... and even go on the trip that is the best fit for you.
Pray. Give. Go.
UBC on Mission 2009
Living Water International, El Salvador • MAY 24–30
This trip will be to dig a water well for a rural village. Workers are needed to help drill the well (drill training will be on the job). Other workers are needed for health/hygiene classes and Bible School classes.
Collide London • JULY 3–13
Collide is UBC’s Young Adult Ministry. Last summer, Collide participated in sports and religious teaching in London schools. This summer they have been invited back to lead sports clinics, youth programs, construction/paint projects and religious dialogs. This trip is a suburban environment.
Sula San Pedro, Honduras • JULY 4–13
This trip will be a Student Ministry trip partnership with Buckner International working with orphanages in San Pedro. This trip is open to Students and Adults.
Navajo Nation • JULY 11–18
This summer marks the 19th year of working on the Navajo Reservation. There is need for construction workers to help build the church building as well as VBS workers and church leadership workers to help build the body of the church. This trip is a rural environment.
Navajo Women • TBD
In addition to the construction trip, there are plans for a women’s mission trip to the Navajo Nation.
Marseille, France • JULY 27–AUGUST 5
This summer we join UBC members Ron and Kendall Herriott in Marseille for a scripture distribution and prayer project. This trip is an urban environment and will involve walking in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, France. Accommodations
are in a hotel in the historic city center.
Oaxaca, Mexico • JULY 29–AUGUST 5
This summer marks UBC’s fifth year of working in Oaxaca, Mexico with UBC members Rod and Connie Johnson. This trip will focus on medical work among the rural poor in the mountains just outside of Oaxaca. Accommodations will be in Oaxaca at a bed and breakfast.
La Limonada, Guatemala City, Guatemala • SUMMER
This summer will be the third summer for UBCers to work in the La Limonada slums of Guatemala City. The work will include various construction projects in the ghetto, and support for the only school in the area.
Kamp Kindness • AUGUST 10–14
UBC children and their families will experience local mission opportunities in the Houston area.
Banda Aceh, Indonesia • FALL & SPECIALIZATION
UBCers will continue the work of village development as well as join other trips to assist with Bridges of Hope projects. This trip is rural and considered a difficult environment.
Would you like to make a difference? Are you willing to go serve God here in Texas or around the world?
Information
Get in touch with us, by contacting Jeff Waldo, Associate Pastor for Discipleship, or calling the Discipleship office at 281-488-8517, ext. 224.
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International Student Outreach
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Meals on Wheels Drivers Needed
After Hurricane Ike struck, the Bay Area Meals on Wheels program is in need of more volunteers to deliver meals Monday through Friday. Could you spare and hour during your week to bring food to someone in need? If you would like to serve with Meals on Wheels, find out more details by calling Dorothy at 281-486-1491.
Texas Hope 2010
To the 3 million hungry people within our Texas borders, we will offer the sustenance of both food and faith. To the 11 million unchurched individuals in our state, we will deliver the Hope of Christ. We will minister to them in their own language and context. And we will give them a chance to respond—not in some distant era, but by Easter Sunday 2010.
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“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” -- Colossians 1:27
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