What’s the point of a long term international mission partnership, anyway?
“Long-term international mission partnerships are important because Port Orange Presbyterian, and all of its members (including myself), cannot be the church in the world if it only connects with churches in the Volusia County Area, Florida, and the rest of the USA. Building relationships with churches all over the world is crucial to really doing God’s work.”
Kaitlin Lyons, age 16
“Mission trips can change the way you think. You come back with a renewed sense of purpose, excited about what God is doing in your life, your church, and in the world….. It’s one thing to travel to another country and repair a damaged church, or do a VBS program for example, and another to really build a long term partnership… We don’t want to go into another country with an arrogant attitude that we are there to fix all of the problems. There are many different ways to live life honorably, as children of God. My eyes have been opened from my past experiences with international mission travel. We have a lot to learn from spending time with people with very different backgrounds from our own. Loving and serving God should be our priority in life.”
Donna Ketchledge, adult
“Long-term international mission partnerships are important because Port Orange Presbyterian, and all of its members (including myself), cannot be the church in the world if it only connects with churches in the Volusia County Area, Florida, and the rest of the USA. Building relationships with churches all over the world is crucial to really doing God’s work.”
Kaitlin Lyons, age 16
“Mission trips can change the way you think. You come back with a renewed sense of purpose, excited about what God is doing in your life, your church, and in the world….. It’s one thing to travel to another country and repair a damaged church, or do a VBS program for example, and another to really build a long term partnership… We don’t want to go into another country with an arrogant attitude that we are there to fix all of the problems. There are many different ways to live life honorably, as children of God. My eyes have been opened from my past experiences with international mission travel. We have a lot to learn from spending time with people with very different backgrounds from our own. Loving and serving God should be our priority in life.”
Donna Ketchledge, adult
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