This Week at Mt. Olive

Good morning, fellow redeemed!

Last night we had a great discussion about mission in the Church Council meeting, but it isn't what many would think. We didn't talk about being missional or evangelism projects or anything like that.

Instead, we talked about the mission of the Church that's being carried out in...Africa.

In Africa, there is a hunger for the Word of God. A few weeks ago, I was blessed to hear Pastor James May of Lutherans in Africa speak about the work he and the organization he serves do in Africa. Spanning through twenty countries, Lutherans in Africa takes the basics of Christian doctrine (the Catechism, the Bible, the Hymnal) to teach and train native pastors and evangelists.

Wouldn't it be great to be part of something like that? Wouldn't it be a blessing for us here at Mt. Olive to participate in such a great mission?

We will! Here's how. According to Pastor May, the cost to attend a teaching seminar in Africa is about $150. That's travel, materials, etc. Notice, I'm not asking for door offerings or anything like that. I'm asking for three quarters.

A soda from the machine in our Fellowship Hall costs seventy-five cents ($ .75), or three quarters. For the next several weeks, I'm going to provide a "Skip a Soda" bottle in the sanctuary. I'm not asking for door offerings or anything like that. I'm asking for three quarters. Drop three quarters into the bottle each week. Let's try this for a month and see how long it takes us to sponsor one person. When this goes well, and I believe it will, I'll leave it out for another month. Three quarters - by my calculations, that's 200 sodas.

Skip a Soda - bring three quarters (or as many as you like, for that matter). Let's be part of this great endeavor in Africa!

Here is Lutherans in Africa's website: lutheransinafrica.com. Search for them on Facebook.

Here's a video that might interest you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGW6d7JUWlQ

Finally, please pray for Lutherans in Africa as they proclaim the Gospel of Christ.

God bless!

Pastor Kevin Jennings