Missions
Mike Watson heard the call to minister to Jamaica after a vacation on the beautiful island in 2002. In August of 2006, Mike and Alice uprooted from their Portland, Oregon home and landscape business to fulfill the call they had received to minister to the people of that beautiful land. Their mission was to let Jamaica know that Jesus is in love with the people there and to encourage the people to open their hearts to the love of Jesus! They take strength in knowing that they were sent by The King to serve and minister to His children in that region.and to let them know that the Spirit of the Lord is upon Jamaica, for healing and to set the captives free.
The Watsons can be reached through their U.S. address at P.O. Box 17306, Portland, OR 97217.
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In April, 1977, Pastor Gracias Savain and Brother Joseph Eliazard invited Sister Liz Proctor to Nan Colo for a wedding. The wedding was held in a dilapidated, mud hut church building.
She could not help but notice the bright-eyed and smiling-faced children in the churchyard. It was as if her presence brought hope to a physically and spiritually despaired community – a community that was poor, illiterate, undernourished and untouched. Liz asked, “Where is their school?” The reply was, “They don’t have a school.” At that very moment, Sister Proctor envisioned the Community Training Center.
Sister Liz recalls, “On September 24, 1978, I was still overwhelmed by the vision. I was staying in Nan Colo, living with the people in their homes and sharing their lifestyle. I had a vision of what God could do in Nan Colo and committed myself to seeing the vision materialize.”
Role in the Rural Community
Haiti Evangelism and Education Ministry sees itself as part of the positive change in the community. A basic level education is offered to a population previously hindered by social and economical realities. The ministry offers the spiritual dynamics that are fundamental to lasting social change.
Today the Community Training Center at Nan Colo consists of eight buildings that include: a church, eight classrooms, a kitchen, two offices, a mission house (A new house is currently under construction), teacher’s dormitory, sewing center, outdoor toilets, and two storage rooms.
The School and Sewing Center provides regular jobs for nine teachers; two administration persons; six kitchen workers; three janitors; two yard persons; one monitor; one aide for preschoolers; one person to transport monthly food and other supplies; six to twelve occasional workers for transporting large food and other supplies; one person for the mission house; and an occasional repair person.
This employment raises the economic level of the whole community while it prepares young people for higher education and better jobs than would otherwise be possible.
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Lisa is one of the missionaries to whom NECF extends prayerful and financial support.
In 1978, Lisa discovered her missionary call after a memorable summer in Bolivia, whee she was part of a team of students assigned by South America Mission of Florida, to evangelize and help set up foundational work for church planting in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and in surrounding rural towns.
A graduate of Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California with a Master of Arts degree in Christian Education and a minor in Pastoral Counseling, she joined One Challenge (OC International, Inc.) and has been serving the Lord in Sao Paulo, Brazil since 1984.
Ministry Focus to Train National Leaders
Lisa Began her ministry with the youth, discipling and training how to disciple the youth as part of a regional youth council for 14 years. She taught at a Bible institute for 7 years and has written and published books in the Portuguese language on evangelism and discipleship, sexual abstinence and a devotional guide. Responding to a need for leadership training and mobilization, Lisa has taught seminars for Church leaders all over Brazil on evangelism and discipleship, cross-cultural missions, worship and other subjects. She has held various leadership positions on a national church level and was ordained in 1991 by one of the major Brazilian denominations. Since 2002, Ms. Groves has ministered in two Catholic rural communities of African descendants of slaves called quilombos. She has build bridges with these communities through periodic medical team assistance, food, clothing and her friendship. Her aim is to both, help the communities to increas their quality of life and to challenge the Church to outreach in these generally unreached communities.
Independent Missionary Status and Partnership
Beginning in 2009, Lisa has become an independent missionary, with her own ministry called Growing Faith Global Ministries, and depends on donations from any who wish to partner with her. If you would like to be a prayer or financial-giving partner, feel free to contact the church office for her personal contact information. You may also write and send donations for Lisa to: Latter Rain Ministries-Mission of Compassion, Inc., Lisa Groves, P. O. Box 471255, Tulsa, OK 74147.
Intercultural Workers
In 1992, Rita followed the Lord by venturing out with 5 months missions training by YWAM.
The training included 3 months of partnering with Russian Christians and sharing the Gospel in Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) formerly Russia. Since that time she has been involved in mobilization and training of young adults from different nations. She has lead and continues to lead teams to Asia and Africa. Presently, Rita is in Kona Hawaii with the University of the Nations. (uofn.edu)
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