1 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,160 We are going to do a kind of missions focus. 2 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:14,200 I, I realize that I've been the pastor for about 10 years now, 3 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,600 if you can believe it. It's coming up on 10 years and 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,520 many of you are in the last 10 years, you know, new to this 5 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,120 church. You maybe even in the last 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:24,640 couple months you just started coming. 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,080 And it is impossible to separate our church from the story of our 8 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:30,680 mission. So I think it's such a good 9 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,640 thing for you to know the church story that you're walking into 10 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,960 and for all of us who maybe have been around since some of these 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,400 mission fields broke ground, for just us to remember what God has 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,040 done. And, and the really cool thing 13 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,120 as we put this date on the calendar and said, you know, 14 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,840 between Titus and Advent, let's just have a missions focus. 15 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,520 As we were putting together all the stories and going down 16 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,000 memory lane, we realized that the very first mission trip that 17 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,360 we ever took as a church was in 1985. 18 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:03,920 And in the year 2025, almost to the month, we are celebrating 40 19 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,080 years of foreign missions as a church. 20 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,400 And so this was God's timing to just take a pause and remember 21 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:17,000 what God has done. And so, you know, if our mission 22 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,160 focus for for this time doing it had a title, it would be called 23 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:24,240 40 years of faithfulness. So last week I I gave you guys a 24 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,080 challenge to read some Psalms of Thanksgiving. 25 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,160 Maybe you read the one that we're going to read the Today as 26 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,680 we prepare our hearts for what we're going to do in a couple 27 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,720 weeks. But here it is Psalm chapter 28 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:38,520 105, verse one through 20. Give thanks to the Lord, call 29 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:43,600 upon his name and make known his deeds among the people. 30 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:50,920 Sing to him, sing psalms to him and talk of all his wonderful 31 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,560 works or wondrous works. And so part, part of our praise 32 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,880 is to tell stories about how good God is in our lives. 33 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,640 And I hope that's maybe a, a, a preview for what you're going to 34 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,960 do on Thursday in a couple weeks is just tell stories of God's 35 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,440 goodness and let it turn into praise and Thanksgiving. 36 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:12,080 But I think it's good to do as a collection of people that belong 37 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,320 to a story of God. If you go to a church church, 38 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,880 whether you've been here since the 80s or you've been here 39 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:21,080 since August, you're walking into a story there you have God 40 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,680 has made himself known through the people he's called to be a 41 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,040 part of this church and the people that he's called to be 42 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,040 sent by this church. And so I just want to frame all 43 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,840 of this as some stories of our church. 44 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,320 This is the, the stories of God's goodness of how we got 45 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,920 where we got how, how is it that those names flash on the screen 46 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:44,360 is there's so many stories of prayer and faith and giving and 47 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:48,400 trial. And so this is for the most part 48 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,120 chronological. It's not perfectly chronological 49 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,200 because we certainly did in the, you know, our church has been 50 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,320 around since 1981. I can always remember how old 51 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:59,880 our church is because I'm the same age. 52 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,120 So if you ever wonder how old we are, we're 44. 53 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:07,480 You can just ask me and, and very early on in the, in the, 54 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,200 the, by the mid 80's, the, the founding pastor, lead Pastor Bob 55 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,560 Caldwell was, was trying to figure out how to reach beyond 56 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,400 Boise. It's just, I think a healthy 57 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,040 vision of a church to go beyond their own footprint. 58 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:25,680 And so India was not the very first attempt at reaching people 59 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,960 beyond our city, but it, it really is such a foundational 60 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,360 ministry of our church. So I'm going to start with India 61 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,280 and, and India really got going in 1980. 62 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:40,840 So in, in 1988, you can see this woman in purple in the top right 63 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,080 and left corner. Her name is Nadine. 64 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,120 She might be here right now because she still goes to our 65 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,320 church. She was the very first person 66 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,160 that did any kind of on the move for Jesus work that our church 67 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,600 was able to give a little offering and get an update from. 68 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,320 And as you'll see in a, as a theme from these stories, she, 69 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,080 she kind of helped just open a, a, a work that wasn't 70 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:02,760 necessarily what she went out to start. 71 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,760 She was with a mission organization and, and, but she 72 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,920 opened up a work for God to just connect our church to India. 73 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,760 So if you've never heard the story, the the real fun story of 74 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:17,200 India gets started in 1989. And there is a man named Guna 75 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,920 who I'll put on the screen. Guna, you've probably heard of 76 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,160 stories of Guna. If you've walked our lobby, 77 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,240 you've seen Guna in Victoria over the years. 78 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:29,200 Just frame picture faithful ministers, the kind of founding 79 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,640 work of India. But before there was ever a send 80 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,240 Hope India that was birthed out of our church, there was this 81 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,960 guy Guna who had a sister living in Garden Valley, ID. 82 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,560 And so he's like, I'm going to go visit my sister and and he 83 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,200 and her somehow got into the flower delivery business in the 84 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,000 80s in Boise. So that's a probably a tough 85 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,960 business to crack. And he's seeking the Lord and 86 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,800 he, he has a burden for his people in India that he just 87 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,960 loves. And he wants the Lord to, to 88 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,360 reach India. And so he decides to, to come to 89 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,880 a church in Boise to try to connect with some church in 90 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:08,600 Boise on how to reach India. And as he is walking through the 91 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,040 doors of our old location, if you ever pass the Albertson's on 92 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,400 coal on the way to church, there's a church there called 93 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,560 the well now that used to be Calvary Boise. 94 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,440 I have memories running around in the basement down there. 95 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,680 And he walked into that church. He maybe dropped off some roses 96 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,120 to Albertson's, walks into the church that we used to gather at 97 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,880 on coal and Fairview. And he says, can I talk to the 98 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,760 pastor? And the response that he got was 99 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,640 our pastor is in Bangalore, India right now trying to figure 100 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,280 out how to reach people for Jesus. 101 00:05:38,280 --> 00:05:41,760 And so as he's come to Boise, our pastor, who at the time, if 102 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,400 you never met Pastor Bob, let me share the most flattering photo 103 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:49,560 ever of Pastor Bob. He's he's in India while Guna is 104 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,760 in Boise. And that was just a, it was like 105 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,760 a beautiful picture of God's hand of faithfulness, doing what 106 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,680 you could never do. You can't plan those kind of 107 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,000 stories. But Bob comes back from India. 108 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,480 Guna and Bob connect and they pray and they fast. 109 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,960 And after a, a series of time of, of Guna just being as part 110 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,480 of our local church, he goes back to India and we get 111 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:15,120 connected to do a work that has now become a, a mission in 112 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,240 itself. So one of the things you'll hear 113 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,000 at the end of this service is how you can get involved with 114 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:25,360 Send Hope The The work they started in 18/19/89 with one 115 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:30,960 baptism in one slum church grew to churches all across the slums 116 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,760 of all the regions of India, orphanages and child 117 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,240 sponsorships. And so it's a foundational work 118 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:43,560 that grew from 1989 to present after just story by story by 119 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,360 story of God's faithfulness. And, and I wish I could tell all 120 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,440 the stories of just India, but I can't. 121 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,240 So just know that that's one of the regions that we're just 122 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,480 connected with as a church. We just have a story from Boise 123 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,480 to Bangalore. And you know, one of the 124 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,800 encouragements I got in that as you not only hear stories of 125 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,440 missions, but also just get a vision for how missions works. 126 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,360 I think India is a great reminder of Proverbs chapter 16, 127 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,040 verse 9. It says a man's heart plans his 128 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,120 way, but the Lord directs his steps. 129 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:20,000 Our our missions blueprint from region to region and story to 130 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,680 story has never been the elders sitting in a situation room with 131 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:28,200 a map on the wall, you know, trying to overtake the world for 132 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,000 the Kingdom of God. It has always been stories of 133 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,880 God just sending people in and sending people out. 134 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,320 And and so I've got to quickly move to really our next region. 135 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,040 And if you could kind of think through these 40 years by 136 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,200 decade. We're we're now into decade 2 of 137 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:46,640 our church, which is the 90s. And so by the 90s, Calvary Boise 138 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,320 had moved from Coal and Fairview down to Longmont. 139 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,560 There's actually a church now in our old church on Longmont 140 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,280 called Trademark. So no, it's not true. 141 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,800 It's Table, Table Rock. Yeah, Table Rock. 142 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,160 Yeah, they were, they, they meet at Longmont now. 143 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,560 I love that location and it kind of represents a, a new work that 144 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:09,560 God was doing at this point. You know, by the 90s, Europe was 145 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,720 totally transforming the, you know, is the end of kind of the, 146 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:19,680 the, the Berlin Cold War war Soviet, the collapse. 147 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,760 And so there's just a bunch of stuff happening in Europe in the 148 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,840 90s. And Pastor Bob said, hey, we got 149 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:25,880 to go see what's going on over there. 150 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:30,000 And so he started leading trips of mostly college students. 151 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:34,000 There was a small little college age ministry that was just kind 152 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,880 of budding in the basement of that little brick church down 153 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,559 off Broadway. And for three summers in a row, 154 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,360 Bob said, Hey, let's just get in the van. 155 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,680 And for those of you guys who can afford to save up your money 156 00:08:46,680 --> 00:08:49,320 and come to Europe with me, we're just going to drive and 157 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,000 try to connect with different spots in different cities and do 158 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,200 outreaches and do tracts and gospel presentations. 159 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,880 And, and it's another story of, you know, letting the Lord kind 160 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:00,680 of open one door to open a bigger door. 161 00:09:00,680 --> 00:09:05,040 And so they they dubbed those trips the Magical Mystery tours, 162 00:09:05,680 --> 00:09:08,080 which very spiritual, to name it after a Beatles album. 163 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:14,160 But those trips turned into the Lord planting seeds in some of 164 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:17,400 those, you know, college students and and servants of our 165 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,760 church that said, hey, this is more than a short term mission 166 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,520 for me. And so this is if you've ever, 167 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:27,480 you know, I hope you've seen our prayers for Calvary Chapel, 168 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,680 Rome. But they were on those early 169 00:09:29,680 --> 00:09:31,400 trips. Brent and Hope Harrell were on 170 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:36,040 those early trips to Europe and Brent started praying for, you 171 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,960 know, where God would have him and he heard from the Lord that 172 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,120 he needed to go to Rome. And so from those trips, it led 173 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,880 to a, a former youth pastor of our church, my youth pastor, 174 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:53,360 moving him and his wife to Rome. And that is how we have a 175 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,200 connection to Rome to this day. So when you go out there, you'll 176 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:57,760 see a little booth representing Italy. 177 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:02,240 And, and from that, we just had kind of a decade of, of movement 178 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,240 towards Europe. We had a couple in our church 179 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,320 after we moved from Broadway to here. 180 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,640 We're in a tent over where the kind of gym area is now. 181 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,920 There was a tent. Any tent dwellers, any of the 182 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:17,000 tent people glory days, right? It was big fans, everybody come 183 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,480 in with, you know, sweaters in the winter and fans in the 184 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,440 summer. But we were in the tent and 185 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,040 Bob's preaching about what's going on in Europe and I I love 186 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,800 this story because I I hope we hear more of these stories or 187 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,960 someone that was listening to the faith of missionaries to 188 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,560 move their family to Europe and they both at the same time 189 00:10:34,560 --> 00:10:36,960 thought are we supposed to do that? 190 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,480 So careful as you listen to these stories, don't get too 191 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,760 comfortable in the paradise of Ada County. 192 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,360 But the Fouts family went from the tent working great jobs at 193 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,280 Micron and set up in the Boise, you know, grow your family in 194 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,800 the best city in the world to I think we're supposed to go to 195 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,120 Romania. And so that is how we got to 196 00:10:56,120 --> 00:11:00,760 Romania, which turned into a continued effort of Calvary 197 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,400 Chapel, Bistritza and the missionaries, Natalie Bridges 198 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,440 that still help there and many people that are part of our 199 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,880 church that were part of that movement as well. 200 00:11:10,680 --> 00:11:14,240 I think of the greens that went and the hubs that were part of 201 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,240 the efforts in our Europe family. 202 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,840 I think of Kurt Krager who went with the Heralds to Italy. 203 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,640 Remember our pastor Kirk? This was a time where Kirk was 204 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,520 like, send me to actually he was another one of my youth pastors. 205 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:30,120 I remember him with a tape, what were they called? 206 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,280 Walkmans. He had one of those Walkmans and 207 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,760 he was listening to study of how to learn Italian. 208 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,360 And, and I was, you know, I was like this guy with a goatee and 209 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,320 a, you know, a 90s youth pastor necklace. 210 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,880 And I was like, wow, this guy's really giving it all to learn 211 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,240 Italian for Jesus. And then one day he moved Italy. 212 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,000 That turned into him getting transferred over by the Lord to 213 00:11:51,560 --> 00:11:54,320 Calvary Chapel in England. And so we had a connection to 214 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,840 Stockport for many years and eventually Kirk would come home 215 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,320 and rejoin the Calvary Chapel family. 216 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,920 And in the 90s, early 2000s, there was just something the 217 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,920 Lord was doing with our church in Europe. 218 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:10,840 So we had a a couple in our college age ministry that had 219 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,880 parents that were serving in a foreign mission field in 220 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:15,960 Germany. They eventually became supported 221 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:19,840 by a church and that is how we got the house Nazareth ministry 222 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,440 with Clark and Anne Petticord that you've probably heard 223 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:23,560 about. We've been praying about for 224 00:12:23,560 --> 00:12:25,640 many years. And then finally, we kept taking 225 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:30,200 ministry trips to Europe. And one of our youth girls, 226 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,920 Whitney, went on a trip to Slovenia and met her future 227 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:39,040 husband, Alish, who is now the pastor in the church that we 228 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,240 support in Slovenia. So you've got, you know, the 229 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,840 Lord doing this great work to set the foundation in India, 230 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,440 then he does a work to set the foundation in Europe. 231 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,320 And we, we continue to support those churches in Europe now. 232 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,920 And I, I, I hope that you can go visit and get some more details 233 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:58,000 for the, the countries that are represented through these 234 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:03,120 booths. And then around 2005, there was 235 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:07,480 just a new movement happening. We had our very first ever 236 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,960 mission trip to Canada and that was in 2005. 237 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:16,440 S Canada kind of opened up a new territory for our church that 238 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:21,680 started with our beloved faithful junior high youth 239 00:13:21,680 --> 00:13:24,960 pastor Reggie Etheridge. And this is another one of those 240 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:29,120 great stories of God just he, he just connects people to open a 241 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,200 door and walk through it. And other people are going to 242 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,080 and go serve long time. But I said, Reggie, how did you 243 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:37,240 get connected to, to Canada? Why were you going to Vancouver? 244 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:41,360 And he said, funny enough, it was the, the youth pastor at 245 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:46,080 Trinity, where he now serves as the lead pastor, who told him 246 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,360 that there was an awesome why Wham up in Canada. 247 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,600 And so Reggie started taking trips to with the youth group in 248 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:55,200 2005 up to Canada. And he would come back with this 249 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,000 report of all this stuff that the Lord was doing in the why 250 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,080 Wham in Vancouver. And he would tell this to our 251 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,920 church and, and the the staff and the pastors. 252 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:10,720 And Marlon Brown gets inspired to pray about Canada. 253 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,080 He was initially thinking about Morocco and because of Reggie 254 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,720 kind of going through the door and coming back with a report of 255 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:21,880 what God was doing, Marlon had a change in plans based off the 256 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,280 Lord's doing. And Marlon moved his whole 257 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:32,560 family to Canada in 2015, 2014. And so another theme of our 258 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,160 mission. So we're giving stories, we're 259 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,560 giving vision, you know, the, the, you can make the plans, the 260 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,880 Lord directs it. And also one of the themes is 261 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,000 like someone goes 1st and then someone follows and then the the 262 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,760 doors are opened. And so I love what it says in 263 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,320 Corinthians. It says I planted Paul speaking, 264 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,720 Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. 265 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,360 It's like there was this guy that connects from Boise to 266 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,520 Canada and he tells Reggie and Reggie goes and checks it out, 267 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,680 goes on three trips and he's never been back. 268 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,000 But he tells Marlon and he moves his whole family there. 269 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:07,080 And, and now Marlon has been been faithfully serving in 270 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:11,520 Canada for 10 years. And as I was talking to Reggie 271 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,440 about all that, they're now in partnership to get Reggie 272 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,160 reconnected with Canada. So he's pulling Reggie back into 273 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,600 the story. So, so we've got, you know, 274 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:24,960 unfolding in decades by the the teens, by the early kind of the 275 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,920 turn of the teens, you know, there's more doors opening. 276 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:31,840 And we also, as you have seen people be prayed for, have 277 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,600 gotten mission updates. We are also in Africa. 278 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:39,720 That's one of the regions of our church starting in 2013, who 279 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:41,720 would open the doors to to Africa. 280 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,760 Of course, it was Reggie once again. 281 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:49,320 He he connected to a program that was happening out of 282 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,640 Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale and Calvary Chapel Fort 283 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,480 Lauderdale had been doing work in Liberia. 284 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,160 And so Reggie connected from Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale 285 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,680 to Liberia and started taking teams that were just serving 286 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:04,720 there's, you know, it was Liberia was war stricken. 287 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:08,240 And so they were, they were doing just practical help serve 288 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,360 short term trips, helping Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale. 289 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,320 And through that there was just kind of a stir once again in our 290 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,400 congregation for like what's going on in Africa. 291 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,920 And a couple years later, there was a man in our church named 292 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:27,280 Jason Zweigel, who said I would love to connect us to a mission 293 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,200 that I'm a part of in Sierra Leone. 294 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:36,240 And so in 2018, Reggie and me and Jason went to Sierra Leone 295 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,840 and we connected with a, a mission in Sierra Leone that we 296 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,040 still support to this day, that that basically takes kids off 297 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,240 the street and gets them an education. 298 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,720 And I would put the, the Africa mission into kind of the 299 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,120 category of what does the Lord have for us in Africa? 300 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,320 So that's one of the mission fields that we're going to go 301 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,120 visit soon and kind of give a report of what's going on and 302 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,640 what the Lord has in the future. And, and just by God's grace as 303 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,160 he opened the doors to Africa, it's a giant continent. 304 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,079 There's actually a family in our church, faithful family of our 305 00:17:07,079 --> 00:17:11,000 church named the O'briens who raised their child in the way 306 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,480 they that he should go. And since he was in 7th grade, 307 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,599 he took a field trip to Mission Aviation Fellowship, which is 308 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:21,079 right over in Nampa. He takes a field trip. 309 00:17:21,079 --> 00:17:24,280 He sees the hangers. He sees this mission of people 310 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:28,480 going to Africa and and flying to get people to remote places 311 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,760 and get Bibles and Medicare medical needs. 312 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,720 And he says, someday I'm going to do that. 313 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:37,800 And by God's grace, that little 7th grader is now supported by 314 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:42,320 our church in the Congo. And so we have Danny O'Brien and 315 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:46,800 his family, who he is raising to commit to the Congo for as long 316 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,640 as they're there. They are now living in the 317 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,760 Congo. He's flying planes and working a 318 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:56,120 hangar in Kinshasa, Congo. So and so if you want to know 319 00:17:56,120 --> 00:17:59,200 more about them, his parents are actually at the MAF slash 320 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:04,160 O'Brien booth in the in the lobby missions market. 321 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:07,800 So, so that's kind of the the unfolding of the Africa region, 322 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:12,280 Canada, Europe regions, India region and will come full 323 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,400 circle. I said our very first mission 324 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:18,400 trip was actually to Mexico. There was a little singles group 325 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,360 in our church, small little church meeting off Northview 326 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:26,000 Winstead Park and they went to pass out Bibles in Mexicali and 327 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:30,400 that just planted a little seed that would be checked in on over 328 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,160 the years. One of my very first memories of 329 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:37,320 this church was going in 1987 on a mission trip to Mexico with 330 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,680 Calvary Chapel Boise. So I'm old enough to, to 331 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,360 remember the 80s and remember, you know, some of the early 332 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:46,920 stages of our church's missions. But then the Lord just kind of 333 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,560 brought all of that back into the, the church. 334 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,320 We know. We, we, we, we kind of focused 335 00:18:53,320 --> 00:19:01,920 on other areas. But around 2014, 2013, as the 336 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,200 Lord was bringing a ministry of our church to reach out to 337 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,960 Spanish speaking people in our church or in our valley, we made 338 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,960 a connection to someone who had family in Topeka. 339 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,360 So we sent Saul and his family to Topeka where they still are. 340 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,120 Pastor Parker just got back from visiting them. 341 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,840 And then as the years unfolded, we made a strong connection with 342 00:19:22,360 --> 00:19:27,000 Miss AL in Oaxaca. And so now we have a Calvary 343 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,240 Chapel in Oaxaca. They they were a church that had 344 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,560 been there for a long time, but they said we want to associate 345 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,880 appreciate with Calvary Chapel and we're going to be a Calvary 346 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,800 Chapel and we've been sending teams there since the early 347 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,000 twenty 20s. Well, the twenty 20s. 348 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:44,160 And so I would I I I end with Mexico for the same reason I 349 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,520 started with India. Mexico is there's just it's kind 350 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,400 of what I was describing about those other regions as the Lord 351 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,080 was just stirring. There was a season where he was 352 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,480 just stirring India and he was just stirring Europe. 353 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,360 There's just a stirring right now in Mexico. 354 00:19:57,360 --> 00:19:59,680 The youth is very active and going. 355 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,560 You're going to hear reports of people coming back. 356 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,320 And telling stories. We've got active teams going, 357 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,680 we've got a trip coming up to drop off mercy boxes very soon. 358 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,440 And so there there's something going on with our churches 359 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,320 connection to Mexico. But all of that in the, the 360 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:18,800 short amount of time that I that I have for today is just to say 361 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:25,120 how good is God, how faithful is God that without coming up with 362 00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:29,440 a formula or a plan, God just continually sends people in and 363 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:32,960 gives people the grace to go and gives our church this blessed 364 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,120 story that he's a God that loves the whole world. 365 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:41,000 And we get to see all of these regions as as I was, you know, 366 00:20:41,120 --> 00:20:44,200 kind of going down memory lane with, with the people that were, 367 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,640 were helping me, you know, remember our history. 368 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,760 It was just a story and how blessed we've been as a church 369 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,000 to be part of all of these regions of the world and to be 370 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,720 able to look at this and say, for 40 years, God has been 371 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,000 giving us these stories. And every one of these regions 372 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:01,760 has story upon story upon story of when they get there, God 373 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,880 using them to preach the see people saved. 374 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,600 And so I just want to encourage you, if you go to this church, 375 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,040 which I'm assuming you do, you're here now. 376 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:16,840 God, God has set us aside for his work and we have been called 377 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:18,520 to something that is bigger than Boise. 378 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:22,120 And you have been faithful to give to that and to pray for 379 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:24,320 these people. And I also want to encourage you 380 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:29,560 that none of this was part of a pastor's plan that there is 381 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:33,480 God's faithfulness remains and we are entering into a new 40 382 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:37,560 year work of whatever God wants to do to reach the loss and to 383 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:41,400 use the people that can send to be part of that. 384 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,800 And so thank you guys for your faithful prayers and your 385 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,120 faithful giving and your faithful sending your faithful 386 00:21:48,120 --> 00:21:50,440 going. And thank you for some of you 387 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:54,680 who will be the next stories of what God does to stir our church 388 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,680 up for missions. And so the the only other 389 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:01,440 mission field that that I won't really put names or faces to, 390 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,800 but you're going to hear a lot about the underground church. 391 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,400 And so I just labeled it the Middle East. 392 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,480 It's an active mission field. We have people that we're 393 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,480 working with in areas of the Middle East that are that are 394 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,000 just amazing stories of God's goodness. 395 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,320 And you'll also find representation for that out in 396 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,560 the mission market. So for this one specifically, I 397 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,320 would love for you to just, if you have an interest in that, 398 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,240 how you can be involved in praying and just supporting, I'd 399 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:27,920 love for you to talk to the people that are out there. 400 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:34,240 So Amen to what God has done and Amen to what God is doing. 401 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,320 So I started with kind of a story of putting things into 402 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,720 order and appointing leadership to, to, to make sure that things 403 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:45,040 are overseen well, and I'm glad I get to present new elders to 404 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,480 you. And I also want to present to 405 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,480 you the way we're going to that for missions moving forward in, 406 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:53,240 in 40 years, there's been so many versions of how we have 407 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,360 sent people and who, who, where we're working. 408 00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:59,680 And, and it requires someone to just care for them and to, to 409 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:02,520 organize our church and how we pray and serve them. 410 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:08,160 And so we are going to appoint a new leader of our missions 411 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,360 department as a church. This was a role that the last 412 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:13,880 person that was that was appointed to do this was Kurt 413 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,320 Kreger. And he's now at Living Stones, 414 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:19,960 formerly Cole. So I have about 6 months ago, I 415 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,720 asked Noah to pray about doing that. 416 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:26,280 And I said it would be great if we could give a little story of 417 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,000 what that prayer looked like on a Sunday. 418 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,080 So I'm going to invite Noah up and if you would welcome him as 419 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:42,480 our new missions pastor. So, Noah Beamer, you've been 420 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:46,720 part of our church for. I think I landed here in 08, so 421 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,280 17 years. Cool. 422 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:49,720 Well, thank you for your faithfulness. 423 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:56,240 And like I said, I, I asked you six months ago, maybe, you know, 424 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,280 I would love for you to consider just based off, you know, kind 425 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:04,200 of your history in missions and your love for what I think is 426 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,800 such a, a care for people. I think it would be a great fit 427 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,600 to fulfill this void that we have in in the department. 428 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,200 So I'll let you tell your own story. 429 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,000 What was it like to get asked and why did you feel like the 430 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,480 Lord gave you the grace to say yes? 431 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:23,120 Well, it's always nice to be asked and it's all invitations 432 00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:26,600 are always special, you know, and I think I have to just 433 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:30,600 honestly first share a quick, quick blip on just what my wife, 434 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:34,280 she leaving my house 1 morning. She said, hey, I've been praying 435 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,080 that God would invite you what he wants you to do next. 436 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,160 And at the moment I just kind of brushed it off. 437 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:41,640 I was like, thank you wife, that's so nice. 438 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:46,680 And then I had it out. But there was also a stirring in 439 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:50,440 my heart of just like just God, what do you want me to really 440 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:52,960 put my time and effort and resources into, you know? 441 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,600 And so I left. And that morning I literally got 442 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:59,240 a text invitation to go on a trip to go somewhere foreign. 443 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,880 And I was like, that seems coincidental, but let's just see 444 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,640 where this goes. And so that was kind of the 445 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:10,320 first little chapter, but I to really absorb the question and 446 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,960 the invitation to step into this role, I had to go all the way 447 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,880 back to when I was a missionary overseas. 448 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,760 I spent four years overseas in Bible school and serving in a 449 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:21,360 church in the South of France. And that's where I met my wife. 450 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:22,840 That's where we ended up getting married. 451 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:24,480 And that's kind of where our story started. 452 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,120 And then we landed here. You know it. 453 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,360 So that's the real quick version, but I would, I 454 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:33,120 remembered back kind of thinking in the time when I was there and 455 00:25:33,120 --> 00:25:36,080 what it felt like. And to honestly, for me, it was 456 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,240 about 3 months into being a missionary in France. 457 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,360 Most people forgot about me. And I don't say that like, but 458 00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:46,080 it's just kind of out of sight, out of mind, you know, and you, 459 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,280 you have people excited and praying for you and supporting 460 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,760 and, and all that still continued over the years, but 461 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,600 this kind of the enthusiasm of them staying in touch kind of 462 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,720 disappeared. And so I rode those waves of 463 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,760 just kind of feeling lost or just on my own. 464 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:03,720 And I'd try to, you know, try to keep in touch with people, but 465 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:07,680 communication like it is now wasn't as good in O5 when this 466 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,800 started for me, I think, or O four O 5. 467 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,640 So I just felt I'd feel lonely and I, I went through this 468 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:17,080 season of depression of the first time in my life and over 469 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:20,000 in France. And occasionally there would be 470 00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:23,680 people that God would send into that moment into that space 471 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,880 where I was in France and to just encourage me. 472 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:30,480 And I remember specifically, and it's kind of cool because it's 473 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,360 connected to Calvary Boise, one of the guys that has carried the 474 00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:36,080 mission hat over the years. His name was Kelly Link. 475 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:40,400 And he was on a trip that Bob had sent him over to Europe with 476 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,120 a video guy to kind of connect with all the different missions 477 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:45,200 that they were a part of with Tucker mentioned many of them 478 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,360 already. And my wife was then a sponsored 479 00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:51,240 missionary by Calvary Boise in the South of France. 480 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,520 I'd never been here and so these guys come over. 481 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,800 These guys are great. We're having fun. 482 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,640 But Kelly specifically just had on his heart to pray for me. 483 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,160 And he was there to visit my wife technically, but we kind of 484 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,520 became friends because we were dating and just got to hang out 485 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,080 with him. And he spent an evening just 486 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,400 praying for me and pouring into me and just caring for me and 487 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:16,840 like a soul care kind of way that really just spoke to me and 488 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,840 gave me the energy. Honestly, that kind of fueled me 489 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:20,480 for the last year that I was there. 490 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,280 And so I was, as I was thinking about the question, thinking 491 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,960 about the invitation, praying, thinking about my own history in 492 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,960 the past, I just thought, man, what an like, what a moment in 493 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,680 time for me. That was so special that God 494 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:34,920 knew exactly what I needed and just cool that it was Calvary 495 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:36,320 Boise connection. I don't think that's 496 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,480 coincidental, but just so special because then I didn't 497 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,480 end up moving here in 08 and he was my only friend that I first 498 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:46,680 knew when I got here. So, so that helped me in my 499 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,120 decision making. I went up to Canada twice this 500 00:27:49,120 --> 00:27:52,120 summer or in fall and summer to help Marlon up there. 501 00:27:52,120 --> 00:27:55,800 And I got to spend the second trip up there just praying and 502 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:59,080 worshiping with his church and just spending time in God's 503 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,600 presence. And I just kind of got weepy 504 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,720 when I was there because I, I went back to that moment of when 505 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,960 I was in France alone and someone came and just sat with 506 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:11,080 me and prayed with me. And so I kind of, I kind of lost 507 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,120 it in the room there, but with these guys, but it was so unique 508 00:28:14,120 --> 00:28:17,400 and so special. And I said, OK, Lord, if this is 509 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,800 what you want me to do, if this is how you want me to encourage 510 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,240 people around the world, it's just getting to be in your 511 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:24,640 presence together with them, building a stronger 512 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,440 relationship, pointing them to you to give them an 513 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,840 encouragement because they might be feeling like I felt. 514 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,400 Then I said, I'm in and I'll do that. 515 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,720 And I saw that was, I know that's the short story, but I 516 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,600 just think it was so, so special how God kind of put those little 517 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,240 moments in my heart just to say yes to this. 518 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,800 You know, I think my heart's always to care for people, serve 519 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,680 people, pastor people well. And I never thought I would be 520 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,600 on this stage and talking about it in this way, but I just 521 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,240 thought, wow, Lord, what a, what a cool opportunity that how I 522 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,560 get to be a part of what somebody did for me and maybe 523 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,880 encourage somebody out there. And the missionaries that said, 524 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,720 I've had great relationships with them over the 17 years I've 525 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,960 been here. And so I'm just excited to, to 526 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:10,520 get to hang out with them in a new way and spend time with them 527 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:13,600 and encourage them and come alongside them and, and support 528 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,480 them in the ways that they need supported. 529 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,520 And then also prayerfully, God, what, what is it, the new things 530 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,400 and new adventures that you want us to be a part of in, in 40 531 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,640 years? My goodness, that's incredible 532 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,080 legacy. Well, I think, well, first of 533 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:30,040 all, thank you for one, really praying and allowing the Lord to 534 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:33,760 give you the confirmation and seeing this whole story from you 535 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,920 meeting the missions pastor at Calvary Boise in Europe to 536 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,840 becoming the missionary pastor in Calvary Boise. 537 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,920 And it too. And I just want to, I just want 538 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:45,640 to say to, you know, maybe the vision of our church, I think 539 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,400 church is not meant to be a boring thing. 540 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:52,240 You know, church is not meant to be just a classroom. 541 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,760 It's not meant to be like going to college for adults. 542 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,840 We we want to know the Bible and we want to teach it, but so we 543 00:29:57,840 --> 00:29:59,520 can live it. And one of the greatest things 544 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,960 about being a follower of Jesus is getting to see the stuff that 545 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:06,000 he does. And we oftentimes see that in 546 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,600 the world of missions in church planting and evangelism and 547 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,480 outreach. And so I hope that, you know, 548 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:15,160 even just taking a Sunday to talk about it and maybe planting 549 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,400 a little seed in your hearts that we can all be really 550 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:22,240 excited and hungry for the next stories of our church to be 551 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:25,720 like, wow, that's crazy. There's there's this guy went 552 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,600 here and then it got connected. And so I want you guys all to, 553 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:32,280 to be willing to live by faith and do whatever God tells you to 554 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:33,720 do. And if he tells you to do any 555 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,840 missions, I want you to know that we have a pastor to serve 556 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,440 you. And so this is Noah Church is 557 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,200 Noah. And hopefully you know him from 558 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,560 all the other roles and hats. He's one of our church, but he 559 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:46,800 is here to serve in two ways. He's going to serve our current 560 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,120 missionaries, to love them, support them, visit them, make 561 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,600 sure that they are encouraged to to keep enduring in the very 562 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,440 hard task of following Jesus in foreign missions. 563 00:30:56,720 --> 00:31:01,040 He's also going to bring the story of missions to us and so 564 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:06,440 that we can keep our vision of what God is doing bigger than a 565 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:11,360 Sunday morning in one city. And so I want you to kind of 566 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,480 give a little vision for how you can do both those things. 567 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,560 How can, how can we stay connected with missions more? 568 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:20,080 Because it won't be just, you know, a Sunday once a month. 569 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,160 Yeah. And I think that that's the 570 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,280 best, that's the best part for this side and stateside, it's 571 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:29,280 like, how do we connect the stories and connect their, them 572 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:32,720 out there with the people here? And so I think that's the, 573 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,520 that's the biggest part of my heart is how do we keep people 574 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,200 that are far away in front of us, you know, and it's, I don't 575 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,560 think we can rely solely on a Sunday morning time where we see 576 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:43,840 a picture or we get a chance to pray for them in our community 577 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,040 groups. There has to be other platforms, 578 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:48,640 other avenues, other ways that we're finding to connect them. 579 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:52,080 So, so we're going to have a way that you guys can reach out and 580 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,320 basically stay in touch with all the missions. 581 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:56,880 My hope moving forward in the new year is to kind of send out 582 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:58,960 more updates, kind of newsletter vibes. 583 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:03,480 I'm dreaming and scheming of, you know, having podcasts and 584 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,880 having them on the screen, split screens, getting to talk to 585 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,080 them, what's going on, sharing their stories more actively with 586 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:12,120 you guys through the the ways we can communicate now in this 587 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,800 world, which is incredible. So, but I think it'll allow us 588 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:18,440 to have way more exposure for what's going on out around the 589 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,040 world, you guys to stay connected. 590 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:23,320 Moments like this, which these three gals that set this 591 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:26,040 missions market up, incredible. And so I'm so excited for you 592 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:27,760 guys to get a chance to go hang out around there. 593 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,640 But more things like that, where we're getting to see what God's 594 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,760 doing around the world more than just the Sunday opportunity. 595 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,840 So our friend just put up subscribe to our newsletter on 596 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:41,240 the screen. So I love seeing the phones out. 597 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,000 That means the world to me. Those of you who don't have your 598 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,280 phones out, French church a good job and then keep your phones 599 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,080 put away. But those who do have your 600 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:51,160 phones on this one moment, this is 1 moment. 601 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:57,000 So once a month I have asked Noah to basically send out a 602 00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:00,560 newsletter on behalf of the news and reports of our mission 603 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:03,960 field. I in that will will include, you 604 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,920 know, ways to be praying ways to be aware of things we're going 605 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,800 to be doing locally and things that are upcoming. 606 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:16,160 I think it's a great thing to go and see mission trip fields and 607 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,240 our mission fields. And so we we want to be able to 608 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,760 communicate directly to those of you who are interested in 609 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,560 missions. So this will be a way for anyone 610 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:27,800 who's interested in missions to get everything in the world of 611 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:31,920 missions from NOAA once a month. And so which now the final 612 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,440 question and then leave time for the market. 613 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:37,800 Give me some ways people can get involved. 614 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:39,400 Practically. How can people help? 615 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:44,440 I mean, there's very low hanging fruit out there to is just to 616 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,560 give to what's going on. You know, there's going to be 617 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:50,080 trips to go and serve and care for them in physical ways as 618 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:51,800 well. But the low hanging fruit is 619 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:55,080 always just to give. And so we have an entire market 620 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:58,120 out there that's been crafted to just basically most of those 621 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:01,880 funds are all going to go directly to the the missions 622 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:04,160 that they're representing there. And so I think that's just an 623 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,080 incredible thing. Go buy Christmas presents, go 624 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:07,360 buy some fun things for yourself. 625 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:12,480 That's really easy because I think that's a lot of what God's 626 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:15,239 given us is a role here on this side, this state is to give and 627 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:16,520 to be a part of what God's doing. 628 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:17,880 And there'll be opportunities to go. 629 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:21,400 So that will come too. And then I wanted to highlight 630 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:24,719 just a couple really cool milestone ways that specifically 631 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:27,040 our church, I think has an opportunity to be a part of 632 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:31,719 today. The 1st is Send Hope is kind of 633 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,120 at a milestone moment, which we've never seen before in the 634 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,679 history of our church, which I think is so special. 635 00:34:37,679 --> 00:34:41,600 And so they have, they only have, I think it's 20 full 636 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:46,800 sponsorships left for kids to basically have all the kids 637 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,719 covered, which has never been done in the history of Send Hope 638 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:52,320 or trying to get this the sponsorship for the kids. 639 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,920 So yeah, we have 20 full sponsorships There it is. 640 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,960 And we have 14 partial sponsorships left. 641 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:02,600 And so the, the team sent hope they're wearing T-shirts and 642 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,600 they have cards for the the kids to sponsor the kids. 643 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,520 They're going to be at all the exits when you leave. 644 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:10,560 And so if that's something that's ever been on your heart, 645 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:13,160 and I will say from a person that's done it for many, many 646 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:16,160 years now sponsoring the kids, it's just an incredible 647 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:19,040 privilege to get to be a part of what God's doing and getting to 648 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:22,600 be there just this last March and see the effect and the 649 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:25,360 impact that it has to sponsor a kid in that way. 650 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:28,040 Is it they're doing it over there. 651 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:29,760 It's the real deal and it's so special. 652 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:32,680 I know those of you have got to go just see that first hand. 653 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,800 It's so incredible. So that is just very easy, low 654 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,920 hanging fruit. Some of these kids are older 655 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:42,320 kids that just need support. Some of these kids are very sick 656 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,040 and very hurt. And so they're going to need 657 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,880 support for a longer time. But what an opportunity to be 658 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:51,480 the hands and feet of God in their lives in this way. 659 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:54,040 And so my, the biggest thing on my heart when I was been praying 660 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:56,840 about this a lot is that the scripture always boils down for 661 00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:00,720 me, love God and love people. And it just makes it so simple. 662 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:04,240 I think when we have opportunities like this, the 663 00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:07,040 other one is we do our Christmas mercy boxes that we're sending 664 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:10,080 out in our Oaxaca table out there in the corner. 665 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,800 They're taking the boxes. So if you have them, please 666 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,320 bring them back. But they're also still have 70 667 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:18,080 boxes left that we're going to go deliver in December. 668 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:22,080 And so if you have on your heart to just make a kids Christmas 669 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:25,840 awesome, the Oaxaca is an A neat church that goes into other 670 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,840 places, more rural places to bring these boxes into kids 671 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,200 homes. And so those are two, I think 672 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:35,360 really low hanging fruit. So give but then also give in 673 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,680 the other ways. Give encouragement, write 674 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:40,560 letters, connect with these missionaries that we have and 675 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,080 send them encouragement because I know that I considered my 676 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,840 story a little quickly. That's all I needed sometimes, 677 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:49,480 which is little encouragement. One of our booths out there, I 678 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:52,400 won't name names, but she, she wrote to us. 679 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,880 I was just a couple days ago and she, I guess she was telling her 680 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,120 advocate that that stands for her here. 681 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,640 Like I'm, I'm tired, I'm done. This is so hard. 682 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,280 I don't feel like I got anybody in my court or fighting behind 683 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:06,240 me. And this gal just told her about 684 00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:08,480 the market that was coming up and what we were doing. 685 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:12,680 I just by happen chance left her a message like a day after that. 686 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:15,320 And so she was getting kind of peppered and she just left me a 687 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:18,680 message yesterday weeping and with her, her and husband and 688 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,560 just seemed like, Oh my goodness, God is so faithful 689 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:23,280 just to encourage me when I need it. 690 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:26,360 And so just those little things like, Hey, we're doing this and 691 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:28,320 we want to tell you about it. Hey, we're trying to raise funds 692 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:31,040 for you in a special way and getting to and let them know 693 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,360 that I think that is a great way to give to just sending your 694 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:36,280 notes. And so there's ways where you 695 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:38,920 could sit down and write a card to one of these missionaries 696 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:41,640 that's going to go so far and just be an encouragement, let 697 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:43,800 them know you're praying, let them know that you're thinking 698 00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:47,120 about them. So yeah, there's ways to give in 699 00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:50,840 more ways than just monetarily. And then for those of you who 700 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:53,200 did sign up for the newsletter, we're going to be sending out 701 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:56,000 some dates for an interest meeting ongoing. 702 00:37:56,000 --> 00:38:00,720 So we're going to try our best to just do what we've always 703 00:38:00,720 --> 00:38:03,120 done as an effective way to just see what God's doing. 704 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:06,480 And it's just activate people who are in a season where they 705 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:09,680 can go maybe for a couple weeks, maybe they go for a season. 706 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:13,080 But we'll give more information on those interest meetings from 707 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,960 the newsletter. And other than that, we prayed 708 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:19,920 for our elders. I'd like to to pray for a pastor 709 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:23,760 in this role. So if I could invite the elders 710 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:28,480 to come up and the, the elders are now 5. 711 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:30,880 And while they're coming up, if the ushers, if you guys would 712 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:35,160 pass out communion, we're going to end with, as always, try to 713 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:39,400 never miss a time where as often as we gather, we remember the, 714 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:43,880 the reason for our membership is not, it's not because we, we try 715 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,840 our best to go out and, and do good work for the Lord or tell 716 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:51,200 stories, but it is in fact, the cross. 717 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:57,000 And it's the free gift of the perfect life of Jesus given for 718 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,520 us. And so that is the message that 719 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:00,200 we stand on week by week by week. 720 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:02,840 And it's the message that we send our missionaries to go 721 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:04,440 preach. And we're going to remember that 722 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:06,080 now. But as that's getting passed 723 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:12,400 out, if you guys would stand with me and I am going to have a 724 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:14,880 couple of you guys lay hands on Noah now. 725 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:19,160 And we're just going to pray for you, brother, that the Lord 726 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,720 would use you for the faithfulness he has planned in 727 00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:22,920 the mission fields of our church. 728 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:29,800 So love you man, Father in heaven, we come before you in 729 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:34,240 this special calling that you placed on Noah and his family. 730 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:39,040 The Father we ask for protection for his family and his children. 731 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:43,960 But Lord also the seal that you placed by your Holy Spirit on 732 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:49,720 Noah in this missions that you started, you initiated and we 733 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:52,440 ask this in. Jesus name Amen. 734 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:58,680 Father, I just add my prayers also we lift up Noah to you and 735 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:05,080 this congregation, pray you to equip him with wisdom, 736 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:11,320 knowledge, discernment, energy, organizational skills. 737 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:17,400 Father, love and grace. Father, I also so thankful for 738 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:22,600 this congregation who has. Been so generous in providing 739 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:27,400 all the resources that allows us to do missions and I just pray 740 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:30,680 that you'd continue bless this congregation and give us a heart 741 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:34,760 to continue to share our resources so missions as 742 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:38,600 possible. So Father, yeah, we just lift up 743 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:46,520 Noah, commissioned him as our missions pastor and bless him in 744 00:40:46,520 --> 00:40:50,120 this new responsibility. Jesus name Amen. 745 00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:54,200 Thanks for joining us today. If you would like to watch the 746 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,760 full service, check out the link in the description. 747 00:40:57,080 --> 00:41:01,000 For next steps and to learn more, visit calvaryboise.com.