Missions
Bonavista Baptist Church has been a part of 10 trips to Tijuana, providing labour to build houses for needy families, and bringing the "Good News" to the lost and the uncared for. The mission teams are comprised of a mixture of older teens (age 15 and up) and adults. We often provide a cook team that cooks for the BBC volunteers and many other groups that either coordinate their people and resources with us, or meet us down in Mexico. These Mexico trips are a relief house-building mission and we use AMOR Ministries as a service provider (materials and camping spots for our volunteers). They are a charitable agency based out of San Diego, CA.
Since 1995, we have assisted in building over 35 homes (average 7 homes per year) and one church in Tijuana, and we have dramatically and positively influenced hundreds of families for Christ as our legacy of building community continues. BBC raises funds for their portion of this valuable project while working closely with other church groups, individuals and Canadian companies is support of this relief mission.
To get involved, contact Terry.
Teaming up with Partners In Deed (PID), Bonavista sent two mission teams to the Dominican Republic to work in the ghetto communities outside La Vega, 2 hours south of Puerto Plata on the North shores. These trips were a mixture of relief house-building and community-health (skin allergy, eye glass clinics, non-surgical non-invasive medical aid, dental care, and educational missions) through an on-site charity group, led by Rod (& Twila) Davis, called T.E.A.R.S. Ministries.
BBC plans to send at least one volunteer in Feb 2010 in association with our Joint Ministry partners PID who are seeking 24 more volunteers to help them at their annual camp for all ages in cooperation with both the Maria Auxiliadoria church and the Soto Haitian church. Blankets from our BBC Quilting ministry team, medical supplies and educational writing materials have been requested.
On Nov 1st Rod Davis of T.E.A.R.S. will be speaking to us at BBC at 11 a.m. DON"T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!"
To get involved, contact Terry.
Teaming up in joint ministry with with Arms of Jesus (AOJ), Arms of Jesus (AOJ), Bonavista sent volunteers on 5 separate missions over the past 4 years. They built relief housing, taught soccer, led Christian education classes and assisted with dental care in the communities near Guatemala City. These trips were comprised almost entirely of adults (age 19 and up) in addition to younger family members who went on their first trip. These Guatemala trips were a combination of trips led by another church in Calgary, while the last major trip in August 2009 was all BBC adherents.
Associated with the AOJ school, there has been financial support possibilities through AOJ so that all kids under the age of grade 7 have an opportunity to go to school. Please see AOJ's website for more information in that regard.
BBC plans on being active for years to come using this adult-based Guatemala trip, and based on our legacy and learning's from our Mexico experience, we feel we can sustain long term projects in the communities in these jungles. BBC's next trip is planned for May 2010 and will accommodate up to 13 adult volunteers.
To get involved, contact Terry.
Supported the last 2 years through the BBC budget, we are currently supporting an orphanage through Love Mercy and Hope For the Nations, by providing 30 orphans and their care-givers with food, medicines, beds and clothing and other living condition improvements, as well as providing for much-needed care in the surrounding area due to the severe drought conditions in Kitale and Messinga. We are looking at supporting another larger orphanage (100+ orphans) and we are supporting the work of CBM (Cdn Baptist Missions) throughout the Sub-Sahara region in Africa, which has focused on hunger and water issues. See the Heroes For Christ Orphanage section below.
Gull Lake Centre
Gull Lake Centre's goal is to Connect People to Christ, to train new leaders in the Church, and to help alleviate suffering and poverty on earth.
Gull Lake Centre runs summer camps for kids from grade 1-12 including a Family Camp and offers teen participants their LTD (Leadership, Training and Development) program which is a leadership program for grade 10 through 12.
This 88 year-old Centre is currently undergoing renovations to prepare it to serve its community and Alberta for many more years. It is a year-round camping, retreat and educational organization, offering year-round programs as well as allowing other organizations to rent facilities for retreats and conferences. BBC strongly supports Gull Lake Centre through direct budget giving as well as participation in their many youth programs.
Find more about Gull Lake Centre
Mustard Seed Street Ministries
The Church supports through annual pleas for funding the work of the Seed which reaches out to Calgary's homeless - with food, shelter, training and spiritual/mental and physical care.
Find more about Mustard Seed Street Ministries
"Advancing the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom into the Nations through spiritual generations of labourers Living and Discipling among all people"
Over 4000 Navigators staff minister in 103 countries worldwide. In Canada, ministries in 20 cities include campus, church, alumni, business and professional, and cross-cultural. Canadian Navigators also serve in 15 nations around the world. Don Matsune is the Alberta and Saskatchewan Regional Director and an active member here at Bonavista. The church extends its ministry through its in-house missionaries and includes them in the Missions budget. As a full-time staff of the Navigators, Don Matsune is responsible to raise his support through interested individuals and churches. BBC is pleased to be a major contributor to this ministry.
The Navigators are re-introducing LeaderQuest, a 1-year leadership development experience for graduates. This is part of a strategic emphasis on developing new staff and lay leaders.
June 09 Newsletter...(PDF)
October 09 Newsletter...(PDF)
Christian Business Ministries Canada (CBMC)
David Abday is the Canadian Director for Corpath which establishes peer groups for business leaders to pursue spiritual excellence in every area of their personal lives and businesses. Corpath is for leaders in business who want to become leaders in faith so that through their actions and witness they present Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. Corpath is a division of Christian Business Ministries Canada which celebrated its 50th anniversary in Canada this year.
Corpath groups provide a confidential “Friendly Board of Advisors” for members to intentionally work through business and other life issues with a group of peers in making wiser business decisions, growing spiritually and finding encouragement from your peers (over 40 groups in Canada).
- We are entering an expansion phase by engaging existing Corpath members as associate staff (volunteers having a passion to establish Corpath groups)
- Corpath is in the second year of project focused on women entrepreneurs, owners and executive managers.
- Corpath Venture groups are being developed to provide coaching and training for business leaders of new enterprises
- CBMC is partnering with The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada to focus on leadership for pastors (pulpit ministers) and business leaders (marketplace ministers).
Please pray for clarity of vision, perseverance, discernment of those called to this work and the resources … so that this nation will changed by God working through the business leaders He already has strategically place in business, government and education.
"Transforming business leaders across Canada to be ambassadors in the marketplaces of the world."
Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor. 5:20
Sam Mutisya
The Sharing Way/Canadian Baptist Missions
Although the Church supports CBM in a large way through its support given through the Baptist Union, we have chosen to support Sam & Pauline Mutisya specifically and selectively because their work spoke to us while we were considering Africa missions' support. We will continue to support the Mutisya's for 2 years (July 2008 - 2010). Sam is now in charge of all of the Sharing Way work in the sub-Sahara, Africa, a daunting task to say the least. His work concentrates on orphan placement, food and water projects.
Heroes For Christ Orphanage
Kitale (Kenya, Africa)
A new work for the Church, we are pleased to support this orphanage through and in support with Love Mercy and Hope for the Nations, where Charles Masinde has over 25 orphans in his care. Our Church feeds, clothes, and provides care through financial support directly to workers at this orphanage.
Make a Difference Locally
Between now and June of 2010, your BBC Missions Committee will be canvassing folks here at BBC to assist with local mission opportunities - helping those who live right around us. The Committee encourages you to continue supporting the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank and by continuing to collect specific food needs for immediate dispersal to those in need in our communities.
Like to help in this? Contact Terry for contact with one of our BBC Make A Difference agents.
Quilting Ministry
Right here at the Church are a solid support group of women who make beautiful homemade quilts for many of our missions. They have done so for over 12 years and many of their quilts have gone to support BAF (Bethlehem Aboriginal Fellowship) Winnipeg, Mexico, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Inn From The Cold here at the Church once a month.
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