H
arvest Temple Church
of God in Grifg197 n,
Georgia, celebrated its g197 rst
harvest temple
missions conference in January
2009. Events included an
celebrates its first missions
international food fair, a missions
banquet and a parade of nations
followed by a missions service.
Thanks to the efforts of the missions
conference
committee and full support from
the congregation, the conference a missions-minded pastor inspires his
was a success, with an attendance
church to focus on the Great Commission
of over 350 people and $59,251 in
faith promises.
by justin rose
The event began in the heart of Pastor Tommy Rio Colorado,
Powell. In August 2008, he appointed a 21-person Honduras,
missions committee to help cast the vision and completion of
lay out plans for the conference. Each committee the Harvest
member formed a team and took on the various Youth Church
assignments needed to make the event a success. Ministry
As 2009 dawned, Pastor Powell led the entire truck for local
church body into a 21-day fast, prayerfully seeking missions work,
God’s guidance for the missions conference. On and monthly
the day following the fast, over 300 people gathered support of four
har-
for the opening of the event, the Saturday night additional missionaries.
missions banquet. Church families brought in over The church made the commitment for the g197 rst
100 international dishes to share. Sunday of every month to be designated Missions
Special guests included Pastor Aubrey Maye Sunday. There are faith promise updates, news on
of the Azalea Garden Church of God in Virginia Harvest Temple’s short-term missions teams and
Beach, Virginia; Jim Talley, World Missions projects as well as prayer needs for the missionaries
representative; Bill and Jodie Norling, missionaries to around the world. A monthly missions newsletter,
Nicaragua; and Don and Sue Boyer, missionaries to Harvest Mission Line, is also distributed to the
Honduras. church family.
There was a full house for the Sunday morning Carol Johnson, local missions representative for
vest
missions service. The service began with the church’s Harvest Temple, explained the heart and purpose
children g197 ling into the sanctuary, wearing sashes that of the conference, “Our mission was to become a
represented the countries of the world. As they went praying, giving, going body of believers determined
to the platform, Pastor Powell presented each of to reach the unreached of our own city, our nation,
them with a globe bank, challenging them to save for our neighboring nations and on to the ends of the
missions. A parade of nations followed, along with a earth.”
message shared by Pastor Aubrey Maye.
Harvest Temple made a goal of raising $55,000 Thanks to Carol Johnson for providing information from
in faith promises to go to missions; during the which this article was written.
weekend the giving exceeded the goal with $59,251
te
being raised. The mone
m
y is to be sent to three
ple
projects, which include construction of a church in
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