One of my favorite things that we do in missions here at CCC is the Missions Catalog. It’s just such an easy way for any of us to show the love of Jesus in a very tangible way in the life of somebody half-way around the world that we will likely never meet.

• For just $35 you can help provide musical instruments to children in an orphanage in Guatemala.

• For just $50 you can help buy supplies for a bakery in a very difficult country in Central Asia that uses this bakery to reach destitute women.

• For just $200 you can help purchase a bed for a mother and her new baby to sleep in the Hospital for Women and Children in Mali.

• For just $100 you can help provide clothes, shoes, bedding, and other simply provisions for orphans.

The total amount needed for this catalog to fund everything is around $30,000 and we are already over 1/3 of the way there after just the first week.

So if you have not given anything yet, please pickup a catalog on Sunday and see where God might use you.

Last week we finished up another Global Summit at CCC and as I reflect back on all the time and energy that went into the Global Summit, the thought came into my mind, “why?”

Why do we have a Global Summit every year? Why do we invite a bunch of missionaries to come tell their stories and interact with our children? Is it just to inform us about how they are doing in their jobs? Do we have the Global Summit just because that’s what has always been done and we need to check it off the list?

I believe the answer comes in a statement I have heard Bob Fetherlin, Vice President of International Ministries for the C&MA, say many times. “What we see with our eyes and touch with our hands – that’s what will engage our hearts.”

Its one thing to read in the HUB a story about the hospital in Mali. It’s quite another to have one of the actual doctors come show us pictures and tell us stories of real life and real death and real people choosing to follow Jesus through the work at the hospital.

Its one thing to know that there are millions of people in Africa with AIDS, but its quite another to hear from a nurse in Mali who works directly with women who contract AIDS from their husbands but then get kicked out of the home because they are infected.

Its one thing to hear on the news that the government in a Central Asian country is cracking down on Christians, but it’s quite another to talk in person with a worker who lives there each day and knows their very life is in danger.

Its one thing to hear that there are community centers in the Middle East that are effectively reaching people with the gospel of Jesus Christ, but its quite another to have the missionary who lives there show you pictures and tell you real life stories.

So the Global Summit is about God engaging our hearts. It’s about more than just knowing what is going on around the world – it’s about caring. And when we care, we act! When we care, we give. When we care, we pray. When we care, we go.

My prayer is that God has engaged the hearts of many children and adults at CCC over these last few weeks, and that the result will be increased Kingdom impact.

Men of CCC! Please do not miss this session that has been created just for you during this weekends Global Summit.

And you young guys out there don’t think this is just for men over 40 who have nothing better to do with their time. This is for men of all ages, especially those under 40.

On Sunday morning, during both the 9:00 AM and 10:45 AM services, men will be gathering in the Chapel for an opportunity to here from some unique people.

To start, Curt Hofer will host an inspiring panel of men who will share their experiences involving the most important decisions of their lives. What a great chance to come hear from some men who have made some good decisions and some bad decisions, some Godly decisions and some un-Godly decisions.

During the 9:00 hour, the panel will consist of Mike Bliss, Jerry Busselman, Mark Bristol, Greg Gaggini, and Terry Frolio. During the 10:45 hour, the panel will consist of Doug Pedersen, Clark Osborn, Jason Hackel, Dave Pugh, and Mike Kelleher.

For the last part of this hour, you will get to hear from C&MA Vice President of International Ministries, Mr. Bob Fetherlin. Bob will be inspiring you as men to get involved with your hands and your feet. As Bob likes to say, “What you see with your eyes and touch with your hands will capture your hearts.”

Bob is not some old missionary guy who is dry and boring to listen too. He has a tremendous understanding of the emerging generation of Believers and how important it is tap into their passion and potential.

Men – please take the extra time this Sunday to come hear from all of these men.