It's been another wonderful experience of youth camp at Verino this year. Campers and staff working together to achieve a common goal, eternal life. With the different activities incorporated as we learn God's way of life. And this years' theme " Living God's Way Today," was well connected in the many activities that were put in place.
I have asked some of our members in Hong Kong to give me their first-hand impressions of what's going on in Hong Kong during this time of protests being broadcast to the world. Is it safe to travel to Hong Kong. What about the Feast of Tabernacles? Read reports from Jimmy Wong, Terry Franke, assistant senior pastor living in Alaska and Mary Ong.
From Chuck Smith, Senior Pastor for the Caribbean --
I wanted to give you an update on God's Work in the country of Guyana. The third world country of of Guyana is sandwiched between Venezuela and Suriname north and south and Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean east to west. This English speaking country gained it's independence from Spain in 1966 and has a population of 786,000 people.
The Lusaka Zambia women enrichment weekend was held at our church property in Verino Chongwe. It was sponsored by South West Missouri women who tirelessly raised and provided funds to help this event in zambia which was held on 3rd July to 7th July, 2019. The funding was done through Debbie McNeely who was in Zambia and saw the situation that women could not hold the event without a helping hand.
Women's Enrichment programs were held in three areas of Zambia during the first week of July 2019. We have received our first report from the one held in Isoka in northeast Zambia.
Bridgette Beam, daughter of Rex and Patty Sexton is featured in this Spotlight Alumni Award video from Orfalea College of Business. It features her work at Google. I had previously posted about Bridgette about an article featuring her standing up for her faith during high school days. Inspiring story!!
