Mission Trip to Cote d'Ivoire...

Oh, how time seems to fly! It doesn't seem possible that it is time to leave for West Africa. This coming Sunday, October 18, Mark Price and I will be joining seven others from the New Creation Church of God in Flint, MI and flying to Cote d'Ivoire for a two week mission trip. We are going to support our brothers and sisters in Christ to assist in building a needed church facility that will serve as so much more to the people in that area.

Our missionaries, Larry and Leanne Sellers, are looking forward to the partnership with the churches in Cote d'Ivoire (not only for this trip, but in the future). The picture in this message was taken this past June. Larry Sellers is seen with three of the pastors from Cote d'Ivoire. It was great to meet with them this past summer as part of the 2009 General Assembly of the Church of God in Anderson, IN.

I'm excited to experience their culture (although it's for a short while) and see what God is doing in another part of the world.  Mark and I go as representatives of our Crossroads Congregation with hopes of many others being able to take part in furture mission trips. My hope is that a long standing partnership will be developed with the Christians in West Africa.

Please be in prayer for all of us on this trip. Pray for safety in travel, productive work to take place, relationships to be formed, and Christ to be glorified. Without your support in so many different ways this trip would not have been made possible. Thank you and may you experience God's blessings in very special ways! -Pastor Mike