25 ladies from Lafayette, Indiana returned from Calcutta, India this past week with a lot of amazing stories of what God did during their 12 day trip to a place 8000 miles away that seems like another world from the midwest. Watch the video below to check out some of their amazing stories and keep your eyes open for more … Read More
CHRISTMAS OFFERING 2013
On Sunday, December 15th, we’re inviting everyone connected to First Assembly Community Ministries to participate in our annual Christmas Offering. This is the time of year where we put feet to our faith – where we show our community the love of Jesus. The idea here is that as we buy gifts like Lego Minifigures for other people, we want our largest, most … Read More
A Second Interview of Bonnie Long on Human Trafficking
On Sunday, March 10, 2013, we had two opportunities to hear from Bonnie Long, daughter of storied Assemblies of God missionaries to Calcutta, India. She shed more light on one of the projects we are focused on in our Easter Offering on Sunday, March 31, 2013. “Hope House” is opening with an eye on freeing children from the insidious cycle … Read More
Human Trafficking Interview with Bonnie Long
On Sunday, March 10, 2013, we had the opportunity to hear from Bonnie Long, daughter of storied Assemblies of God missionaries to Calcutta, India. She shed more light on one of the projects we are focused on in our Easter Offering on Sunday, March 31, 2013. “Hope House” is opening with an eye on freeing children from the insidious cycle … Read More
Some Pics from this Trip
This is the church building we planted a church in Hilversum called Thousand Hills International Church, The Netherlands in 2005-2007! The government actually paid for the new steeple seen here. The congregation will start on the roof next! We were able to make a stopover and see some things in Holland on the way! Sebastiaan van Wessem (left), is pictured … Read More
My Second Day in Calcutta
I found myself with my group heading to a tributary of the Ganges River. It was about 8 in the morning, but I saw a few dozen men in the water bathing in what appeared to be long skirts. Beyond getting clean, they would scoop handfuls of water and pour it over their heads, in a fashion similar to the … Read More
My First Glimpses of Kolkata
I just returned from a six day trip to India to the city of Calcutta, now called Kolkata. What follows here are some initial impressions. While there, I spent time with Calcutta Mercy Ministries. You can learn more about them by looking at this link. I look forward to blogging a bit more in the coming days about the things … Read More