The Copeland Ramblings/

We have Returned

We’re home! This morning at 1:30am we rolled onto campus after a busy but great weekend. On Saturday we left for Belleville to share at Hastings Park Bible Church missions conference, it was a long drive but we arrived at 4pm and began setting up for the evening service. Greg, Carly & the Whatleys took that service and did a skit that illustrated the need for clear, culturally relevant communication when it comes to sharing the gospel.
For the night our group was split up and we spent the night with various people from Hastings Park. Debra and I had the privilege of staying with Doug & Marilyn. Doug and Marilyn designed their home so that they could have a place for people to stay with them. We had an awesome time hanging out and getting to know them. Though we only met them this weekend we already are going to miss them!
On Sunday Morning we helped in the junior high sunday school class. I dressed up like a person from Guinea and did a little presentation on the country. Shane and Karen did the same on Indonesia and Panama and afterwards Debra played ‘Who wants to be a missionary’ with them, modeled of course after the millionaire game show.
For the Sunday evening service we gave our testimony and shared how God developed in us His heart for the world.
All in all we had an excellent encouraging weekend, the people at Hastings Park were very hospitable and very excited about what we had to share about missions.
Today we have our first session of our practicum, we’ll let you know how it goes :o)

On this day..

• Part II: November 2008 Newsletter - 2008
• «Jack-o-Lantern» by Canaan - 2007