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What's
Going On at Emmaus?
At Emmaus, we are committed to live out and teach God’s truth
in very practical ways. We want every person and family in the Clarke
County area to have the opportunity to see and hear God’s plan
in action.
Read our Welcome
Flyer (pdf 63 KB) online.
Learn about Small
Groups (pdf 100 KB) at Emmaus.
Learn about our teens, Extreme
Reality Youth Ministry (pdf 335 KB).
At the heart of our Children’s
Ministry (pdf 617 KB) is a love for kids.
At Emmaus we seek to continue the mission of Christ. Read about
our worldwide
missions (pdf 571 KB).
 Missions!
“Missions” is not the responsibility of the “Missions
Department.” It’s the job of each of us as we see the needs that
God brings across our paths. (Read Jesus’ story of The Good Samaritan
in Luke 10:25-37.)
Sometimes, though, we may see a neighbor who has a need that is
greater than one of us can handle. When this happens please talk
to the Missions coordinators Victor and Donna Hess at 540-955-9730
or missions@emmausofclarke.com.
Also check out hopeandhelps.org.
For those of you interested in getting updates ...go to our blogs...
Marie
Parker: www.journeygirl4god.blogspot.com
Krista Parker: www.imagirlonamission.blogspot.com
Adam Parker: www.maineiac1985.blogspot.com
Tara Gadoury: www.flyingonwingsofeagles.blogspot.com/
Alicia Petroski: http://amall4him.blogspot.com/
Update from Adam Parker 5/1/08 Schedule for Peru/Argentina
June 9 Head to Lima, Peru to kick off your adventure!
Over the next few moments you will meet your leaders
and team, train and prepare for ministry, listen to
inspiring speakers, and draw closer to God through
incredible praise and worship. You’ll be ready to
change the world after this amazing time of
preparation.
June 10 Upon arrival in country, you’ll meet your
Global Partners and learn more about the culture and
environment of Peru. During country orientation, you
will make new Peruvian friends, learn more specifics
about your ministry, and meet your translators.
June 10-14 Continue your training and commissioning
with your PDs and TLs in Lima.
June 15 Attend a local Peruvian church and experience
God in another culture through dynamic Spanish worship
and teaching. You’ll be amazed as you feel God’s
presence together with other Christians, even though
you might not speak the same language! After church,
you will travel to the earthquake affected areas in
Pisco or Chincha to help reconstruct the lives of the
devastated victims from this natural disaster. You
will have the amazing opportunity to work together to
build a church for a pastor while doing drama in
parks, schools, and markets.
cuisine!
June 16-June 21 Begin your effort by providing coats,
blankets, food and other disaster relief materials to
the families while sharing your testimony and powerful
dramas. You will also be working in the church and
home building process, and you will get the community
involved as they come to watch the progress.
June 22 Enjoy a free day in the city! Visit the famous
Incan Markets, and don’t forget to pick up some
souvenirs for your supporters along the way!
June 23-June 28 There may be many children coming from
all around the community who lost everything some
including their parents. Your love and attention will
impact their lives as you teach powerful VBS and Bible
Studies in the mornings, and visit some drama sites in
the afternoon.
June 29 Attend a Peruvian church in the morning, and
take the rest of the day to relax and strengthen
relationships with local believers. In the evening,
head back to the base.
June 30-July 2 See God work powerfully through drama
presentations, and continue building relationships
with the people who have come to Christ earlier in the
week. By this time, you’ll be perfecting your drama
ministry, as well as falling into the groove of
sharing your faith and testimony with people you don’t
even know.
July 3 Travel back to Lima, rest from your excursion.
You’ll hear a powerful message from your Project
Directors during the evening service.
July 4 Enjoy one more fun-filled free day in Lima at
the Incan Market and ship mall. Eat lunch at an
American restaurant (if you’re craving a burger and
fries) or go for something more Peruvian. Don’t forget
to try the Peruvian ice cream!
July 5-July 6 Friends travel back to Miami, FL while
you settle a bit and ready yourself to move out to
Argentina for your next month of ministry! Relax in
the presence of the Almighty as you begin the move to
another great adventure. Discuss with team leaders
what you've accomplished and what you look to
accomplish in the next part of God's plan.
July 7 Upon arrival in country, you’ll meet your
Global Partners and learn more about the culture and
environment of Argentina. During country orientation,
you will make new Argentine friends, learn more
specifics about your ministry, and meet your
translators.
July 12-July 19 Extend your hand and through a social
outreaches show the love of Christ. You’ll be amaze to
see how far your hand can reach while providing food,
clothing, and blanket to the poor in the areas of
Mendoza, Argentina.
July 20 Worship God and celebrate His Word in a local
Argentine church. Meet the church family that you will
work with for the next few weeks. After church in the
morning, you will eat lunch with your team and have a
few hours of free time.
July 21-July 28 In the mornings you will work with
poverty stricken children at a Kids day camp, followed
by VBS the afternoon. Throughout the week, you will
have some opportunities to do Social work outreaches
to families in a local community.
July 29 Today is your last day of ministry! You will
spend one last day doing outreach to hurting children
and families. Today you will close out VBS and Camp
with the children. Take some photos and share your
experiences with other team mates.
July 30 You will spend the day shopping, taking a tour
around the beautiful Andes Mountains, and simply
enjoying the scenery of Argentina. In the evening, you
will visit an Argentine Gaucho Ranch and eat an asado
dinner!
July 31 You will spend the day shopping, taking a tour
around the beautiful Andes Mountains, and simply
enjoying the scenery of Argentina. In the evening, you
will visit an Argentine Gaucho Ranch and eat an asado
dinner!
August 1 Spend a day in country, debriefing with your
team, as you prepare to return home, learn to how to
take with you what you have experienced on and off the
mission field.
August 2 Depart Argentina and make your way back to
Miami, FL to fly home! Get ready to share all the
amazing experiences you had this summer! Make sure you
exchanged addresses with all your new friends because
it’s time to say goodbye. You have learned an
extraordinary amount about the culture you have just
experienced and you have brought the gospel to many
people. Take it home and tell your family, friends,
church, and school!!!
The daily schedule is subject to change, this is to
give you a good idea of what the trip will look like
and the basic plan of action for the trip.
A
Letter from Adam Parker
 
Dear
Friends,
As you probably know I went with Teen Mania's Global Expeditions
to Okinawa, Japan for a month in 2003, went to India for a month
in 2004, and went to Peru for two months in 2007. The last eight
days while in Peru, I became a leader (with a co-leader) of about
23 missionaries.
I am looking forward to being a leader again this summer. This will
give me the opportunity to grow as a leader both spiritually and
practically.
The trip this summer will be from June 5-August 2. To start off,
we will be having training. While training I will also be getting
to know my co-leader and other leaders. Later on we will be training
the missionaries and getting to know them.
The first month I will be in Peru from around June 7- July 10. Our
base will be Lima, Peru. We will be helping in the earthquake relief
effort in Pisco and Chincha(about a week after coming home last
year from Peru, parts of the coast of Peru were hit hard by an earthquake).
We'll also be ministering through drama, VBS, and Bible Studies.
The second month (July 11-July 31) we will be in Argentina. We will
be helping in social outreaches by providing food, clothing, and
blankets for the poor in Mendoza, Argentina. We'll also be assisting
in a Kid's day camp and VBS. Lastly, we have debriefing (learn how
to take home what we have learned on the mission field).
I need to raise around $2342.60. If you would like to support me
in this exciting opportunity, please go to www.globalexpeditions.com
and click on ?Donate? at the top of the page, you can find me with
my ID number which is: 2222850. Any support will be greatly appreciated!
If you have any questions please call me at (540)635-1302. Also,
for more information feel free to call the Global Expeditions Missions
Support Hotline at 866.5.GLOBEX
Also, I plan on putting updates during the trip on my blog: www.maineiac1985.blogspot.com
check it out!!
Thank you so much for you time and consideration. I greatly appreciate
your prayer and support!
God Bless,
Adam Parker (Matthew 28:18-20)
Overall
Volunteer Schedule
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