Encouraging Sports Baseball Clinic Jan 2012

We just had our second baseball clinic with the Encouraging Sports missions team. God Blessed and allowed all the team members to come back this year and we added an additional coach. The week flew by but we had a great time.

Jacob and Luke along with a young man (D) who accepted Christ as the result of the clinic last year worked as translators. The Baseball Federation meeting was very gratifying. The Baseball Federation leaders were all very pleased and happy that the team came back a second time. This has really opened the doors to the baseball families in Lima.

The team does a great job with the clinic. At the end of each clinic a coach shares his testimony and another coach shares a story from the Bible. On the day of the last clinic this year we added an opportunity for the players and coaches to respond. There were about 300 kids from the ages of 8 - adult and about 25 Peruvian coaches that participated in the clinic. There were five groups and thus five different invitations. In total we had 42 decisions for Christ this year.

One simple key that allowed us to easily begin sharing the plan of salvation were the wrist bands that say: Encouraging Sports Juan 3:16. Every child recieved a band and heard the Gospel. This was truly a great week: of sharing baseball, our faith and fellowship.

This all started with a conversation while we were on a stateside church visit on a saltwater fishing trip in Tampa. A pastor, simply asked do you have a need for a baseball clinic in Lima? I had no idea and started sending emails to the three Nikkei friends that might know if there was baseball. God truly works in mysterious ways. This is truly a great highlight of our year. The coaches really do a great job putting ona a great baseball camp that is overflowing in love for the kids. The parents, coaches and kids are able to see God's love lived out.

thanks guys
plus a special thanks to the moms, wives, grandkids, kids etc that have to share their family with us for a week)

Watch the recap video here! Copy and paste this link into your address bar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92QAgpBydZ4

Japan Trip Jan 2011

We were able to see a great deal of Tokyo and Karuizawa. We attended a missions meeting that had many issues on the agenda. We had a very good meeting, strategy sessions, worship and prayer times, etc. We also got to touch base with Christian friends, Japanese friends and Nikkei friends. God opened doors for us to meet and share with many different people. We also did a few vacation days.

Please enjoy the pictures.

Christmas in Georgia

Please note a few pictures while we were in the states. It is always good to be with family and friends.

I personally always enjoy the first worship service in English. Thanks for your prayers.

Computer problems, Trip to Japan

There has not been a post for a while becuase my lap top died. It has now been resurrected.

We have three key events in the past five weeks. We were in the U.S over Christmas and then in Japan for various meetings. Then we had our second baseball clinic with the group " Encouraging Sports". The last five weeks have been very busy and very good weeks.

God's Blessings and Peace, The Mitchell's