{february 6-10}

first united methodist church tuscaloosa

{global impact celebration}

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mission for {Kids}

first united methodist church tuscaloosa800 Greensboro ave—345-7261 • tuscaloosa, al 35401

event schedule {Gic}

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (GPS Room)Come and learn how the Chastain family is making a difference in the lives of or-phans & street children in the countries of Estonia & Russia. Miki and her children Isabel (6), Jasper (3), & Celia (1) will talk about life as missionaries and why becom-ing involved in ministry at an early age is a wonderful part of growing up.

Friday, February 8, 2013 from 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (GPS Room)After eating with family at the International Banquet come learn about what hap-pens to the Operation Christmas Child Boxes we put together for the children of India! Come see how your efforts impact the lives in God’s Kingdom. We will be joined by Dede Shajan for a night of celebration and a mission project they can use for the children’s ministry when they return to India.

Kairos Prison ministryLee Classroom, 1st FloorLearn how you can be a part of bringing hope & healing to those incarcerated in both men’s & women’s prisons. State Kairos Representative, Teann Yeager will be presenting.

aPPalachia ministry (KentucKy)Room 304, Echols Education CenterCome discover what our National G.O. Team will be working on in the Appalachia region of Kentucky! Dr. Roy Lauter will be presenting how we can make a difference on a national scale.

challenGe farm (Kitale, Kenya)Room 303, Echols Education CenterWe hope to build a new girl’s Dormatory for the young ladies at Challenge Farm Orphanage! Come learn about the Farm and what may lie in store if you make this your future ministry. Amy Farrington, a part-time missionary at Challenge Farm, will be presenting her experiences and hopes for the future there.

hands of christ medical ministry (honduras)Room 305, Echols Education Center Come learn about the work done in rural Honduras by Dr. Ana & John Lamon. We take annual teams to work in many different ways with the people of Honduras. Come learn how you can be a part of this thriving ministry. Dr. Ana & John Lamon will be presenting.

evanGelical ministry for indiaRoom 306, Echols Education CenterCome learn how your church is partnering in India to build a Christian school for the chil-dren of India. If helping build a school building and working with children is in your minis-try plans come hear from Paul & Dede Shajan and learn how you can serve in India.

orPhan/street children ministry (estonia/russia)Room 307, Echols Education CenterCome discover how you can make a difference in the lives of many orphans/ street children in Eastern Europe. Working with Charlie & Miki Chastain. The task are many and vary greatly. If working with this demographic is on your heart come learn how to make it a reality.

united methodist church of chileRoom 302, Echols Education Center We have partnered with many ministries of the Chilean United Methodist Church. To learn what a typical mission trip is about and the many ways you can serve, come hear Rev. Miguel Arenas and Chile Mission team leaders from FUMCT.

{2013}{Wednesday, february 6}4:45 – 6:00 p.m.(Chitwood Hall)* Welcome Dinner for Missionaries & Congregation

6:15 – 7:30 p.m.(Sanctuary)* Opening Celebration Service with Guest Preacher, Rev. Roy Lauter

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.(GPS Room) Children’s Missions Service with Guest Speaker, Miki Chastain(Estonia/Russia)

7:30 – 8:30 p.m.(After Service) Open Displays in Hallways

{thursday, february 7}11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.(Chitwood Hall) Senior Luncheon with Guest Preacher, Rev. Roy Lauter

6:30 – 8:00 p.m.(Chitwood Hall)* Leadership Social for all Missionaries & Church Leaders

{friday, february 8}9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Mission Project with Hope Builders for Missionaries & Volunteers

5:30 – 9:00 p.m.(CAC)* Prayer Labyrinth

6:30 –8:30p.m.(Chitwood Hall)* International Missions Banquet with a Missionary Speakers Forum, Hosted by Joshua Davis & Sam Whitmer, (Make reservations with Jennifer at 345.7261, Ext. 15) Children’s Mission Project to follow Dinner

{saturday, february 9}9:00 – 10:30 a.m.(Chitwood Hall)* Church-wide Breakfast

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Mission Team Interest Meetings with Missionaries

{sunday, february 10}9:00 - 9:50 a.m.* Faith Promise/Life Commitment Service Traditions Worship with Guest Preacher, Rev. Roy Lauter The Bridge Worship with Guest Preacher, Rev. Miguel Arenas

9:50 – 10:45 a.m.* Sunday School Classes with Missionary Speakers(Various Rooms)

11:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.* Faith Promise/Life Commitment Service Traditions Worship with Guest Preacher, Rev. Roy Lauter The Bridge Worship with Guest Preacher, Rev. Miguel Arenas

*Nursery provided.

first united methodist church tuscaloosa800 Greensboro ave—345-7261 • tuscaloosa, al 35401

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Amy went on her first mission trip to Challenge Farm in Kenya right after graduating from high school in October 2008. Since then she has returned to Challenge Farm five times. Currently she is the administrative assistant to Cheri Thompson Neese who is the international director of Challenge Farm. Amy is graduating this spring with a degree in Biblical Studies from Liberty University. She hopes to continue working for Challenge Farm after she graduates living out what she is passionate about- loving others and serving those in need.

challenGe farm, Kitale, Kenyaamy farrinGton

evanGelical ministry for indiamuttathu & dede shaJan

hands of christ medical ministry (honduras)john & anna lamon

Miguel H. Arenas was born in Curanilahue, Chile. He is the oldest son of two Methodist Pastors. He earned a

BS degree in Education and earned English as a second language teaching degree from Concepcion University, Chile. He did his first Theological studies at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Chile. Miguel served for seven years in Uruguay as a missionary of the General Board of Global Ministries of the UMC. He is currently studying at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC for his Master of Divinity degree and is serving as a pastor at Stevens Emmanuel UMC [Latino Ministry] in Harrisburg, PA.

Miguel worked for the Methodist Church in Chile in various national posi-tions, such as national youth president for three years, national coordinator of music and liturgy, editor of the actual Hymnal of the Chilean church. In the ecumenical field, he was the executive secretary of the Student Chris-tian Movement in Chile, and a member of the liturgical network of the Latin American Council of Churches.

As a missionary, he served at Crandon School in Salto, Uruguay as an English teacher of a second language and chaplain of the school. Then he served as a pastor in San Lucas Methodist Church in Paysandú, and Central Methodist Church in Montevideo. He was the founder and coordinator of the “Renacer Methodist Camp”, a national recreational and retreat center of the Methodist Church in Uruguay.

Miguel is actually serving at the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church, as a missionary-pastor in a bilingual Methodist Church, in the Allison Hill neighborhood in Harrisburg, PA. As the poorest area in the city, it has a high percentage of immigrants from diverse countries, making pastoring a multi-ethnic challenge. He splits his time between his pastor-ing duties in Harrisburg, and his studies at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC.

Lauren was a senior in college when she felt God’s call on her life to full time ministry. After graduating from the University of Alabama she moved to Lexington, Kentucky where she served as a semester missionary with the Univer-sity of Kentucky’s Baptist Campus Ministries. It was there that her heart for ministering to young women began to develop. After moving back to Tuscaloosa in May of 2009, God opened a door for Lauren to serve on full-time staff at YFC. She is now the director of our Teen Moms ministry where she works with over 80 young mothers in four high school campuses in the Tuscaloosa area.

Mike and his wife, Laura have served Tuscaloosa Youth For Christ for 18 years. Their role is leadership of 3 fulltime

and 3 part-time ministry staff that reach over 1,700 teenag-ers each year with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.

Through innovative programming and loving relationships Youth For Christ aims to reach un-churched high school and middle school students in the ministries of Campus Life and Teen Moms. The ministry has recently been blessed with a 6,000 sq. ft. Teen Center on McFarland Blvd. Through this new outreach tool the ministry intends to pioneer new programs and reach over 2,000 youth in 2013. Mike and Laura have two grown children, Brittany and Ross.

united methodist church of chilemiguel h. arenas

teen moms, tuscaloosa, allauren lonG cash

youth for christ, tuscaloosa, almike Green

In 1989, Shajan met Jesus Christ and accepted Him as his personal Savior. Shajan was the first person in his remote village to get saved. Soon after his salvation he started to

share his joy with the people in his village, but he was met with only negative responses. People mocked him and separated

themselves from him. In 1992, Shajan went to seminary and got his Bachelors Degree in Theology. In 1993, Shajan started his first church in his own village. With only three believers and much prayer, God started bringing more people to the church. Many of the new believers were called by God for missions so they were given training and sent out to other villages. The continued growth of this ministry led to the formation of EMFI, the Evangelical Mission for India, led by Shajan & Dede.

“The Hands of Christ” is a medical ministry that reaches out to the poor in Honduras. They work in the capital of Tegucigalpa where more than 1,000,000 people call it home. More than 80% are consider poor. They averaged more than 10,000 patients a

year for the six years they have been working in Honduras, and more than 1000 of those

prayed to accept Christ. They usually work 3-4 days a week giving medical care and another day preparing the medicine and supplies. They feel God has placed it on their hearts to build a large women’s clinic. In the beginning, their focus will be pregnant women and their needs with this ex-pansion, as well as other areas as growth continues. They have 8 ½ acres of land on which to build and are plan-ning to start building soon. To read more about their growing ministry, go to www.thehandsofchrist.org.

The Chastains have been serving in Russia and East-ern Europe for more than 10 years. After years of direct service with orphans and street children, their primary call has shifted towards the support of local pastors and Christian workers in ministry. Specifi-cally, Miki is developing a healing prayer ministry and prayer center through which those working in Christian ministry may come to have a retreat from their work and receive rest, renewal, healing and reconciliation to God. Charlie is developing a creative arts ministry that provides an outlet for followers of Christ to express their praises to Him using their own talents, culture, and voices.

aPPalachia ministry (KentucKy)rev. roy lauter

orPhan/street children ministry (estonia/russia)charlie & miki chastain

Rev. Roy Lauter has been Senior Pastor of New Hope Community Church for 41 years and President of New Hope International Ministries. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for World Gospel Mission. Roy is a veteran of 80 plus mission trips to various fields including; Barbados, Bolivia, China, Congo, Dominica, England, Guate-mala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Northern Ireland, Peru, Republic of Ireland, Tanzania, St. Croix, and Uganda. He is married to Sue Lauter, who has an extensive mission ministry of her own. They are currently serving as U.S parents to Catherine, of the Samburu tribe of the desert in northern Kenya.