missions

Welcome to Cornerstone’s Missions Page, a resource for news and information related to our call to making the gospel known to the world.

Letters from the Field

From Micah & Amy Tuttle in Peru

05.13.09

Protests:

The mototaxistas have let up on their strike giving the government a week or so to resolve the problem! The natives continue to be restless, but we've heard there's a meeting in Lima today hopefully with a resolution coming in the next days. Chicken prices are still through the roof! And we were SO glad to get out of the house today for the first time in 5 days!! :)

Health:

With open roads, we were able to take Micah to the hospital to confirm that he does have Dengue. The doctor said that was good news because the alternative was something that has a tendency to go on for a longer time. My dizziness seems to have disappeared for the time being! Yay! Praise the Lord!

Travel:

The airport is now open and flights are available if we end up needing to go with that option... just so costly. But preferably, this week the road will clear, and we'll jump at the first chance to drive to Trujillo. We're hoping the car won't complain. We have things that we need to get in order there... particularly, Sam, our poor orphan dog. Though we've heard from friends that he is doing just fine ;) After a week or two in Trujillo, we hope to be back here again until July (IBEM in Trujillo).

So there you have it, your prayers have been effective, and we are super thankful for the reprieve!

the Tuttles

Take A Trip

Short-term missions trips are a great way to experience and encounter God. Step out of your comfort zone. On this page you’ll find some great opportunities to serve, grow, plant spiritual fruit, and minister side-by-side with others in another culture. A growing number of people are finding that going on a Short-term Missions Trip helps deepen their spiritual life. Going to another country for a little while might mean giving up some other things you would like to do, but what a small sacrifice compared to what Christ had done for us!

Ireland Outreach Summer Teams

Consider spending a week to 2 months of the summer in Dublin, Ireland! Anyone can go during their summer team activities, which are both evangelistic and practical. Some go door-to- door in Dublin with gospel literature and evangelize. Some go to the busy pedestrian streets at the center of the city to witness. Others do important practical work projects at the headquarters, including remodeling, secretarial, and other important tasks that help keep the ministry running. This is a great opportunity for teenagers as well as retirees. Find out more at www.IrelandOutreach.org.

The Cornerstone Connection: Founding missionaries, Jim & Jean Gillett, are related to the Klines and Jim has visited Cornerstone periodically over his 38 years in Ireland. In

the summer of 2006, Mark & Jessalyn Kline spent 2 weeks on a summer team. In the fall of 2006, we raised $3,000 to support the water and electricity projects Ireland Outreach has in Nigeria.

Inasmuch Ministries - Romania

Spend some time in Romania reaching out to the “least of these” (Matt. 25:40). Ron & Sue Bates have been going to the North Train Station in Bucharest, taking hot soup and fresh bread (also clothing, medicine, New Testaments, and literature) to the street kids in hopes of helping them find the Lord and relief from their misery. They also have a home for young mothers and their kids who would otherwise be wondering the streets, unable to adequately care for their children. This is a unique ministry opportunity to care for and share the life-giving gospel with the hurting. Read touching stories about the Children of the Night at www.inasmuch.ro and consider going there to help in this ministry.

The Cornerstone Connection: Since this ministry was added to our quarterly missions love offerings in May and August 2007, we have almost doubled the best offerings before. Ron and Sue have both recently passed away to be with the Lord, so help is much needed.

Uganda

Bob and Sue Cullen welcome anyone who is serious about serving in a missionary setting to visit them in Kabale, Uganda and take part in helping teach children in the schools and their “Awana-like” Banana Band ministry, publishing gospel literature and Bible courses for the thousands of correspondence students, or help with construction of new buildings for ministry. Email Bob & Sue for more information about their ministry and how to become involved at: bobandsusan@mac.com.

The Cornerstone Connection: Bob & Sue were here for 3 months at the end of 2004 and many who were here then got to know them personally. They have also been a recipient of the love offering the past few years.

Immanuel Mission – Arizona

Maybe you can’t get away overseas, but how about a couple weeks, a month, a year, or more in another culture here in America? Many from Cornerstone have been to Immanuel Mission over the years and have seen first h

and the need to reach out to the Navajo people. There are always opportunities for people of all ages and skills to come teach at the Christian school, work on special maintenance and update projects, and minister to a very spiritually needy people. Visit the Immanuel Mission web site for more info at www.immanuelmission.org.

Adventures in Missions

Adventures in Missions offers a choice of many different countries to serve in. Join an Ambassador team for 3-4 weeks to assist local churches, pastors and missionaries as they minister the Gospel to the lost and hurting. Or join a 5 week summer work crew in Mexico to keep the ministry base facility running well. Or travel to the Amazon Jungle, Africa, or the Far East and join a team of 7 to 12 other college-age young a

dults for a 9-12 week ministry training and discipleship program. “Through creative teaching, training, discipleship, cross-cultural ministry experience, and adventure, you will gain a heightened passion for seeking and serving God in “real life.”” There are opportunities for adults too. Go to www.adventures.org for more info about all of the opportunities around the world offered through AIM.

The Cornerstone Connection: Through AIM, Christina Metzler went to New Zealand for several months, and Andrea Metzler went to Kenya for a few months.

Wycliffe Bible Translators

Imagine having a part in making God’s Word accessible to all people in a language that speaks to their hearts! Your skills, training, talents, experience, gifts and passion can all be used for His glory in the task of Bible translation. There is a wide variety of job skills needed to speed the work of Bible translation—not only in language-development

and Bible translation work. Many are needed to take care of essential and critical jobs in support roles, such as children’s education, IT and management. Explore www.wycliffe.org and click on “Serve” to find out how you can help from 2 weeks to 2 years.

The Cornerstone Connection: There is a couple at Cornerstone currently working with a local translation team translating the Bible into a SE Asian language through Wycliffe.

Missionary Aviation Fellowship

Fly missionaries and important goods in and out of hard to reach areas of the world. Nate Saint, one of the 5 Ecuador martyrs, was with MAF. In 2006, the MAF fleet of 54 aircraft executed 37,490 flights, logged 3,014,031 miles, transported 116,459 passengers, and delivered 10.2 million pounds of cargo all on 1,700 rough, unimproved dirt and grass airstrips as well as waterways. These flights support Christian workers, evangelists, teachers, medical personnel, as well as relief and development workers. MAF planes haul food, seed, and livestock; transport the sick and injured; deliver doctors, medicine, and relief supplies; and carry the materials for a better life to people who

need it most... people others cannot reach. More importantly, in the past 12 months, MAF planes saved Christian and humanitarian workers 66,928 days of travel time or 276.5 work years redeemed for productive Kingdom work! Visit www.maf.org even if you don’t know how to fly yet.

Bright Hope International

Visit www.brighthope.org to find out how you can be a part of this terrific ministry that is focused on the billion people in the world who earn less than a dollar per day. If you are a marketing expert, carpenter, dry waller, painter, writer for their newsletter and project updates, can garden at the headquarters in Illinois, or can do picture framing, Bright Hope can use you!

Operation Mobilization

Go to www.om.org to find out about “Global Challenge” international teams that run from 6 days to 6 months in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America... or on board one of OM’s ships.

Other Good Opportunities

Christian Missions in Many Lands (CMML)

Cornerstone and churches like it usually affiliate with CMML when sending out career missionaries. They are not a missions board, but serve missionaries by forwarding unsolicited, free will contributions; provide clothing; help in emergencies and d

isasters; and provide information on activities through their website (www.cmml.org), the Missionary Prayer Handbook and Mission magazine. They offer good missions training opportunities through their Missionary Orientation Program held inJune.

Touch the World

Summer Missions Trips for youth in the Bahamas, Mexico, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Israel. Jay Fippinger is a friend of the leaders of this ministry (www.touchtheworld.org).

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Mark Kline at markemmaus@yahoo.com.

CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH

December Missions Support

This month Cornerstone sent gifts to the following missionaries: Caroline Gross (Nigeria); Gil & Carolyn Vargus (Spain); Mabel Gillett (Ireland); Jerry & Sarah Mattix (Spec. Areas); Warren & Linda Brown (Brazil) each received $150.00. Dan & Nikki Rogers (Ecuador) and Paul & Carol Bramsen (Senegal) were sent $100. This was in addition to the love offering in November which allowed us to sent $1222.50 to the Haven of Hope Wall Project (Nigeria); and $407.50 each to Bob & Sue Cullen (Uganda); Micah & Amy Tuttle (Peru) and Andres Segovia (Bolivia)..

Missions Web Site Hits Home

Missionary web sites targeting people in specific foreign lands can reach around the world. Paul and Carol Bramsen have a web site (TWOR.com, stands for The Way Of the Righteous) to minister to people in Senegal. Recently a lawyer in Iowa found the site, read the Bible lessons, and came to know Christ as a result! Paul and Carol’s son, Nathan, has a new ministry to Middle East children called ROCK International (Relief, Opportunity and Care to Kids).

Love Offering

Our quarterly "love offering" is taken in February, May, August and November and goes to support missionaries, which include Micah and Amy Tuttle in Peru, and Bob and Sue Cullen in Uganda, and two radio ministries to the Muslim world: Radio Voice of Christ in Iran and The Way of Righteousness broadcast in Senegal. The 4th Quarter Missions Love Offering will be 11/23/08 during the Missions Fair and include the following four missionaries/projects: Haven of Hope project in Nigeria, Andres Segovia (Bolivia), Bob & Sue Cullen (Uganda), and Micah & Amy Tuttle (Peru

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