Friday, January 28th 
 • 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. • Kick-off Worship Service (Chitwood Hall)*

 

Saturday, January 29th  
 • 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. • Mission Projects (See mission project schedule)* 
 • 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. • International Missions Banquet & Missionary Speakers’ Forum*
         (Chitwood Hall) (Reservations needed please. Call Hannah at 205.345.7261, ext. 15)
 
Sunday, January 30th   
 • 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. • Faith Promise Services*
       Traditions  • guest preacher, Dr. Al Vom Steeg
       The Bridge • guest preacher, Dr. Thane Ury
 • 9:45 a.m.– 10:45 a.m. • Combined Sunday school classes with missionary speakers*
 • 12:00 p.m. – finish • Missionary lunch with Sunday school class/classes**
 
 * Nursery provided for this event
 ** No Nursery for this event

 

 

 Mission Projects Schedule for Saturday, January 29, 2011

Anyone who would like to volunteer for these projects may go to one of the places below. No tools or equipment needed to participate, just bring YOURSELF! Please sign-up for any of these projects at the GIC Wednesday Nights Alive! service, January 26th starting at 6:00 p.m. OR contact Susan Kizziah at susankizziah@gmail.com.

 

Eagles’ Wings  •  Working with clients doing recycling, pottery painting, etc. 
      • Volunteers will check-in at the EWI (Eagles’ Wings Inc.) office. After the “work” session, there will be a social time with refreshments (provided by the volunteers), karaoke,and relationship building between our church members and the clients of EWI.

 

House of Hope  •  Cleaning out several storage buildings, inside cleaning of windows and ceiling fans in all the homes, making ministry packets for a fundraiser, and cleaning chicken pens
      • As with Eagles’ Wings, the volunteers will provide refreshments and will have a time of socialization with the men from House of Hope after the work session.

 

Central Primary School  •  Helping organize their library  
      • There are a few items on a “wish list” that the volunteers may choose to purchase to donate for use in the library. Then after the work session, there will be a time of refreshments and fellowship (Snacks donated by volunteers).

 

Martin Luther King Elementary  •  Helping move books and materials in classrooms 
      • We will need people to help move books and material and pack it in closets. There are storage closets in the gym that need to be cleaned. The stage in the gym also needs to be painted with time permitting. As with the other projects, the volunteers should bring refreshments to share with the student and teacher volunteers after completing the work session. 
 

 

 

 

Thane and Laura Ury joined One Mission Society in 2004, appointed to teach at the United Wesleyan Graduate Institute (UWGI) in Hong Kong. Thane grew up in the Far East, and in the mid-80s, he and Laura pastored at the Chinese United Methodist Church in Chinatown, New York. While in Chinatown, Thane felt the tug to further his education. Thus, when a position opened in the Religion and Philosophy Department at Bethel College, the prospect also arose to begin a doctoral degree. Thane began teaching at Bethel in 1989, starting Ph.D. studies two years later. For 15 years he taught Old and New Testaments, apologetics, philosophy and systematic theology. In 2001, he completed his doctoral thesis, which is now being prepared for publication.
 

Thane holds a bachelor of science degree from Asbury College, an M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Andrew University. In addition to teaching at Bethel, he has taught by adjunct in Asia, Romania, Nigeria and Trinidad. He also has spoken at numerous men’s, church and youth retreats.
 

Laura grew up the child of Salvation Army officers, earned a B.A. in art from Asbury College, has illustrated three published books and has had work published in the War Cry, the official publication of the Salvation Army. She has taught art for many years, both privately and at the Granger Christian and Bethel College art departments. She continues to be involved in women’s and children’s ministries.
 

Dr. Ury teaches theology courses at UWGI, writes books and handles some administrative responsibilities. Laura teaches at International Christian School (ICS). Both are committed to discipling disciple makers and leaders for the Asia of tomorrow. The Urys have four children. Cameron (24) attends Wesley Biblical Seminary; Bethany(21) is an Asbury College junior; Bryce(16) and Lauren(13) both attend ICS in Hong Kong.
 

 

Rev. Al Vom Steeg, Senior International Director International Leadership Institute
 

In 1969 Rev. Vom Steeg became a missionary to Brazil under the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries. He has since served as Senior Pastor of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Fresno, as President and on the Board of Directors for The Mission Society for United Methodists, on the Board of Trustees of Fresno Pacific College. He is also the author of Freedom to Live: A guide to the free and abundant life as revealed through the Ten Commandments.
 

 

  

 

 

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