Church family,
Our 2015 missions conference has come to an end. As I was reflecting on it this morning, I find it interesting how all the details worked out, despite the the cancellation of one of our main speakers due to illness, and moving the conference one week later. The change in date allowed Torli Crua to extend his stay in Liberia a few days, and allowed us to hear a challenging Sunday morning message from Andy Spohrer of WorldVenture. We were worried that the "Fisherman's Festival" in town might have diminished our attendance, but overall I think the turnout was better than we could have hoped for! It was also great to meet Joel Furrow of the Root Cellar in Lewiston, who shared about the ministry among the largely immigrant community in his Lewiston neighborhood. The concert and update from Fay Murphy was an excellent start to the conference on Friday night.
One reminder that Andy gave us on Sunday was to be prayerfully considering how we can reach out to the massive influx of summer visitors and seasonal workers that drive past our front door as they visit the region. Missions starts at home. Our mission includes being a witnesses to the people we meet and rub shoulders with in our day to day lives. Besides the year round residents, we do have workers that come into the area from around the world. Will they hear the gospel while they are here?
I hope we were all challenged about ministry, and about our part in God's mission, starting in Boothbay, to Portland, Lewiston, and Boston, and to the ends of the earth!
your brother and co-worker,
Pastor Steve
P.S. Your comments and reflections on the conference or on our mission in general are invited in the comments section below.
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