FPC MISSION NEWS

Shallow Well Program

Marion Medical Mission is searching for volunteers to serve on one of the 2012 Shallow Well teams. You will never look at the world the same after helping and working with the wonderful people of Africa – Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania - by providing clean, sustainable sources of drinking water. Prayerfully consider going yourself and/or identifying and encouraging potential volunteer candidates who you know in your family, church or community. Full details along with the application form are available on the MMM website at http://marionmedical.org. The dates for 2012 willl be set in March.  Team members must commit to approximately 25 days (this includes travel time)Volunteers pay all their own expenses, including airfare, food, lodging and incidentals.  Approximately $3000 to $4000, depending on circumstances.Applications should be submitted as soon as possible.  (The medical exam form may be submitted after preliminary acceptance.) Please pray for MMM, the volunteers and the African communities being served.  Contact if you have additional questions.

Community Partnerships International

 

CPI’s next big project is the construction of a new community center serving Chauffard (where over 23 people from FPC visited on a mission trip in July 2011). The community center will expand an existing primary school, start a secondary school, offer adult literacy programs, capture and purify drinking water, grow the local church and provide a small medical clinic for the community. The cost of the center will be $100,000, but the impact on the community will be immeasurable. There are four ways you can partner with CPI.  Call Kenny Ellis 863-686-7187 for more details.  

Food Pantry

FPC has opened a limited food pantry as of October 2011.  At this time we have 25 food boxes per month for those in our church and community who have a need for supplemental food.   If you have a need, please call Nancy Bertram at 686-7187 x 248, and she will add your name to the list.  We have 25 food boxes  to be distributed from FPC each month to those who need a little help.  Call Nancy at the number above  for more information.

 

International Students Inc. Ministry


We at FPC are looking for people who would like to befriend one of the 100 foreign students who attend Florida Southern College.  Your friendship can make a
world of difference in the life of a student. Many of these men and women are their countries’ brightest and will be tomorrow’s leaders.  The sad fact is that most of them are never invited inside an American home.  You will only need to be a friend to these students.  They have housing at Florida Southern.   Call Nancy Bertram 686-7187 ext.248 if you have an interest, and she can give you more details.    Email:  

The Antioch Partners

  The Antioch Partners is a missionary sending agency which partners with local Presbyterian churches in the US in sending followers of Jesus to participate in God’s mission in the world. Those serving through The Antioch Partners (TAP) have been called by God to long-term, cross-cultural ministry and they are engaged in many aspects of Kingdom work, including: inviting people to follow Jesus, social justice, discipleship, supporting church-planting movements, leadership development and business as mission.

www.theantiochpartners.org