Missions

The World Beyond the Beacon Church
One thing we are certain of in the Beacon Church is that God loves the whole world. As a church we have had the privilege to help those in other countries reaching out practically and with the Good News of Jesus to others.

Beacon Shines Across the World
Although we are a small church we currently have past Beacon Church members working with Toy Box in Nicaragua (Emma) and YWAM in India (Heather). We also support a pastor in India working with Harvest India and have regular contact with Phil and Lynda living in Turkey.

:Latest News (December 2010)

Adele has now returned from South Africa (December 2010)

Emma in Nicaragua

Emma is working with Toybox charity and is now working in Nicaragua after working for some time with a project in Guatemala.

Here is an extract form a recent news letter:
"So here’s a bit of information about Nicaragua... Nicaragua is in Central America, further south than Guatemala. There are many similarities with Guatemala but of course many differences too. One of the main differences is the heat – here in Nicaragua it is extremely hot and it is usually necessary to use a fan day and night. This issomething that I am gradually getting used to. There are also lots more mosquitoes and more illness such as malaria and dengue fever. There are regular power cuts and water cuts. However it is said to be the safest country in Central America.
It is also one of the poorest countries in Central America, with extremely high levels of unemployment. It is a country that hasn’t been developed in the same way as some of the other Central American countries. It has many rural areas and ‘old fashioned’ ways of life, for example, the horse and cart is an everyday means of transport here. As Guatemala, Nicaragua has suffered greatly from dictatorships and civil war.
Presently the political party is the Sandinista National Liberation Front which is a far left socialist party, andis in alliance with countries such as Venezuela and Cuba. The food is quite similar with maize, rice and
beans being the staple food. The people are very warm and open. It is the same language but there are also many differences in vocabulary and the accent is very different.

The project where I will be working is in a very poor barrio (neighbourhood) where people live in houses made of plastic and corrugated iron, and where the roads are made of mud, which in rainy season makes it very difficult to enter. The people who live there are extremely poor and many of the children will only have one meal a day. Many people live without electricity or running water. There are about 3000 children living in this barrio.

Thanks for your prayer
Love Emma "

Heather in India

Here is an update from her prayer letter:

1. Plans for the February IPHC in Delhi continue.  Please pray for wisdom for those updating and translating the curriculum.  Also pray for the right students, speakers and staff.  Please also pray for finances for the school.
2. I have started teaching at the English school 2 mornings a week as they are really short of teachers.  Recently each class in the school researched a country and then presented it to the students, staff and their families.  I was helping the nursery children present Scotland.  We made paper kilts and bagpipes out of juice bottles.  The dancing was a bit hard for them.  They were SOOOO cute!!
3. Due to the 2 month gap visa rule I will be leaving India 17th November to return home for 3 months.  I am looking into the business visa option again.  Please pray for my visa. 

Thank you all for your prayers and support.  You are a great encouragement.
God bless
Love Heather"