Parkview-RELEASED

The goal of a disciple of Jesus is to “go into the world” in one way or another. We call that “releasing” at Parkview. Our Mission statement is to REACH, RAISE, AND RELEASE.  (It’s kind of like “catch and release” in fishing only better). Jesus told us to:

“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 

So we call it Reaching the world, and Raising them (making disciples), and then Releasing them to go reach the world and start over again.

As summer is upon us we have a lot of reaching going on.  For instance, on Saturday morning we will have Parkview groups leaving from both O’Hare and Midway airports - one group to work at a deaf camp in Jamaica and another to do work in Vida Nueva, Mexico.  Both groups include families going together – which I love – and one includes my neighbors and small group host.

We also have a group of Senior High kids going to Manhattan, New York to do light construction and 60 of our Junior High kids heading to Tennessee to do a variety of light construction with Know Sweat.

We have teens going to the Czech Republic, and as a matter of fact there is a Czech girl at my house as we speak who came to visit her friends from Parkview whom she met over the last couple of years.  She brought good chocolate. J

And there’s a group of five going to Taiwan to lead a Sports and English Camp.

Plus we have individuals like Heather Crumb who is off to West Sussex, England to a Disciple Training School.

I will also be at the airport on Saturday morning to drop off my daughter, Lauren and her boyfriend, Tommy (who leads worship here sometimes).  Tommy is going off to Virginia Beach to do evangelism stuff with Campus Crusade.  And Lauren is off to Guatemala for the summer to work in an orphanage with three other students from Wheaton. 

I guess every once in a while we should step back and say, “Hey – this Parkview thing is working!”  There are more and more people stepping out and being released into the world from this ministry here at 11100 Orland Parkway.  It’s a small percentage that actually cross borders into other lands, but a large percentage who are released into the areas all around us. You – namely – if you are a part of Parkview.  I RELEASE THEE – go find some way to do ministry, make a disciple, do something.  It’s not brain surgery.

Anyway – I also want to ask for your prayers. There was a hurricane in Guatemala and there are sinkholes 300 feet deep. There is instability in Mexico and Jamaica.  We need to lift each of these groups or individuals up in prayer as they go from here. Please pray for them this summer.

And if I missed someone on this list, who is going out, let me know.  I will add them next week and we’ll keep the prayers going.  I know Lauren is going to try to blog, so I’ll attach any of those reports too.

And we will have a link for reports on all of it as the summer progresses.

It’s going to be awesome to see what God has in store!

Be praying for them – and don’t miss the next two weeks at church.  They are all issues of great importance to me and the Kingdom.  And then it’s Father Day and all the craziness – plus Mosaic will be here to lead worship.  Summer rocks.

Tim

P.S.- If you’d like to learn about upcoming trips, attend the Mission Trip Information Meeting on Saturday, June 12 from 4 to 5 pm in the Lower Level 1 meeting room.  You’ll learn about trips to Kenya, Costa Rica, and Brazil.

 

Comments

[Karen Heiting]

Hi Tim,

Would you please add Elise to the list for prayers? She is spending the summer in the Appalachian Mountains doing home repair projects.

Thank you & God bless you and your family.

Karen Heiting