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There
are numerous hands-on ways to serve God in what he is doing through Global
Ministries. Be creative, get to know missionaries and consider some of
the ideas below! Contact Global
Ministries at 763-971-5107 for additional
information on how to get involved.
Administrative
- Volunteer your administrative skills and abilities with the NHC
Global Ministries office.
- Donate your time to assist a missions agency.
- Offer to help missionaries research information about the country in
which they'll be serving.
- Collect and send articles and other information about their field.
- Help to mail out their prayer letters.
Communications
- Become a Global Ministries
liaison to your Sunday Community Group.
- Compile and share information about missionaries to groups in our church
congregation.
- Take photos and write articles about missionaries and short-term projects.
- Assist in maintaining information on the NHC Global Ministries area of
the NHC website.
- Help promote NHC Global Ministries opportunties to your own circle of
influence.
- Pass along any special or immediate prayer requests to the NHC Global Ministries
office.
Hospitality
- Provide
temporary housing while missionaries are home on furlough.
- Offer use
of a vehicle to visiting missionary families.
- Donate child
care items.
- Provide transportation to appointments.
- Donate resources to the Friendship House.
- Host missions-related luncheons and socials.
- Invite missionaries to join you for a meal.
- Entertain missionary families by hosting fun activities or city tours.
Care
- Ask how you can specifically pray for
them.
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Financially assist short or long-term
missions trips.
- Consistently write letters or emails.
- Send gifts and cards
during birthdays and holidays.
- Purchase resources for missions projects.
- Send care packages.
- Give gift certificates.
- Give recommendations on local servies such as medical, dental, auto repair
and economical places to shop.
- Stock their residence with food and household supplies, or baked treats.
- Be available to ask questions about their work. Listen to stories from
the field.
- Offer rides and a send-off from the airport.
- Organize an open house or informal prayer "commissioning"
just before they leave for the field.
- Surprise them with an occassional phone call.
- Send information about what is happening back home and with the New Hope
Church family.
- Help to take care of their home while they are away.
- Be at the airport when they return.
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