M-FUGE Week One - PCY

Jenny Miller
Paint, Construction & Yardwork
MFUGE Volunteer
First Baptist Church Lawton, OK
Age 19

This week I have experienced God’s blessings by being able to help with the needs of Mission First in Jackson, Mississippi. Before I came to Mississippi, I knew that God would give me an amazing experience, but what I didn’t realize was just how amazing that experience would be. Within one day of working with Mission First, I met people who were lost, alone, and all they needed was God’s love. I truly believe that God is working miracles in this place. Mission First is sharing God’s love, the Word and meeting the needs of the Jackson community. I was heartbroken when I saw and met the people who were living in the community, but at Mission First whenever I saw a young child running with the biggest smile on their face, God gave me a sense of relief and peace. I know that God’s power is great here and His mighty hand is at work. I am so thankful He gave me this opportunity to help Mission First. I will never forget the people I met here. They have truly dedicated their lives to serving God and have impacted my life as well.

M-FUGE Week One - OASIS

Shaw Savage
OASIS - MFUGE Volunteer
Ingleside Baptist Church; Macon, GA
Age 16

My experience at Mission First was awesome! I had a great time connecting with the children because a lot of them came from the same background I did. We had a blast playing games and doing recreation them. We played chase, kick ball and did so many other things. We also did bible study together. It was awesome how these kids, who have faced so much adversity, had such a huge faith in God. They literally just soaked up the Bible stories we told. It was awesome because after one story they were all screaming for us to tell them another, and I could tell that God was working in these hearts of these children.

When it was time to go, they all jumped on me, hugged me and asked me not to leave. When returned the next day, they jumped in our arms and hugged us again and again. It was so amazing to see how God can work even it the worst situations and move people to Him. I cant wait to see what these children will become in the future because I have no doubt in my mind that they will be the best that they can be.

M-FUGE Week One - Sports & Adolescent

Wyatt Wales
Sports & Adolescent M-FUGE Volunteer
Walker Baptist Church
Age 12

This week I have learned much about God and what he wants for us. Forgiveness, clean hearts and a love for him are a few of these things. The staff at M-Fuge has been awesome. I am in the games and recreation group. This is why I am playing games with the kids at Mission First. Mission First has been awesome to us. I’ve really learned about the kids and their lives. We have played dodgeball, knockout, on the bank and in the river, flags, re-lay, volleyball, trees and so much more! I definitely wont forget the kids that I have played with at Mission First forever.

FBC Brandon Middle School

Buster Leach
Middle School Minister
FBC Brandon, MS

The work that God is doing through Mission First has been such a blessing to our students and to me as well. During our three days at Mission First God kept bringing to mind the familiar story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10. The Samaritan loved wholly and completely, without regard for cleanliness, comfort, or anything in return…And we as believers are called to show mercy to our neighbors in the same way. There is something authentic and beautiful about the ministry of Mission First. Mission First serves the community in so many different ways…ministering to the total person, just like the Samaritan. What a priceless gift I was given to watch our students connect with the idea of ministering mercy to our brothers and sisters in need! Whether our students were clearing a fence line, or knocking mortar of bricks, or cleaning out debris from a shopping center…they were doing the work of the Kingdom! Though I live only a few miles from Jackson, I was unaware of all that is going on in the city. Praise God he is doing a work in downtown Jackson!!! I am excited about the chance for our students to continue doing local missions through the mobilization of Mission First. I can only pray that God will continue to move through Mission First and that more people will be helped with physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. We indeed are called to mercy…to minister to those who have fallen on the Jericho Road.

If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? (1 John 3:17)

Chi Alpha Rocks Mission First

Pinelake Church's high school choir, Chi Alpha, spent Friday and Saturday (May 30-31) with us in downtown Jackson. They, along with a number of downtown area churches, worked on the ministry campus and in the community during Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon, the choirs presented a concert for the residents of the West Park community. 

Click here for more information on the 2008 Chi Alpha Tour.