First Assembly of God, Tyrone, will be hosting their annual Mission\u2019s Convention February 25-28.
\nFirst Assembly is a very active mission\u2019s church, hosting annually a spring and fall mission\u2019s emphasis.
\nFirst Assembly has been recognized as one of the top 300 Assembly of God churches in the nation in per capita missions giving. The church currently supports 38 foreign missionaries and several stateside home missions\u2019 endeavors.
\nThe theme for this year\u2019s convention will be \u201cBut God\u201d, based on Acts 3:15 NIV, \u201cYou killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead.\u201d
\nThe convention will feature four different missionaries and fields.
\nOn Sunday morning, February 25, Pastor Glunt will kick off the convention with a message concerning the challenge of missions.
\nSunday evening at 6:30 p.m., the speaker will be Jeff Book. Jeff and his wife Carol have lived and worked in Southwest China where for the last 20 years they have been involved in orphanages, drug rehab, children\u2019s ministry and other outreaches to people in need.
\nJeff says, \u201cChina has a booming economy, yet with many left behind; growing freedoms, but with many people searching for truth and purpose. Hearts are open and opportunities abound. God has opened doors to love, to serve and to share in ways that we ourselves never though possible even a few years ago.\u201d
\nJeff Book is from Western Pennsylvania, Carol Book from New Jersey, and their daughter Amy, now in college in the US, was born and raised in China.
\nOn Monday, February 26, at 6:30 p.m. the speaker will be Todd LaBute.
\nTodd and his wife Heidi serve at the Asia Pacific Theological Seminary in Baguio City, Philippines. APTS is an international seminary that trains indigenous Christian workers for service in countries throughout the Asia Pacific region.
\nTodd also works with mountain churches and Heidi teaches English and works with children.
\nOn Tuesday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m., the speaker will be Fred Howsare.
\nFred and his wife Betty travel throughout Asia Pacific assisting in church planting, compassion and project ministries. They also provide funding for Asia Pacific Media Ministry and Good News Evangelism in target areas.
\nThen, on Wednesday, February 28, the church will hold a mission\u2019s banquet at 6 p.m.
\nThe speaker for the banquet will be Fred Kovach.
\nFred and his wife Crystal serve as media missionaries with Global University, working with Assembly of God missionaries worldwide to provide technology tools to reach local communities with the gospel.
\nIn many parts of the world this can be done openly, but the Kovach\u2019s are also helping develop technologies to communicate the gospel in sensitive areas where missionaries cannot go for various reasons.
\nThe Kovach\u2019s also travel overseas to provide technical support to missionary television studios.
\nPastor William Glunt invites everyone to come and hear these mission convention speakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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