News and Announcements

The 2008 Address List is Now Available

Andrew Dawson — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:12:00 GMT

I'm pleased to announce you can now download the 2008 address list. The instructions are on the download page.

Thanks for you patience as we've developed this new method of distributing the list.

Andrew

2008 NWMC Friday Chatter

Andrew Dawson — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:23:00 GMT

Here are the Chatters from Friday. (The chatter is our daily newsletter at conference.)

2008 NWMC Thursday Chatter

Andrew Dawson — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:19:00 GMT

Here are the Chatters from Thursday. (The chatter is our daily newsletter at conference.)

Upcoming Mission Opportunities - High School, Young Adult and Beyond

Andrew Dawson — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:08:00 GMT

Here are two mission opportunities recently submitted:

Montreat Conference Center in North Carolina is looking for six young adults interested in spending 9 months living and working in an intentional Christian community, exploring who they are called to be and what that looks like in this world where God has placed us. Applications are due Aug 15. The pastor leader served as a Young Adult in the Philippines. For more information see http://www.montreat.org/young/2008community.

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL/YOUNG ADULT DELEGATES!!!!

Are you looking for something cool to do during your spring break this year!? How about going to Los Angeles, and not just for sightseeing, but for MISSION! You heard a bit this year about the organization called FACELESS INTERNATIONAL, and they just announced the opportunity for several trips to LA starting the week of March 9th and running through the week of April 6th. It's a great opportunity for mission and to help BE THE CHANGE! The cost of $800 plus airfare gets you a whole weeks worth of housing, food, a fun day trip, and plenty of opportunity to help others. And you can be 16 or older to attend! For more information or to request an application visit www.facelessinternational.com or write to sarah@facelessinternational.com
Hurry, the spots will fill fast. And who knows, being in LA, you never know if one of your favorite band members might stop in and say hello!! Contact Adrien Domske with questions.

If you have mission opportunities to share, please let me know.

Prayer Request

Andrew Dawson — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:25:00 GMT

A 28 year old Pakistani Christian man named Manus, who attended conference last week, is undergoing emergency surgery in Pittsburgh for a hole in his stomach. He is a Fulbright scholar who was visiting Muslim friends when he suddenly became very ill. Please pray for his healing and his witness to this Muslim couple.

2008 NWMC Wednesday Chatter

Andrew Dawson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55:00 GMT

Here are the Chatters from Wednesday. (The chatter is our daily newsletter at conference.)

2008 NWMC Tuesday Chatter

Andrew Dawson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:44:00 GMT

Here are the Chatters from Tuesday. (The chatter is our daily newsletter at conference.)

2008 NWMC Monday Chatter

Andrew Dawson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:37:00 GMT

Here are the Chatters from Monday. (The chatter is our daily newsletter at conference.)

2008 NWMC Sunday Chatters

Andrew Dawson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:31:00 GMT

Hi everyone. I'm a bit late posting the Chatters this year, but am starting to get them up now. Here's Sunday's (as a PDF). The chatter is our daily newsletter at conference. Enjoy.

Chosen Generation Missions Conference - A Letter from Fletcher Matandika

Andrew Dawson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:21:00 GMT

Dear Don,

The first "Chosen Generation Missions Conference" was a great success! We saw the Lord move in a great and mighty way. Even though the overall attendance was much smaller than what we had envisioned when we began planning the conference in 2007, we were thankful to the Lord for the 70 people who registered for the conference. On the last day of the conference, we had over 100 people who came to attend the music concert which we had that afternoon as well as the evening session.

It was encouraging to see the enthusiasm among the young Malawian in regards to missions. The Lord is indisputably at work in Malawi. There is a great movement of the Spirit of the Lord in the hearts and lives of His children and across the land. I praise the Lord for allowing me the blessing of seeing that and being a part of it in a small way. I trust that in a few years, the world will see wave after wave of Malawian Christians going out for battle against the forces of darkness all around the world. That is indeed my prayer and the prayer of many who participated in the conference as organizers and delegates.

The Lord's plans are always best. I enjoyed sharing the pulpit with two Godly men whom I have known for a number of years (Charles Morris, President and Speaker for Haven Ministries, as well as Steven Lungu, Evangelist and International Director for African Enterprise). Both of these men are God-fearing men. They truly love the Lord and desire to see the salvation of the lost. They indeed sounded the trumpet loudly and clearly - pleading with men and women to be "reconciled to God...for He made Him who knew no sin to become sin on our behalf in order that we would become the righteousness of God in Him" 2 Corinthians 5:21. As you already know, the theme of the conference was "Chosen to Proclaim" taken out of 1 Peter 2:9, "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." A passionate plea was given out to all who were in attendance to embrace the call of God upon all of our lives, namely, "to proclaim the excellencies of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light." The Lord says in Malachi 1:11, "For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will e great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts." Every delegate left the conference with a strong sense of call to give themselves to the work of making God's Name great among the nations for this is indeed the call and essence of missions.

I praise the Lord to have been given the blessing and privilege of organizing the first missions conference ever in Malawi (and maybe Southern Africa). My desire and prayer is that there will be many more which will follow in the years to come to the glory and praise of the Lord of heaven and to the blessing and salvation of His people.

Thank you and NWMC for all the support that you have given us to make this conference dream a reality. The Lord has used your prayer, financial support and encouragement to launch a movement and a mighty work whose ripple effects will literary impact the world for Christ.

In addition to this, I would also like to thank you for sending the summer service team to us this year. It was a blessing to have them at the conference. I personally thank the Lord for each one of them and I trust that the Lord will use the time that they spent in Malawi to enrich their own spiritual lives and guide them in the way that they should walk in the days ahead as they seek to serve Him and to "grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ" who has redeemed us from the curse of the law and died in order that we may live. Thank you and may the Lord bless you. Please pass my regards to everyone at the conference this year. I pray that all will see Christ exalted above all, in all and through all the speakers this year!

We have already began to think about; pray for and plan next years' conference. Lord willing, we will hold the conference from July 1 to July 6, 2009. On behalf of Joy to the World Ministries and the team which will be organizing next year's conference, I would like to extend an invitation to all of the NWMC family to come and join us as we continue pursuing God's call upon our lives to "proclaim the excellencies" of His Name to the world that is lost in darkness.

Thank you again for everything! May the Lord richly bless you all.

Love in Christ,

Fletcher

Dr. Gidada Unable to Speak

ddawson — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:39:00 GMT

Unfortunately, Dr. Negaso Gidada has had to cancel his attendance at NWMC. Dr. Gidada was scheduled to be the opening speaker on Saturday evening, July 19th. Political pressures have created a personal situation that does not allow Dr. Gidada to leave Ethiopia at this time. NWMC Director, Rev. Dr. Don Dawson will speak in his place at 7:45 PM on Saturday.

Press Release - Day of Prayer at New Wilmington Mission Conference - July 19, 9 AM – 4 PM

Andrew Dawson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:17:00 GMT

Press Release(Immediate)

Day of Prayer at New Wilmington Mission Conference

July 19, 9 AM – 4 PM

Witherspoon Room, McKelvey Center

Westminster College

You are invited to join in the New Wilmington Mission Conference Day of Prayer on July 19, 9 AM – 4 PM. The Day of Prayer has been a long-standing tradition for the staff at NWMC. It is a standard part of our preparation for the week. This year we are expanding the Day of Prayer by expanding our invitation to everyone and by focusing our prayers more on the world.

This expanded Day of Prayer is in response to a new spark of mission fervor and commitment in the PC(USA). At a World Mission Consultation in Dallas in January an “Invitation to Expanding Partnership in God’s Mission” was signed by all 64 mission leaders attending. In conjunction with this, the PC(USA) World Mission unit has retooled to be more responsive to grass roots mission efforts - http://www.pcusa.org/worldmission/. The plan is to increase the number of full-time missionaries from 196 to 215 in 2009.

The mission initiators at the Dallas meeting committed to help move the PC(USA) forward to greater mission involvement. The shared commitments in this statement begin "As we move forward together in God’s mission, we commit ourselves to calling the church to ongoing intercessory prayer for God’s mission..." This Day of Prayer is one of the efforts that NWMC has made as part of our commitment.

Moderator (former) Joan Gray has committed to help lead this Day of Prayer. Director Don Dawson and Rev. Linda Ruby will join her. The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated at 11 AM.

Prayer is the most important thing we do in our service to God. Prayer prepares us to be used by God and opens the blessings of God upon all we do. Again and again NWMC leaders have seen the power of prayer and can testify to the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of individuals and the influence and vitality of the conference.

We hope you will join us this year to seek the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the conference and in all the world. We need your prayers joined with the NWMC staff to seek after a new day in Presbyterian mission involvement. Even if you will not be present, pray with us during this time for God’s work in the world.

Any questions may be directed to Rev. Dr. Donald Dawson, Director of the New Wilmington Mission Conference – ddawson@pts.edu or 412-362-5610, x2149.)

High School Counselors Needed!!

Andrew Dawson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:19:00 GMT

We need some more males to serve as counselors for the High School Men's program. Our numbers are up, which is a wonderful thing so that means we need more of you to come join our staff!!!

You need to be one year out of High School, meaning you can't be graduating high school this year. Contact Ali Rhea alison_rhea@yahoo.com or Rob Bradford bradfordrr@kalamazoo.k12.mi.us

Here is the application, hope to hear from you!!!

2008 NWMC Service Project - Operation Christmas Child

Andrew Dawson — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:02:00 GMT

This year’s NWMC Service Project will be Operation Christmas Child.

Please buy small gift items that are child-appropriate. We will pack these gift items into shoe boxes as part of the Service Project during the week.

Decide if you’d like to give to a BOY or GIRL, and choose the age range you’d like to buy for: AGES 5-9, or AGES 10-14.

Buy new items that will fit in a shoebox. Consider spending about $20. Extra (duplicate) items are always welcome!

Download the flier for more details.

Get Internet Access at NWMC this Year!

Andrew Dawson — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:47:00 GMT

Westminster has been kind enough to grant us 250 guest accounts to connect to their network and the internet this year (both wired and wireless).

If you would like one of the accounts, please download this form, fill it out and mail it in to the office if you would like one.