January

January will bring our official "kick-off" for our France mission trip! Our France Team, now secured at 18 members (see This Post for team members), will begin meeting regularly for prayer, spiritual discipleship and logistical and cultural training as we prepare for June.

Burnie Staples, our Missions Pastor and one of our MilePost13 Band bass players, will be working closely with our team in the coming months. Although Pastor Burnie is unable to travel with the team to France, he will be helping to train the team, particularly working with the team to better understand the Biblical Foundation of Missions.

Along with our regular meetings, the team will also be gathering together on the evening of January 7 to spend some time with Tom Nylander. Tom is a personal friend and former boss of Nathan, and has several years of experience serving with and leading short-term mission trips as Director of Light Ministries. Tom will be sharing about his experiences with our France Team.

We'll also begin to update the blog on a regular basis, as we document each step of this journey with photos and video. Fortunately, we have two professional photographers on our team. We've recently purchased two Flip Video cameras to use as well.

Check back in often this coming month of January to stay up-to-date with our France Team!