Menomonie Mission 2010 Day 1

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Sunday Day 1 (full day)

Worship at the mall at either 9:00 or 10:30. Some folks went early, some slept in and went late - and some die-hard teens went to both! The worship rocked like a Chris Tomlin concert, and Youth Pastor Andy's message about "Margin & Priorities" really hit a home run.

At noon we all met at the build site for a delicious soup lunch followed by intensive jobsite safety training. Everyone currently has 10 fingers and toes (except big Steve) and we all want to go home with the same number we came with... it was good training!

About 2pm we got down to some serious work. 20+ people packing insulation into every crack, crevice and nook & cranny that could let air or sound pass through was insulated. There was hard work seen, and loud laughter heard throughout the building during the entire project.

There have already been several God-sightings, as He is working in people's lives. for many, this is their first mission, but for others, they are veterans... but for all, this is very important work, knowing that God will use this new building to advance His kingdom, so that Many will come to know Him.

Menomonie Mission 2010 Day -0-

ARRIVAL DAY

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Arrival day has finally (well) ARRIVED!! YAY!

Twenty two of the team members arrived right on time today, after a noon departure from Faith. The trip was safe for all, with a little excitement and boredom thrown in just because it is a three hour drive.

The members were met by Pastor Remy and all the host families. The host families took the team members back to get freshened up and situated before a trip to the building site. Once at the building site, the team was greeted with a dinner party with people who have been volunteering from CedarBrook. It was a lot of fun, and there were a lot of great conversations going on between the two teams.

We had an incredible dinner, cooked by incredible church ladies!, then we had a prayer walk tour of the the new church, followed by a jamming worship session by Tevis West, CedarBrook's worship leader.

Our resident missionary host, Dave Johnson, taught us a little about CedarBrook's core values... They are REAL!!


R~Relationships
E~Excellence
A~Acceptance
L~Life Changing
L~Laughter

Then Dave & Mark, lead them in a rousing round of "We love Jesus, yes we do, We love Jesus - How about You?" I believe Dave's side won, heheh!!

Next thing you know, it was 8:00pm, and since we all needed to push our clocks ahead, it was really time to turn in - because tomorrow promises to be a pretty long day! (Church, church-lady lunch, 4 hours of work, youth group, small groups, and of course dinner and rest & relaxing with our host families.

This is awesome!

For the Team, Mark

Menomonie Mission : Day -1 till arrival!

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Friday, March 12 - 2010
One day until the Woodruff Team arrives in Menomonie! WooHooo!~

I have no fresh photos from today because we were working so hard preparing for all of the team to arrive tomorrow afternoon. We must have climbed up & down the scaffolding 100 times each ~ I wish you were here today!

Prepare! Gird yourselves for action! and pray to see God in all he is doing around you!

Until tomorrow,
Mark~ For the team

Menomonie Mission 2010 Day -2

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Two days until the team arrives in Menomonie!! Today the rain is falling, the fog is thick,,, but the snow is melting ~ and that's a good thing!

This morning Mark Jensen will drive over to the Menomonie job site to meet with Dave Johnson for the next two days, making final preparations until the team arrives Saturday afternoon.

There have recently been some very real Spiritual attacks coming down upon the mission team. Spiritual Attacks are 'normal' for teams getting ready to go out and be used mightily by God. You are God's ambassadors, and satan & evil do not like that! Our enemy will work to lower our spirit of excitement and throw a virtual bucket of water on your 'Fire'!



Take heart! God has given us Armor to protect against evil. Read Ephesians 6:10-18. In light of what you are preparing to do in God's kingdom, these verses may have new meaning now.

Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Take that to heart, study it, pray over it, sleep on it. I'll talk with you tomorrow...

For the team ~ Mark

Menomonie Mission 2010 Day -3

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Today is Wednesday, three days before we depart for Menomonie, WI to help our good friends at Cedar Brook build their church. Preparations are underway on both ends, the 'senders' are sending, the 'goers' are preparing to GO, and the receivers are ready to receive nearly 30 people of Faith in Woodruff, WI.



This is going to be an awesome experience for everyone. Keep your eyes open for "God sightings" in all that you do. Pray without ceasing for God to use you in a mighty way.

And mostly, pray that God be glorified in all we do, because HE is God, we are His servants, and we do this all so that others may draw near to Him and get to know His saving grace.

Do I hear an Amen?

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They have TONS of great construction pictures!!

For the team, Mark