Vacation Bible School at Wings of Faith was a huge success! Over one hundred volunteers stepped up to work in various capacities such as Station Leaders, Crew Leaders, Registration, Music, Drama, Games, Snacks, Crafts, Security and being “runners.” We salute you all! The average attendance each night was right at 200 children (150 elementary aged and 50 preschoolers). We ministered to over 250 children in total and witnessed more than 100 raise their hands as a sign that they wanted to accept Jesus as their Savior. To God be the glory!!

• July 11-14, 2012

Now we turn our attention to the Vacation Bible School program at Gloryhill Cowboy Church in Valdosta, GA. Our team will consist of eight persons from Wings of Faith, some of whom were participants in the Gloryhill VBS last year when we introduced the GCC to “VBS Wings-style.” This year GCC is taking the lead and our team is coming alongside to assist them.

It is truly exciting to see something you have helped bring into being take on a life of its own. Please pray with us that the lives of the children in Valdosta will be impacted by this program, too.

• September 28-30, 2012

The last weekend in September will mark the 18th year since the inception of the Wings of Faith World Missions Program. We are excited to have as our keynote speaker, Dr. Samuel Chand, former president and chancellor of Beulah Heights University, Atlanta, GA and currently a board member of EQUIP, John Maxwell’s ministry to develop leaders. Being raised in a pastor’s home in India and his life experiences have given Dr. Chand a unique perspective on ministry around the globe. We are blessed to have him speak into our lives this year.

Also ministering in the conference we are blessed to have Pastor Richard Derrick Notice as the Friday evening speaker. Pastor Notice is a Jamaica national with a thriving ministry in the Orlando area. Dr. Chand and Pastor Notice, along with several of our missionaries will bring us a truly multi-cultural experience. Don’t miss it. Mark your calendars now: September 28 – 30, 2012!

• August 6-11, 2012
• Cost: $2,000

Please be in prayer for our team going to Guatemala in August. The airline tickets are being purchased next week and the discipleship program for the team will begin shortly. There are 19 persons who will be making this journey. We are anticipating a great time working with Joshua and Jessica Hanson, ministering to the 50 children of Casa Shalom orphanage and painting and working on the buildings.

The children’s ministry will take the form of a Vacation Bible School program in the morning for the elementary aged children, “love on” the infants in the afternoons and interact with the teens in the evening after they return from school.

The construction will consist of painting the interior of the “baby” house and adding “faux brick” to the outside of the building. We have been told that the climate there necessitates “annual” repainting of the buildings. This modification to the exterior will help minimize the need for future exterior maintenance.

Diane and I could use your help. For the two of us the trip will be $2,000.00. Would you consider helping to meet this need, enabling us to show His love to some of the orphaned children in Guatemala. Thank You!

• November 8-15, 2012
• Cost: $1,350

It is uncertain at this time what particular project the team will do, but as an example, the past two years we have helped various orphanages with repairs and improvements needed on their compounds. We have been in contact with the ministry we assisted before and also with a US church which operates a ministry in a different area of the country to see if there is a need for us to work at their facility.

There is space available on this team for people who would like to come alongside those ministering in this country struck by the earthquake in January 2010.

• December 4-11, 2012
• Cost: $2,100

Since 1992 Diane has made annual trips to the Transylvania region of Romania, sharing the love of Jesus at Christmastime to young and old. You can be a part of this outpouring of God’s love. You will visit and minister in “off the beaten path” villages, children’s homes, a daycare center for handicapped adults, and share in a Sunday service with a Romanian congregation. God’s love will be dispensed “physically” through the distribution of staple foods, fruit, hygiene items, and toys for the kids. Contact us about experiencing Christmas In Romania.