One of the great things about Fridays is that missionaries have an opportunity to be a part of a class on missions, church planting, and many other great topics. I was able to attend one of these classes for the first time in quite some time. I enjoyed learning more about the Bible and about missions. I was encouraged and challenged to work harder, train more men, and study and teach the Bible. A friend of mine reminded me a few days ago that we are always learning. I am thankful for the opportunities God has given me so that I can continue to grow and put into practice what I am learning.

Last week I posted an article about the Our Generation Summit. The Summit has traditionally been held in Gatlinburg, TN. Last year we moved the Summit to north Atlanta to Lake Lanier Islands. This year we are doing something very special. We are going to have two Summits! Our first will be in North Atlanta on December 28-30, 2017. This will be a very special event. We are also for the first time going to have a Summit in the Northeast United States. The Summit will be held in Boston, Massachusetts on January 04-06, 2018 at the Embassy Suites in Waltham/Boston. We will have missionaries that represent many countries, including Japan, South Africa, Colombia, Ecuador, Burkina Faso, India, Argentina, Turkey, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Morocco. Pastor Austin Gardner will also be there. Pastor Gardner was a missionary in Peru for 20 years and trained many men and saw many churches planted. This is sure to be an incredible event and of course everyone is invited.

Being in Boston, you will have the opportunity to see different historic sights, including a freedom trail and an American church history tour.

You can find out more about the OG Summit – Boston by clicking here. If you live in the greater northeastern area, this is a great opportunity for your youth group, and your singles ministry, and even for your church to be challenged to get the gospel around the world.

I have been discipling a family in the church for some time now. They are faithful and are growing in Jesus. I asked the husband if he would teach a memory verse to the church on a Sunday morning (something we do each service). He agreed, we went over the verse together and he taught the verse to the church last Sunday morning! It was the first time we have had someone else in the church do any type of teaching other than myself. This was a landmark moment in our church! We are very blessed to see God working in our young church like this. Thank you for praying for us!

A year is filled with different events. Some events we all look forward to (like Christmas) while others we may not be as excited about (like pollen season). Today’s post is about one of my favorite events of the year. I am referring to the OG Summit (OG stands for “Our Generation”, meaning we desire to reach the world with the Gospel in Our Generation). I will take this post to talk give an overview of the Summit and will continue with another post about the newest addition to the Summit.

The Summit, an Overview

The Summit is a time when missionaries representing different countries around the world come together and encourage and promote world evangelism. The Summit is held in Northern Atlanta near Lake Lanier (we will also have another Summit coming up in the Northeast, but more on that later). This is all a ministry of Vision Baptist Missions and also includes other missionaries from other boards. It is a 3 day event in the winter. We will have missionaries representing 16 different countries. Each missionary will be preaching and also will be teaching specific sessions on ministry and missions. There are also great things to do around the Summit. During free times, there are fun attractions like snow play zones, speed slides, bubble skating (yes, you can do all of this in the Northern Atlanta area because of the LanierWorld Winter Adventure). There are also many other things to do in the area. Probably the greatest thing about the free time is that attendees will be able to spend time with the missionaries. They are not just “special speakers” who disappear after the sessions and preaching. They are around and want to get to know you in a more relaxed setting.

This year The Summit will not only be in Atlanta, but also in the Northeast. We will be in Boston, MA in January 2018 (more about this special event is coming in another post)! I am especially excited about these two events, because I will have the opportunity to be at them both! I look forward to learning, growing, teaching, and getting to know others all for the goal of promoting world evangelism!