International Missions
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8
For Living Hope "the ends of the earth" means we go to all parts of the world. That means we are responsible for taking the Good News of Jesus to countries throughout the world that have never heard it. Read below to find out more about how Living Hope Gives to Others internationally.
Projected Trips for 2008
Starting this year, mission opportunities will have a classification system to help you understand the trips needs. Hopefully this classification will make your trip selection easier.
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Level 2 (L2) – These trips are for the intermediate missionary. They will require more ministerial needs (evangelism, teaching, preaching, and/or singing) or specific job needs.
West Africa [ L3 ] (December 27, 2007 – January 5) Trip completed. This team worked with Mark and Parker Phillips and ministered to the Songhai people group. This team lead a Vacation Bible School for children, prayer walked, and shared their faith with Songhai adults.
Honduras [ L2 ] (March 9 – 16) Trip full. This team will be working with BMDMI (Baptist Medical Dental Ministries International). The team will set up a medical and dental clinic in a Honduran village. They will also provide revival services and a children’s program.
Costa Rica [ L1 ] (April 5- 12) Sign up deadline: Feb. 24. Members $900; non-members $1,300. This team will be working with Project Abraham. This ministry provides care for orphans of San Jose, Costa Rica. This group will be doing various construction projects for Project Abraham.
Japan [ L2 ] (May 30 – June 7) Sign up deadline: Feb. 15. Members $1500; non-members $1,900. This team will be working with Southern Baptist Missionaries in Tokyo. They will be doing street evangelism and prayer walking.
West Africa [ L3 ] (August 21-30) Sign up deadline: Feb. 11. Members $1,700; non-members $2,100. This team will be working with Mark and Parker Phillips as they minister with the Songhai people group. This team will be leading a Vacation Bible School for children, prayer walking, and sharing their faith with Songhai adults.
Scotland [ L2 ] (October 3-11) Sign up deadline: July 15. Members $800; non-members $1,200. This team will be working with Calderwood Baptist Church to evangelize East Kilbride, Scotland. This is a High School only trip (sophomore – senior).
Interest meeting: Wednesday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m.
South Asia [ L3 ] (October 3-11) Sign up deadline: July 15. Members $1,700; non-members $2,100. This team will work with Southern Baptist Missionaries. This team will hike into the mountains of northern India to share the Gospel.
East Asia [ L2 ] (Winter Break 2008-09) Sign up deadline: TBA. Cost $2,100. This team will be working with Southern Baptist Missionaries. They will be leading conversational English classes on a university campus, prayer walking, and personal evangelism. This is a college only team.
Places of Service and Support
International Mission Board
As a Southern Baptist Church, we take great pride in joining SBC missionaries on the field with the International Mission Board (IMB). The IMB is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest evangelical denomination, claiming more than 40,000 churches with nearly 16 million members. The board's main objective is presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ in order to lead individuals to saving faith in Him and result in church-planting movements among all the peoples of the world.
Areas of Connection with Living Hope Baptist Church and the IMB:
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Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (CESA)
There are 901 distinct people groups in the Central Eastern Southern Africa region. Some of the groups include millions of people spread out through several countries. Other groups number less than a hundred and are located in isolated places. The missionaries to Africa are committed to ensuring that each people group has the opportunity to become a disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ.
http://cesa.imb.org/
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East Asia
China has 170 cities with populations over 1 million. The US has 9. There are more than 435 ethnic minority groups in China. Of the 435 people groups, less than 70 have an evangelical population greater than 2%. China has one birth every 1.5 seconds. Each year, more people are born in China than the entire population of Texas. This year, 7.4 million people will die without Christ. That's almost the entire population of New York City.
http://easia.imb.org/
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Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim region is home to 3,000 people groups, and over 800 million people. The Pacific Rim region includes the countries of Korea, Japan, all the countries of Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the nations of the South Pacific. The diversity in languages and cultures makes sharing the gospel a challenging task. Our strategic priority is to engage the 350 unreached people groups of 100,000 or more population with the gospel. These peoples represent almost two-thirds of Pacific Rim’s population. Currently Southern Baptists are working among 200 of these people groups. However, that still leaves 150 large people groups with little witness among them.
http://www.go2pacrim.org/
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South Asia
From the mighty Himalayas to the Ganges River to exotic tropical islands...from urban sprawl to remote villages...from mountain-top kingdoms to ancient civilizations...from majestic temples to lowly shacks...from Buddhist monks to rickshaw drivers -- South Asia has it all. There are over a billion people from all walks of life in South Asia -- Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and tribal peoples -- who don't know the One True God. There are more than 800 million Hindus in India, nearly three times the entire population of the United States. The seven countries of South Asia are home to about one out of five people in the world. Most have never heard the Gospel even once! More Muslims live in South Asia than in the entire Middle East, yet they account for less than 15 percent of the total population. The Unengaged Unreached People Groups in South Asia have a population of over 400 million people. That's larger than the USA population and the populations of many parts of the world.
http://www.go2southasia.org/
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West Africa
The IMB missionaries of West Africa are called to participate with God, individually, corporately, and as facilitators of others, in evangelizing the peoples of West Africa, in discipling them in the Word, and in planting CPM-oriented Baptist churches. More than 300 people groups in West Africa are considered unreached and unengaged. Among these people, little or no evangelism and church planting activity is being done by any Christian organization. Many of West Africa's unengaged peoples have populations of less than 100,000, and it is unlikely that full-time missionaries will ever live among them. About 40 West African people groups have IMB missionaries working among them. They are considered unreached people groups because less than 2% of the population is Christian. However, we also consider them engaged people groups because, although there are few or no believers, there is a missionary team dedicated to starting a church planting movement among that people group.
http://www.gowestafrica.org
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Independent Mission Agencies
Living Hope Baptist Church works with other mission agencies that are not affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. These are great organizations that meet many needs of the people in various areas of the world.
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Abraham Project
Project Abraham is a Christian based, multi-national effort uniting individuals, families, churches, and communities to reach out to children and youth trapped in a life of poverty and abuse in Costa Rica. They are helping young people break out of these destructive cycles and imparting the love, confidence, and security of Christ.
http://www.abrahamproject.org/
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Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International
Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International is a Christian, non-profit organization that spreads the gospel of Jesus Christ and serves the poor of Central America. BMDMI provide avenues for volunteer teams to minister to the needs of impoverished villagers living in remote areas of Honduras and Nicaragua through medical and dental clinics.
http://www.bmdmi.org
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