We are proclaiming the message of Jesus Christ
to the spiritually lost in the world through every available means.

We are establishing churches in more than 150 nations,
following the New Testament patterns.

We are training leaders throughout the world to proclaim
the message of Jesus Christ to their own people and to other nations.

We are touching poor and suffering people with the compassion of
Jesus Christ and inviting them to become His followers.

Thank You

Thanks to all the ladies who blessed the children in Mexico at Christmas. The children at the orphanage had a wonderful Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed the holidays. We were able to provide candy bags and gifts to children in 8 villages, two homes for special children, and a home for the elderly.

Most of the children in the villages would receive nothing for Christmas other than what we provided, so it's such a privilege to be able to share Christ and Christmas with them.

Thank you also for praying for us to get everything across the border. Every year it has become more and more difficult to get our huge load of gifts across the border, and we have spent many hours each trip, not to mention money, negotiating with the border officials. This year we had no problem at all crossing the border and getting through the 15-mile checkpoint. This was a GREAT BLESSING.

Thank you again for your giving hearts and for having the true spirit of Christmas.

Merrell Long

Supported by Covenant Community Church

One of the most exciting times of our annual church calendar is our missions convention. And this year was the same! Why do we have a convention? Here are my resons for thinking that we should take three weeks out of our year to focus our attention on spreading God's fame.

1. As just said, it focuses our attention on spreading God's fame. The work of God is the original global enterprise. And it is easy to become absorbed in our little corner of the world.

2. It brings a revival spirit to our church. I think this happens because we become re-aligned with one of the things most on God's heart — His glory in redemption.

3. A window of calling opens. Countless missionaries through the centuries were awakened to God's call on their lives during a time of special prayer and preaching concerning missions.

4. It increases our giving to missions. Money isn't everything, but we live in a world in which it is something!

5. This one is very personal — I just like missions work! Every church should be a missionary church, not just some that are considered elite. Every pastor should be a missionary pastor, and not just a few that like to travel.

Pastor Jeff

Our annual Missions Convention began Sunday morning, February 20th, 2005, with a message from Pastor Jeff Stanfill specifically for Covenant about what God's calling to us means.

At the evening service, Pastor Dylan Schultz of Resurrection Life, an inner-city ministry in Baton Rouge, preached as he shared about this ministry, with which Covenant partners. Members of Resurrection Life shared testimonies of God's grace.

On February 27th, Missionary/Evangelist Dr. Doyle Jones was our guest at both services. Dr. Jones has served as a pastor, educator, and missionary. While ministering in many areas of the world, much of his work has been in Latin America. His missionary efforts have been in establishing local churches through an evangelistic ministry which emphasizes the miraculous.

Pastor Tom Bassford, who serves a congregation in Kansas which has also heard the call to unreached people groups, preached at the morning service on March 6th. Introduced to us via Wycliffe, Pastor Bassford shared Trinity Fellowship's journey thus far in Bible translating and serving an adopted village in the Philippines.

Our International Missions Banquet, "Around the World in 80 Minutes", on the evening of March 6th concluded the 2005 Missions Convention. That's right! We went 'around the world' in little more than an hour! We took a virtual tour of the various missionaries and missions projects with which we have partnered throughout the world. We 'visited' countries far and wide, heard the latest reports on what God is doing abroad, and enjoyed the taste of foods from various parts of the world. This has been an annual favorite (as are all the eating times at Covenant!). We celebrated over food, fellowship, and the Word of God as a church family.

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