Mosaic Students Blog

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Portland Update 1

Hey guys,
Incredible first day. Travel went smoothly (well kinda. we had a bit of a bumpy flight). Upon landing in Portland, we took a train and then a bus downtown before meeting up with the bread & wine team at the Urban Grind, a really cool coffee house in NE Portland. We heard a little bit about the church and then started "the Story of God," a narrative that presents the story of the entire Bible. We did a quick cleanup of the Urban Grind and then headed off to our hosthomes. Good first day. Excited to see how God will grow us and encourage the church here.

blessins,
nick and team

Memphis Update 2

What a great day! This morning the team spent some time cleaning the gym to help out MAM. After lunch, we split into 2 groups. One group went to another gym and the other group stayed at the Grizz gym. We had a great time playing with the kids and building relationships. Some of our students had an opportunity to share their story that they worked on last night with the kids. They all did such a great job! Looking forward to seeing some of the same kids tomorrow to continue to develop relationships and love on them.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Guatemala Update 1

Mosaic friends and family
we made it to guatemala! it was a pretty uneventful day of travel, which is absolutely wonderful news. we just pulled in to the hotel and can smell the guatemalan pizza as it is being delivered shortly. There are 2 guy rooms and 2 girl girls with our students split up between them. pray for chip jackson tonight as he has to sleep with reid schatzman and jason holmstrom [just kidding...mostly]. we will be waking up early tomorrow morning, loading the van, and driving up to the villages near santa cruz. pray for safe travel as we go. we will get to our village around 1, then spend till 5 in our first village working alongside hugo and sussannah and loving on kids. then tomorrow night will be our first team study together in Daniel 1, reading our book Radical, and starting to talk about spiritual gifts [throughout the week we will be looking at spiritual gifts, the last night we will be taking a spiritual gift test]. We would love you to join us in prayer and study this week as we read Daniel 1 through 6 [1 chapter a night]. we love you all! i will email again thursday when we return to the city

blessings
matt, martha, and an enthusiastic team

Memphis Update 1

Arrived safely.
Great night of helping the students write their "story" in preparation of their week to have opportunities to share with the kids they come into contact with. With the partnership with Memphis Athletic Ministries, it is exciting to see the continuation in the advancement of the gospel. Incredible group of students and leaders. Going to be a great week!

-memphis

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Portland Prayer Requests

Leaders:
Nick and Kassie Roland
Sydney Jackson
Collin Jackson
Nic and Megan Taylor
Christa Adams

Students:
Sami Belford, Bethany Biodolillo, Hunter Brown, Cydney Fletcher, Cori Fougerousse, Brittany Goddard, Carter Harlan, Nicholas Mulcahy, Dylan Parker, Stephani Parker, Kelli Toomer

Prayer Requests:

1) As always, safety in travel and getting around a big city.
2) That students will gain a bigger vision of God's church and what He's doing beyond NWA.
3) For a heart for lost people to be birth or fed in our students.
4) For a practical vision for how to engage a lost community with the gospel.
5) For bridges to be built that allow the gospel to reach lost people in Portland.
6) For the people and leadership of Bread & Wine to be encouraged by fellowship.
7) That a city will meet a Person.
8) Whatever else the Holy Spirit desires to do.
9) The glory of God and the joy of His people.

Memphis Prayer Requests

Leaders:
Jarrett & Chanika McLelland, Kelsey Ray, Carol Holmstrom, Andrew Bailey, Robert Dorch, Jessika Doss, Michelle Ramos, Kristen Schatzman, April Jones, Jen Kanak, Zach Layton, & Robert Murray

Students:
Campbell Albrecht, Mady Bailey, Josh Belford, Hannah Biondolillo, George Black, Garrison Burgess, Taryn Maddox, Nate Raines, Bailey Dorch, Dakota Newton, Stephen Dorch, Sydney Dorch, Eric Dorothy, Paige Davis, Jacob Humphrey, Aubrey Fowler, Addison Sowers, Elizabeth Fullerton, Alice Hardy, Kylie Harlan, Hannah Holland, Nick Jennings, Foster Johnson, Jonathan Kershner, Lauren Raines, Zachary Sowers, Kyle Kiefer, Taylor Holmstrom, Emily-Shayne Johnson, Anna Layton, Davis Napier, Nicholas Oelke, Tyler Orton, Daniel Toomer, Baylee Willson & Tanner Parker

Prayer Requests:
o   Pray for the students as they write out their testimonies.
o   Pray for the Bethel LaBelle Community & the Alcy Ball Community in which we’ll be serving.
o   Pray as we further develop relationships with staff and students in our continued partnership with Memphis Athletic Ministries.