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Trusting God in Nigeria

Posted Fri, 09/25/2009 - 22:50 by Trinity Church

By Steve Smith

A bit about me: I grew up attending Trinity Church, in Brentwood, Essex, England and went to the school attached to it, Trinity Church. Having been brought up with a Christian ethos I found I could easily reel off a lot of what I thought the Christian faith was all about. Yet when I joined university, I very quickly realised that I really wasn't much different from my Muslim or atheist friends – what I said to them about my Christian beliefs seemed to resonate with emptiness.

Volunteering in Nigeria

Posted Fri, 09/18/2009 - 18:46 by Trinity Church VDC

Volunteering in Nigeria – Summer 2009

Recently, several members of Trinity Church went to Jos, Nigeria to spend some time helping at a Christian Bible college. Christian Faith Institute trains and equips pastors and church leaders for effective evangelism by the power of God’s Spirit and for church planting in their home localities. CFI reaches out to areas all around the sub-Saharan region, and also into Egypt.

Teaching and Learning in Jos!

Posted Fri, 09/18/2009 - 17:32 by Trinity Church VDC

Setting Up a School and Other Inspiring Experiences

By Val Cheesman

It was a really great privilege to go and be part of the visit to Jos. It was about a year ago that we were sitting around chatting, and I felt that I really wanted to go and see what God was doing in this place. We’d been hearing lots of stories about the college from Kent and Ruth, and so we saved up and went this summer. Just shortly before we were due to leave, we got a phone call from Ruth, and she asked me how I would feel about helping to start up a kindergarten in Jos. I thought that sounded a bit big for me to do, but said ok, and was happy to be able to help in any way.

Orphanage in India Part 5 of 6

Posted Thu, 09/03/2009 - 17:53 by Trinity Church VDC

Mission Trip to Andhra Pradesh, India

Part 5: Mud Huts and Paella

By Elizabeth Dewhurst

Independence Day celebrations were barely over when a car adorned with Indian flags pulled up at the campus. Our Spanish guests, Rueben and Elena, had finally arrived. They had intended to be at the Independence Day Party but their gruelling 48 hour journey from the Spanish coast involved the incredible frustration of travelling with Air India. So we’re lucky they arrived at all! 

Orphanage in India Part 4 of 6

Posted Mon, 08/17/2009 - 17:48 by Trinity Church VDC

Mission Trip to Andhra Pradesh, India
Part 4: Building Churches and Celebrating

By Elizabeth Dewhurst

Well I think it would be fair to say that you haven’t been to a party until you’ve been to a function in India. The entire week here was spent preparing for Saturday’s enormous celebration. But party planning wasn’t the only thing on the agenda. They were more evangelism trips and the good news is that in Marripolasa, the village we visited last Wednesday, they are now eager for a church to be built.

Logos Goes North

Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 18:58 by Trinity Church

By Matthew Weil

Off Our Sofa

As a life-long, committed Southerner, my time spent in the northerly provinces of jolly England is, admittedly, limited at best. To my shame, journeys beyond the Watford gap, have, historically, tended to be more be accident than intention – but fortunately for me, all that changed when the Logos Group (consisting roughly, but not exclusively, of those within the 18-30 age group in Trinity Church) offered the perfect opportunity to get got me off my proverbial, “southern” sofa and out into a community in Billingham, Teesside.

Practical Mission Work - Billingham

Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 17:18 by Trinity Church

The first of many missions for the LOGOS group!

The Logos group is a team of young people from Trinity Church who meet for Bible studies and discussions, and also for practical volunteering projects.

Earlier this year fifteen members of the Logos group went to help with a project in Billingham being run by Peter and Sarah Hoskin.   Peter and Sarah attended Trinity Church for many years, and about 12 months ago had really felt God calling them to Billingham. So they moved in the summer of 2008 and have since got involved with the youth in the local area. 

Orphanage in India Part 3 of 6

Posted Mon, 08/10/2009 - 17:36 by Trinity Church VDC

Mission Trip to Andhra Pradesh, India
Part 3: Local Customs and Auto-rickshaws

By Elizabeth Dewhurst

I was taking third class for Art one morning this week, when I noticed one of the boys had a deep open wound right across his chin. It looked like something from a horror film. I tried to disguise my shock and asked him if he was ok. He looked like he was about to faint and said it was painful to speak. He told me an insect had done it to him the night before. When I mentioned this to Nicky, who is hardened to life in India nowadays, she told me casually that there’s a type of insect here that crawls across people, usually while they sleep, and leaves deep cuts in their skin.

Medical and Gospel Mission to Ghana

Posted Wed, 08/05/2009 - 18:01 by Trinity Church

By Andrew, Belinda, Felicity and Charlotte Love

In July, Andrew Love, his wife Belinda and their two daughters Felicity and Charlotte joined 13 others from Southern Hills Baptist Church in Tulsa, United States on a mission trip to Accra, Ghana. Their host church in Accra was Maranatha Power Ministries, led by Pastor Francis Odai. There were four main elements to the trip: a medical mission, business training seminars, outreach to rural villages, and drilling for water.

Related Links
Page: Pastor Francis Odai
Page: Mission Ghana

Orphanage in India Part 2 of 6

Posted Tue, 08/04/2009 - 17:22 by Trinity Church

Mission Trip to Andhra Pradesh, India
Part 2: Teaching and Settling In

By Elizabeth Dewhurst

It’s supposed to be the monsoon season but the rain hasn’t really arrived in Andhra Pradesh yet. Apart from one or two short bursts of torrential rain it’s been blazing sunshine ever since I arrived at the campus.  People here are starting to worry about the rice crops.  I’m also slightly concerned that an army of lizards is planning to take over my bedroom…each night I see more pairs of little eyes glowing in the dark around the room. Well I suppose there’s no point worrying about it. If it happens it happens and I’ll find somewhere else to sleep!