Proverbs 25:25 says, “Like cold water to a weary soul is good news
from a distant land.” We have the good news of Jesus Christ and Acts
1:8 tells us to carry it to the world. We don’t just carry it to our
neighbors, or only the nations, but both. Jerry Rankin writes in Spiritual
Warfare and Missions, “any desire to evangelize that causes someone to
focus only on their own type of people is the greatest hindrance to the
multicultural, multiethnic vision of God.” He also writes,
“The Holy Spirit with incredible centrifugal force would thrust them
(all disciples) outward. The same Holy Spirit who drew them into the kingdom
would send them to the nations.” Jim Slack helps provide a proper
understanding of Acts 1:8, “to see Acts 1:8 as ‘my own kind
first’ would run the risk of committing Jonah’s ethnocentric
sin over again.” We at Parkway reach people by asking everyone at Parkway to pray for, to give to, and
to go and tell our neighbors and the nations the gospel of Jesus Christ.
To register for a project click here
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Peru
Projects to reach the Quechua people in Carhua & Lachaqui through
sports camps, leadership training, plaza events, and medical clinics.
For info contact: Candi Sheppard
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Bangladesh
Projects to reach the Hindu Bangli people through Jesus Film
showings, leadership training.
For info contact: Steve Eddy
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Israel
Project to reach through witnessing, prayer walking,
community service projects, and other various ministries in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. We are
working with evangelical churches and believers in Israel on this project.
For info contact: Dan and Victoria Deviney
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Philippines
Project to reach the people in the Aurora province through sports
camp, leadership training, worship rallies, and medical clinics. These team has no limit
in size.
For info contact: Tony Sendaydiego
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Roma People
Projects to reach the Roma people in Romania through home
visits, sports camps, running a student camp, and leadership training.
For info contact: Steve Chumley or Jane Nales
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Nations Next Door
While we are called to go to the nations, one reality that is true for us in
Richmond is the nations are coming to us. Some ministry opportunities include
adopting a family, culture exchange meetings, conversation partners to learn
English, adopting an international student, relationship building, and more. For
more info, contact the Nations Next Door email
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Operation Christmas Child
In partnership with Samaritan’s Purse, families in our church
family are reaching the nations through giving gifts to children all over the
world through shoe boxes filled with gifts, joy and hope. These boxes are used
by various ministries around the world to give them a hearing with people whom
they can share the gospel with. This is a tangible way a child can go to the
nations. For more info contact: Pastor Derek
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Become an Advocate
As you pray, give, go and tell on short term projects, God may grip your
heart to be more than just an attending team member. He may call you to be an
advocate for a specific people group/region. Each people group need advocates
who will pray for them, give to the projects and lead/go on short-term projects
for these people, and encourage others to pray, give, and go to that people
group. For more info, contact Pastor Derek :
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Move to the Nations
God may call us to change who our neighbors are. Our neighbors may become the
nation we come to visit and share the gospel with on occasion, and the nations
may become the neighbors we live with and share the gospel with every day. If
God has been prompting you and your family to take your everyday ministry to the
nations, contact Pastor Derek:
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