Friday, June 26, 2009

Triple M Student Ministry: Serving the one and only

Hayden Mosley
McGregor Baptist Church
Fort Myers, Florida

This week at Mission First has been absolutely awesome! God really opened my eyes to see that even though I am just a middle school student, I can still help and even impact people, towns or states for Him. This week, I felt that God gave me the strength to go out of my comfort zone and do amazing things for Him. Before this mission trip with my church, I was a Christian, but I was just floating along. I was not doing anything to help those that did not know Him. I was just going through the motions.

When my mom talked to me about signing up for the trip on the last day of sign-up, I said, "Sure, I'll go." I had mixed feelings about it until we went to Gateway Rescue Mission in Jackson. When I was there, I felt so blessed. I also felt that I needed to do more to serve my awesome God. So on Wednesday we were singing worship to God, His Holy Spirit touched my heart and gave me the strength to tell other people about Him. I am so glad that I came to Mission First with my church. I would like to thank Mission First, Steven and Kristi Anderson, Dwayne Ziegler, my mom, dad, brothers, sisters and Ryan. Thank you for leading me in the right direction.

Monday, June 22, 2009

The Safari goes bowling!



Paradise Lanes in Jackson welcomed elephants, giraffes, snakes and other creatures today when the OASIS Educational Program went bowling. The 40+ children, divided into different animal groups, found a little piece of paradise as their classes competed in striking out the competition. The stop at Paradise Lanes is just one of the locations on the itinerary for OASIS Summer Safari taking place this summer at Mission First.