Kate is the proudest mother in our office! Wife of Ben Hughes (director of ChildCry), she has been working in the Times Square Church missions department for almost 5 years now. Besides managing administration, mission teams, and singing joyfully unto the Lord, she brings a wonderful sense of humor (and an award-winning pair of black sweatpants) to our office.

Our mission team members are assigned a variety of tasks ranging from administering haircuts to cooking to playing with kids to reaching the homeless and drug-addicted…the list goes much further. Even if a team member isn’t able to speak the local language, the activities that he or she will engage in will speak much louder than any verbal communication. Acts of love and compassion break all cultural barriers; at i61 Teams the love of Jesus Christ is our primary goal no matter what the local language is.

Don’t forget- registration for fall 2012 trips begins in May! Check out the list of destinations here.

photo: Colombia 2006

Leslie has been a part of our i61 staff for almost 2 years now. Watch the link above to hear part of her story! She is a joyful addition to the team, be sure to say hello to her at the missions training events. Leslie has been a part of many different missions teams to all parts of the world and is a great source for any questions you might have or just simple encouragement!

Interns are a huge part of ministry and administration here at Time Square Church and i61 Teams. This is the final week of the Post-Graduate Internship for all Summit interns; the group of 22 will be heading back to Pennsylvania to finish their studies next week! We will greatly miss Karl-Christian Willis, who has been an integral part of our i61 Teams administration and the Times Square Church missions department. (Yes, this is the handsome young man that has been answering your missions phone calls and returning your emails). Karl and all the other interns have been a wonderful addition to our staff here and we are excited to see what the next chapter in their life holds.

Be sure to check out Summit International School of Ministry, formerly known as Mount Zion International School of Ministry.

“Love Costs Everything” Trailer

Persecution is a reality for nearly two hundred million Christians around the world. Daily, they risk their lives simply because they believe in Jesus. They could surrender, or convert, or quit but the love of Jesus is worth the sacrifice. For many of them, this road leads to death.

Let’s pray for persecuted Christians today!

Sometimes the greatest support one can offer is done by simply lifting the need to the Great Provider. During this special season of prayer and fasting at Times Square Church, remember to pray for specific ministries reaching out to the homeless, addicted, hungry, poor, and broken. The link featured at the top of this post will lead to a video providing more information about the Raven Ministry, an outreach to the homeless that is also based at Times Square Church. Please join us in praying for these ministries and NYC!

Find out more here.

In San Perdo Sula, Honduras, Times Square Church has been working with a deaf school in the city center. The school, connected to a local church, teaches 77 students from first through eighth grade an accredited education. ChildCry provides a hot meal to these kids daily and we are excited to be a part of watching the school grow.  In June we will be making our very first trip down there as a missions team and we are looking forward to having Time Square Church’s Deaf Ministry be a part of this wonderful trip!

Click on the link to hear Missions Director Treg McCoy speak to the Missions Class of 2008:  http://www.tscnyc.org/media_center.php?pg=videos&mi=20530

The first 2012 missions training is tonight at 7 PM! For all you folks that have been registered and interviewed, here is the schedule for the rest of the series:

DATES & TIME:

• Friday, January 13 | 7-9pm
• Friday, January 20 | 7-9pm
• Friday January 27  | 7-9pm

LOCATION:

• Education Annex, Room 203

If you are a first-time applicant then you are required to attend each session.  See you there!!

The 2010 team laughs, giggles, and bounces their way up to the Nepali village with elephants! This year we will be returning in October with a focus on medical aid. Come be a part of the team!