It has been a busy four weeks! On May 9th, 24 of us departed our church parking lot for the 2015 "Beyond" mission trip (18-25 year olds, plus old goats like me as "advisors") to Clinton, SC to work with Thornwell Home for Children. We spent a week building two chicken coops for their free range operation providing food and income to the campus! The week was spectacular!
Then, just two weeks after returning from that trip, I boarded a bus with 37 other high school students and adult leaders to travel to Lilburn, GA to work with "A Brush With Kindness", a Habitat for Humanity organization, and Medshare, a re-distribution organization of medical supplies to poorer nations. Grueling, exhausting, exhilarating and humbling were both trips. I was blessed to be able to work side by side with all three of my children, two on the Beyond trip and the third on the high school trip. We all enjoyed the time with each other, doing God's work, spending time with God's children and getting closer to God. If you have never taken a mission trip, don't fear! While there are many wonderful programs that go to underprivileged nations such as Haiti and Guatemala, there are TONS of programs that operate right here in the USA! You don't have to travel to foreign countries to find need! If you are interested in giving your time and talents to help those in need but have no idea where or how to start, please contact me at [email protected] and I'd love to help you get started. You can even suggest your own congregation (large or small) support a mission trip program! It only takes a handful to get it started, then watch it grow! Be well! greg
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This coming Sunday, April 19th, I am honored to be a guest on the CJOB radio program "Your Life, Unlimited" with Stephanie Staples! Stephanie is a treasured friend and colleague from up north! Canada!
Stephanie is an amazing motivational speaker, trainer, consultant and leader. Her presentation at the HCSEC this year in California was outstanding and her radio show is as uplifting as healium! (I know, a little play on letters... cute, huh?) The program begins at 10AM Eastern and lasts an hour. I would be honored if you joined the 20,000 listeners that Stephanie attracts by logging in to the streaming broadcast at http://player.cjob.com And here is the podcast! http://yourlifeunlimited.ca/patience/ Thanks! greg I just returned from Southern California a week ago where I presented at the Health Care Service Excellence Conference with Custom Learning Systems. I was wowed by the quality of presenter and attendee, both! The nice thing about conferences, even as a presenter, is the charge you get! I left with a plate full of things to do, including a commitment to Stephanie Staples to focus 10 hours a week on marketing! Whew!! That's a LOT of time, so I decided that blogging must be part of marketing, so I added this to my site!
I will be sharing things that are happening, my thoughts, opinions and ideas, as well as providing a bit of space for the occasional "blues".... LOL I will also be providing some archival access to my "Today's nugget" feature on Facebook and Google+, so check back often to get a dose or two of Greg.... Thanks! |
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