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January 2014
Words that Build Up.  Willie Mays broke into the Negro Leagues while he was in high school and at the age of 19 he was signed by the (then) New York Giants early in 1951. Briefly playing for their minor league team in Trenton, NJ, he was called up to the Giants. He started for the Giants the next day and in his first 26 at bats, only had one hit. It was a home run off Warren...

 
Exploring Possibilities of a Friends Mission in Sudan. Please be in prayer for the Sudanese Community Church (SCC) in Omaha, NE. They are currently looking to move to another location, and they need prayer for the right doors to open as the Holy Spirit leads. The ministry of the church is strong among the many refugees from South Sudan who currently reside in Omaha ...

 
Six Things You Can Do Right Now to Fight Modern Day Slavery. Did you know there are more slaves in the world now than there have been at anytime in history? Some estimates say 27 million people are being denied the basic human right of freedom. That is twice as many slaves as there were when the emancipation proclamation was signed.

 
Spring Invasion 2014 Registration OPEN!  Spring Invasion, a short-term missions program sponsored by EFC-MAYM in cooperation with Coahuila, Mexico Friends Churches, has been hosting Friends Church Sr. High student missions teams in Mexico since 1993. Spring Invasion allows our EFC-MAYM students and adults to serve the foreign mission field for one-week, experiencing ministry in a cross-cultural community and observing God’s action in the context of Coahuila, Mexico Friends Churches. 

Registration is now open at www.efcmaym.org and details have been published. Registration and deposits are due February 19th. 

 
Focus on the Local Church: Independence Friends. Over my 40+ years of ministry I have come to see clearly that as a church we are often caught in a trap of trying to create programs for attraction rather than identifying what the call and vision is that God is laying before us – then seeing how we can develop a ministry that meets needs and heals lives. It has been such a blessing when churches I have been a part of have moved from looking at what we can do, to where God is working and joining Him there. Independence Friends has been a group that not only asks that question, but lives the reality.

 
Haviland Jr. High Bible Quiz.  The first quiz was hosted by Haviland Friends Church on Saturday, Jan. 11. It was an exciting day with lots of fierce competition and many close rounds! Click the link below to see team standings.

 
 
New Missionaries in Aguascalientes.  Sammy and Ceress Sanders have just arrived to Aguascalientes, Mexico to begin a one-year term as EFM Missionary Interns. They will work with the EFM Mission there, along with Edwin and Maria Giron. Their main focus will be learning language and culture, and embracing EFM values of holistic, incarnational ministry in the community, which starts in the posture of a learner.

 
 
In Other News...
Leadership Institute, February 3
Pastor's Sabbath Retreat 2014 SEND YOUR PASTOR!
Saltshaker 2014 Registration Open
Wilderness Retreat 2014
National Friends Summit 2014
Wanted: Stories from the Local Church
EFC-MAYM 2014 Events Calendar
 
Related Links...
Evangelical Friends Mission
EFC-MAYM Friends Women
Barclay College
Mid-America Church Directory

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