Missions

Chase’s Place 2012 Fundraiser

Many of you got to know the folks at Chase’s Place last summer when we were in dialogue with them about the possibility of hosting their school on our campus. Several of you mentioned that you’d like to be notified about their annual fundraiser. Here are the details for the 2012 fundraiser:

Saturday, February 18th 2012, 7:00 p.m.

Edison’s

1724 Cockrell Ave., Dallas, TX 75215

Food, Drinks, Art and Dancing

Live Music by New Ground

Cocktail Attire, 60′s Mod or 70′s Disco Diva’s and Daddy O’s

I attend this event every year, and I can assure you that you will have a BLAST!

Tickets are $100 each (or $25 each if you’re also willing to work a two-hour shift).

If you would like to attend, please let me know and I will have an invitation sent to you.

Thanks! Garland

Mission Trip 2012 – San Antonio

Mission Trip 2012

The Missions Committee is pleased to announce that our 2012 mission trip will be to San Antonio! We will be partnering with our own Linda Cross at Baptist University of the Americas. There are a number of exciting projects being considered including construction, partnerships with local relief agencies, sports camps, backyard Bible clubs, and others. We are also investigating the feasibility of offering a music and worship component that would involve our choir.

More details will be provided in the coming weeks, but for now, mark your calendar for July 14 – 21!

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Garland Hamic.

Rummage Sale Workday & Pickups – January 2012

Saturday, January 21, will be our first rummage sale work day of the new year. Please join us from 9 a.m. to noon, noon to 3 p.m., or BOTH! We can use workers of any ability or skill level. Lunch will be provided. And don’t forget, if you plan to go on mission trip this summer, every shift you work helps to reduce your fee!

Also, if you have furniture or other heavier items that need to be picked up on Saturday, please contact Garland Hamic.

Our Eagle Pass Mission Continues!

When we were in Eagle Pass this past summer, we had the privilege of meeting the Hernandez family: Yesina – a single, teenaged mother – her young son, Rodolfo, and her mother, Hilda. This is the same family that we did the angel tree for to collect furniture and household goods. At that time, they were living in a terribly dilapidated mobile home. With help from churches like Royal Lane, however, a new home is being constructed on the site. Progress is slow, as you would imagine, due to the fact that it is being constructed largely by volunteer groups like ours who cycle in and out of the community.

Here’s the good news: a big step forward was made this week due to the generosity of Royal Laners who contributed money to the mission trip. Between rummage sale proceeds, sponsorships, gifts, and mission trip fees paid by the missioners themselves (many of whom declined discounts they were entitled to), we had a surplus of over $3,000 after all of our expenses were paid. We sent that money to Rick McClatchy of CBF Texas, who reports that the money was used to buy: a new bathtub ($210), plumbing supplies, a bathroom sink, a toilet, and associated labor ($1,355), a hot water heater ($210), and electrical supplies and labor ($1,240).

Thank you again for all you did and for all you contributed to make our mission trip to Eagle Pass a success! Your generosity continues to have a tremendous impact in the community, especially for the Hernandez family!

Blessings,

Garland Hamic

Mission Trip 2012 Planning Session – November

It’s hard to believe, but it’s time to start thinking about Mission Trip 2012!

Join us for our first 2012 mission trip forum on Saturday morning, November 19th, at 9:30 a.m. in Portable 1. We will reflect a bit on previous trips and begin to talk about what community we will serve next summer. It doesn’t matter whether you plan to go or not … EVERYONE is welcome! Mission trip belongs to the whole church, so come be a part of the dialogue.

We need a few volunteers to bring food. Please sign up here.

This part of the trip is so exciting! It’s the part where we begin to connect with a new community and dream about how we will serve together. Don’t miss out … be involved from the very beginning!!

Blessings …

Ruth May & Garland Hamic,

Mission Trip Coordinators