http://billpagel.myadventures.org Bill Pagel and Family Blog - en-us Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:56:28 GMT 30 http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=gainesville-georgia-mission-trip http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=gainesville-georgia-mission-trip Blessings!   Chris and I just finished leading a short term mission project in Gainesville, Georgia!  This is AIM's first Short Term project in Gainesville and it was exciting to see God move in such a powerful way!  We were blessed to have a mature group of young Christians and leaders!  God Bless each and every one of them!    Here are their own words about this past week:   Malachi 3:7 "Return to Me, and I will return t Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=spotlight-on-a-new-location-newark-nj http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=spotlight-on-a-new-location-newark-nj   Newark was founded in 1666 by Connecticut Puritans led by Robert Treat from the New Haven Colony. They bought the property from the Hackensack Indians by exchanging gunpowder, 100 bars of lead, 20 axes, 20 coats, guns, pistols, swords, kettles, blankets, knives, beer, and 10 pairs of breeches. The colonists sought to establish strict church rules, and settlers decided that a community reflecting that task should be named "New Ark."     Newark has always been a city of im Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=exciting-intern-leadership-opportunity http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=exciting-intern-leadership-opportunity Community Life:training & apprenticeship for Christ-followersOne year of growth, community, and ministry. We're excited to introduce a new opportunity that many of you will love.  We're taking our best coaches and disciplers and matching them up for a year with our most passionate young people (up to age 31). At Adventures In Missions (AIM), we love the next generation. We want to see people launched into a whole new way of doing life. In a culture that esteems independence, we want to Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=to-the-nightmare-and-back-again http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=to-the-nightmare-and-back-again Hello Friends, Family, Brothers and Sisters in Jesus! Well, the summer season is behind us and Chris has returned from over three weeks in Nicaragua following the Lord's leading.  Chris and I thought we would have some down time to reset after a long summer but...not to be! We received word that we needed to move from our place in Marietta, Georgia because of an ordinance change in the county where we resided.  We needed to make the move soon so we dug in and found a house to rent in Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=costa-rica-a-land-divided http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=costa-rica-a-land-divided Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=costa-rica-project-june-july-2007 http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=costa-rica-project-june-july-2007 This trip was a blessing as well as an incredible mission opportunity. We were blessed with leaders with such servant hearts. Bill and Chris did so much behind the scenes work. I appreciate their hard work. You could just see their loving heart and sensitivity to the needs of the host Pastor family as well as the team. I felt blessed by the team unity and how everyone worked together. It was incredible to come and work alongside a church in another culture, experience their worship, ministry, Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=an-atlanta-mission-project-a-participants-thoughts http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=an-atlanta-mission-project-a-participants-thoughts The following was contributed by a young man who was in Atlanta this past June to do outreach as a participant on a mission project led by Chris and I. This trip has changed my life more than anything I have ever experienced. Before I came here, I DID NOT want kids at all, but that is a major change that has happened throughout this week and God is the one that made it all possible. The vacation bible school was amazing, I have to say. It was a lot of fun getting to hang Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=pics-from-june-2007-atlanta-project http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=pics-from-june-2007-atlanta-project Phil! Phil is not his real name of course. Often homeless people choose a different name. Phil is in recovery. He had a heart attack. Homeless but not alone. Phil is with friends who are like family. Brian Haitz as he leads worship for the homeless in Atlanta at SafeHouse. SafeHouse provides physical and spiritual food to those who call the streets their home. Brian has a gift and a passion to lead worship. We were blessed to have him on our team. Down Town Freddy Brown is what Fredd Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=what-will-the-summer-of-2007-look-like http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=what-will-the-summer-of-2007-look-like   Hello!   The past six weeks have come and gone as we make the final preparations for the summer season in short term missions.   Most of the mission staff have been recruited and given their assignments, now its training time! Several of us from AIM will be in New Orleans for the first week of June training approximately 50 summer staffers.   These individuals will be servant leaders of short term projects in places such as New Orleans, Kentuck Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=atlanta-mission-project-april-2007 http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=atlanta-mission-project-april-2007 Adventures in Missions is a church mobilizing, training, and discipleship ministry disquised as a short term missions agency.  What does that mean? ONE of the many things AIM attempts to accomplish in its short term missions program is to allow the opportunity for the LORD to use, stretch, and bring out of the comfort zone anyone participating on the project.  Many of the participants will come with the intention to minister and meet needs (which they do) but many soon realize t Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=video-atlanta-mission-april-2007 http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=video-atlanta-mission-april-2007 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=atlanta-mission-project http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=atlanta-mission-project   Chris, the children, and I will be participating in a 7 day mission project in Atlanta beginning April 1st.     Well, that date continues to draw nearer and we are busy preparing for that project!   Dar and Donovan will be the official chefs (under Chris' supervision) for the week and are getting busy with menus and food ideas.   There will be 37 participants on the project plus staff and shelter residents.   The boys will definite Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=psalm-27 http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=psalm-27 Psalm 27 Of David.     1 The LORD is my light and my salvation        whom shall I fear?        The LORD is the stronghold of my life        of whom shall I be afraid?     2 When evil men advance against me        to devour my flesh, [ a]        when my enemies and my foes attack me, Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=january-2007 http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=january-2007 Well another month goes bye in a blink of an Eye!  It has been a busy month in Leadership Development at AIM as we continue to recruit, train, and assign Project Leaders (these are the logistical short term mission team leaders who facilitate the individual mission projects).  I have also been busy locating and assigning mission projects to various Worship Leaders for spring mission projects. As I learn the day to day job responsibilities that surround staffing short term missio Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=december http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=december Hello All, The LORD continues to work in our lives and He keeps His promises to us!  A lot has happened in the last five or six weeks!  We moved into our new home in Roswell / Marietta, Georgia, have met wonderful new Christian friends and partners, found a church home (Thank you LORD!), went to New Orleans for training and missions, various outreach ministry involvement including SafeHouse and The Albert T. Mills center in Atlanta.  In addition to all of this, I just went Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=update-from-new-orleans http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=update-from-new-orleans On Saturday, our group assisted local churches and ministries with the Convoy of Hope at the Winn-Dixie parking lot near the French Quarter in New Orleans.  Over the course of the day, guests were able to receive a hot meal, door prizes, certificates for turkeys and other goods, groceries, music, health checks, prayer, and JESUS!  Over 3500 persons came through the Convoy of Hope and over 100 individuals came to know the LORD!  Give the LORD praise!! What an awesome day. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=faith http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=faith Hello all, As I write this, I sit at a PC terminal at Celebration Church in New Orleans.  We are preparing to go out for the day and participate in a ministry called Carnival of Hope.  The day will be filled with outreach to the local community that has suffered through so much since Katrina.  Children will play and hear the Gospel, families will recieve a blessing of food, healthcare needs met, and haircuts provided.  Most importantly, they will be prayed for.  M Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=my-blog http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=my-blog Hello everyone! Believe it or not, my family and I have spent our first full month in Georgia!  We stayed most of that time in a campground in Cleveland, Georgia but are now staying at the mission in Gainesville, GA as we continue to house hunt.  Not only are we house hunting, but we are seeking out the Lord's guidance as we begin to visit local churches.  We have attended two so far, Free Chapel in Gainesville and The Rock of Cleveland in (you guessed it!) Cleveland, G Fri, 6 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=july-2006-atlanta-update http://billpagel.myadventures.org/?filename=july-2006-atlanta-update Hello Brothers and Sisters, In July, I had the opportunity to staff a mission trip to Atlanta, Georgia with Bill Britton of AIM where three wonderful Churches ( Trinity EPC, IN;   Riverside, GA;  Shady Grove, NC) served the Lord at a ministry called Blood n' Fire.  The ministry works with homeless individuals by providing shelter, food, church, and other immediate needs as well as giving them the opportunity to get a "hand up" and back on their feet.  The Fri, 6 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT