MAY 2010

DR. RANDY SMITH, LEAD PASTOR

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Going Global
Sometimes people create
artificial barriers - mental boxes
that constrain their thinking.
Pastors may feel threatened if
activity is taking place outside of
their control or their local
church. But in the economy of
God’s Kingdom there is room for
both a focus on one’s local
ministries to those who live
nearby and a focus on those who
live far away out “there”
somewhere. The God we serve
cares about the entire world.
FCC Ministers Both at Home in Michiana and Out “There”
This summer FCC will be
represented among the nations
Also in May, Andrew & Anna themselves in the midst of
once again. In May Jon Hogue
Conrad, Pastor Randy, and 5 surreal human suffering.
will be going with a few friends
additional people from other They may be sorting donated
to Ivory Coast, Africa. Their goal
churches, will travel to Haiti. supplies for distribution,
is to assist in putting the roof on
While there they hope to painting, repairing
a church building that has been
encourage a young earthquake damage, hanging
waiting for years while the
missionary couple that find out with orphans or ....?
surrounding community mocks
the Christians.

HAITI Andrew & Anna, and Pastor Randy, will COSTA RICA Pastor Randy & Tammy will be NICARAGUA Pastor Randy & Tammy will
assist in Haiti this May, coming alongside 1st in Costa Rica in July to encourage missionary spend a week in Nicaragua with long-time
term missionaries. Haiti is still in a state of friends and ministries - including FCC’s missionary friends who have been inviting them
disarray from the earthquake. Abraham Project cohorts. to come for years.
In July Pastor Randy &
Tammy will be in Costa Rica. AROUND THE GLOBE
Besides taking some down-
time, they will be touching Charles helped build a
base with missionaries and house in Mexico
doing some groundwork for
FCC’s 2011 return trip to the
country. They look forward to
seeing how various ministries
have progressed that they
were involved in.

Following Costa Rica, Randy

& Tammy will travel north by
bus to Nicaragua. There they
will take a ferry over to a
volcanic island where around
45,000 people live - many in Jon is heading to Ivory
poverty. They will encourage Coast, Africa to help put
a roof on a church
the Fritz family in their long-
term missionary work there.
to the “Christian Fellowship offering. But with the widespread
Pentecost Offering 2010 Mission / Jared & Jalayne interest in Haiti, it may be that some
Coblentz,” who are seeking to of your coworkers would be
Each year on Pentecost Sunday
establish a girl’s orphanage in Haiti interested in giving as well. Of
(May 23rd this year) we take up a
(there is already one for boys their course all donors will be receipted
special offering for world missions.
mission supports). for tax purposes.
The FCC board has designated Haiti
Relief as the focus for this year’s Normally we simply promote this -Pastor Randy
giving. We will donate the proceeds among ourselves and take up the

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