Missions Moments
April 3, 2019
Serve Day - April 27th!
Disaster Relief Training at Valleydale!
Visit the State Disaster Relief website by clicking here. You will find information on current training classes.
Did You Know...
Our Partners would LOVE to hear from you!
Ben Presten * New King Church * Burlington, VT * newkingchurch.com
Matthew Delaughter * Immanuel NOLA * New Orleans, LA * immanuelnola.com
Bill Johnson * Reach the Nations * Clarkston, GA * rtnatlanta.com
Thomas Hudson * Pillar Washington, D.C. * pillardc.com
Tim Milner * Essential Church * Huntsville, AL * essentialhsv.com
Mission Teams Away...Please Pray!
Brandon Mallette is leading a team of 8 to Armenia where they are distributing SD cards containing the Bible and other resources to Central Asians traveling outside their country for vacation. They will return Thursday, April 4th. This team is pictured below.
Rob Compton is leading a team of 3 men to Nepal where they will share the gospel with unreached people groups and have the opportunity to encourage local believers and workers. They are scheduled to return April 13th!
Trip Reports...
Joseph Anderson led a team of 10 college students to London where they worked alongside Nathan Howard's church - Enfield Town Community Church. Turkey Street and more specifically the Elsinge Estate is the area that is being researched for a potential new church plant. One of Joesph's team assignments was to survey these areas to learn if they were ready for a church plant. The team was able to start each day out with prayer before going door-to-door surveying the community to gain insight into the community's spiritual climate. Please pray that God would continue to work in the hearts of the people in these two communities. Pray that as Enfiled Town Community Church continue to canvas the areas that the Gospel would be well-received.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for BackYard Bible clubs that will start this June in a largely Hispanic community.
- Pray that relationships would be built between students and ESL leaders/teachers.
- Pray for guidance within the ministry.
- Pray for all who are a part of ESL - students, teachers, leaders, and volunteers.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for strong relationships to develop between RTN staff and residents at the Oaks apartment complex.
- Pray for opportunities to build a strong presence at the Clarkston community center.
- Pray for the Pakistani leadership team to have wisdom on how to best minister to their community.
- Pray for unity among the diverse cultures who worship together at RTN.
- Pray for the completion of the refugee cookbook so it can go to the printer soon.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for the Evangelism Emphasis that the Baptist Union has planned this spring.
- Pray for endurance for local church pastors as they serve the village churches without pay.
- Pray for Valleydale’s team that will be serving in the village of Ciorescu June 27-July 6.
- Continue to pray for the economic stability in Moldova and for religious liberty to continue.
- Pray for Valeriu Ghiletchi as he serves in Parliament. He may be the only true believer serving.
2019 Mission Trips
- Huntsville, AL - Dates are TBD - Patrick Sawyer and Alan Renfroe will lead a Men's Construction trip to help Tim Milner continue renovation on their new church building. For more information on how to join this team email Patrick at psawyer@valleydale.org
- Brazil - May 25 - June 2. Valleydale's team will work with the local church body to construct a building for a local church through the Brazil Baptist Association. Additionally, the team will witness to local workers/community through daily devotion/prayer time and a dedication service.
- Burlington, VT - May 28 - June 3. Valleydale will send a team of up to 10-12 people to Burlington to serve alongside New King Church. We will help New King Church with labor projects as they continue to renovate their new building. We will also help New King's leadership prepare and be ready to accept new believers by setting a path for genuine discipleship. Trip Leader, Lucius Guthrie lguthrie@valleydale.org
- Builders for Christ - June 3-7. Valleydale will send a team of men and women to Groton, Connecticut to build a 600-seat unattached sanctuary for Groton Bible Chapel. If you are interested in being on this team please email the trip leader, Ralph Harris at james21718@bellsouth.net.
- Cuba - June 15-22. Josh Knierim will lead a team of Valleydale Students, Juniors & Seniors, to Cuba to serve with Servant Life.
- New Orleans, LA - June 19-23. Valleydale will send a team of up to 40 people to work with Matthew Delaughter's church plant called Immanuel Community Church. This team will organize & work a football camp for the neighborhood youth of Treme. For more information on how to sign up for this trip email trip leaders Matthew & Kelsey Bryant mtbryant@southernco.com or Matt & Kristen Howard at mhoward04@gmail.com.
- Moldova - June 27 - July 6. Valleydale will send a team of men and women to help plant a church in a village that is without a gospel-teaching church. This team will facilitate a medical clinic, as well as a VBS for the children in the village. To join this team email the trip leader, Ross Robinson at rrobinson@valleydale.org.
- Huntsville, AL - July 3-7. Valleydale will send families to Essential Church to work with Tim Milner. For more information about this trip, email Lauren Weathers at the_weathers@yahoo.com
- Clarkston, GA - August 17-18. A Valleydale team will take a short trip to Reach the Nations to work with the church planter, Bill Johnson. For more information on this trip email Bronson Kilgore at bkilgore@southernco.com
- Washington, D.C. - September 26-29. Valleydale will send a team of men and women to work with the NAMB church plant called Pillar D.C. This team will work alongside Pillar D.C. to build community relationships through marketing strategies and through a street festival. There will also be an opportunity to serve a meal to the Marine community. This trip is great for families and adults of all ages. If you have served in the military this would be a really special trip for you to join! If you are interested in joining this team email trip leader, Dawn Sawyer at dms717@hotmail.com
- East Asia - Fall 2019. This trip boasts an exciting opportunity to engage with an unreached people group through evangelism, prayer walking, and encouraging international workers and local believers. We will also explore some of God's most beautiful landscapes! For more information email partnership coordinator, Brett Mims at bmims@hotmail.com
- Middle East - October 2019. The team will provide support and encouragement to our partners and local believers to further the gospel in an unreached people group. For more information email Missions Pastor, Ross Robinson rrobinson@valleydale.org
- London - Dates are TBD. This team will continue laying the foundation for a new church plant in London. For more information email Missions Pastor, Ross Robinson rrobinson@valleydale.org
Valleydale Missions Department
Email: rrobinson@valleydale.org
Website: valleydale.org/serve
Location: 2324 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL, United States
Phone: 205-991-5282