FAITH FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
MISSIONS 

 THE MERCY SEAT DOMESTIC MISSION

FOREIGN MISSIONS SUPPORT

James Rackley Missions' purpose

is to bring the redemptive power of Jesus Christ to the precious children in the regions of northern Canada, southern Mexico and the mountains of Nicaragua.

The passion of this ministry is to connect real people to the reality of God's love.

Statistics tell us eighty-five percent of all salvation’s happen before a person is eighteen years of age. A more shocking statistic is: eighty percent of those salvation’s take place between the ages of 4 and 14.
The pages of this site share our vision and provide testimonies of how "The Good News of Jesus Christ" has changed lives. Latest, exciting NEWS!

JIM & JAMIE LOCKER

One reason Missionary Ventures publications refer to Oaxaca trips, and not Mexico trips, is because Oaxaca is a unique place unlike the border town Mexico that most people have visited before. It is a colorful tapestry of contrasts, a "visual paradise" as one writer describes it in an article titled "Cultural Kaleidoscope". (Taken from the Beacon News, Friday, July 19, 2002) This is an accurate description.

From a tourist's perspective, Oaxaca is a delightful destination. People fly into Oaxaca City, the capital of the southern Mexican state of the same name, to find a modernized city of 300,000 with a McDonald's, Pizza Hut, shopping mall, Sears, and even a new Sam's Club. The main point of interest is the downtown zocalo, or main square, with many sidewalk cafes serving typical foods. In the blocks surrounding the zocalo are dozens of shops featuring the different specialized cottage industries such as weavings, woodcarving, leather crafts, metalwork, and ceramics which have been centralized from all the surrounding indigenous areas. From the city, visitors can see artisans from Mixtec, Zapotec, Triqui, and many other tribes. Other points of interest are the ruins of Monte Alban and the museum housed in a former monastery at the 16th century Church of Santo Domingo.

These are the points of interest for your average tourist. Your more rugged back-to-nature type might boast of renting bicycles out to the mountainous countryside to see how the people really live. Some might live with a Mexican family, study Spanish, attend cultural classes and go on field trips. These are all worthwhile experiences. However, the Oaxaca that Missionary Ventures teams discover is a much different Oaxaca, and a truer picture of real life for native people groups. MV teams enjoy a day of token sightseeing and shopping, but what they take back to their homes is much, much more than souvenirs. They take back memories of life-changing experiences. They carry reminders to pray for the people they have grown to love in the short span of one week. They have a changed perspective on missions in general, and Mexico in particular.

The Oaxaca that the Lokers will show you is not only the colorful buildings and handicrafts. You will see the darker side of Oaxaca, the spiritual oppression that the travel guides never mention. You will learn about the 116 distinctly different language groups that need God's word in their own language. Groups that are almost exclusively non-literate. Indians that are bound in fear and superstition. People who need the Lord.

Oaxaca is considered one of the most spiritually dark places in Mexico. It has the largest concentration of unreached people groups in the Western Hemisphere. Occult leaders have been known to travel to Oaxaca for the purpose of revival. By traveling to the ruins of ancient sites of human sacrifice, they feel rejuvenated in their satanically bound spirits. That is unless a MVI team is on location, doing spiritual warfare, praying against the demonic powers that have held this territory for thousands of years. The drama that unfolds when prayers to the Creator of the universe are offered in the name of Jesus can only be seen in the heavenlies. Spiritual light comes to Oaxaca each time a Demolition team comes to tear down the principalities and domain of darkness.

Teams to Oaxaca typically spend several days ministering in an Indian village far removed from the tourist trail. They experience the generous, though modest, hospitality of the locals. Visitors eat what the hosts eat, sleep where they sleep, get bitten by the bugs that plague them, struggle to sleep with the persistent nighttime noises that locals cease to hear, and sometimes journey the long trails hiked by the indigenous people on a daily basis. Teams interact with appreciative children, cheerful with their simple life -- even without Game Boys or Instant Messaging. Visitors meet adults who might hike three hours just to visit a neighboring village. No such thing as electricity, let alone computers or telephones. Content is the word most often used to describe the believers in these village settings.

Another observation often noted is that the believers seem to be fully devoted to the Lord. They must often pay a heavy toll for changing from their former religions, with family members disowning them, and town officials punishing them for not participating in the drunken revelries that they formerly shared in. Persecution of the Christians is not only a problem in Muslim countries. Locals tend to take the law into their own hands when they live farther away from civilization. In the past few years, believers in Jesus have been stoned and hanged for their faith. With a healthy fear of martyrdom, folks do not take lightly their commitment to serving the Lord. Village churches are not packed with lukewarm Christians; they are scantily filled with serious-minded believers.

Because converting to Christianity is such a costly decision, visiting short-term missionaries seldom boast of "leading the masses to the Lord." Instead they are content to pray and to plant seeds alongside local church leaders, trusting that the harvest will be slow but sure at a future date. Sometimes visitors are compelled to support the work of native missionaries who are better equipped to reach their own people in their mother tongue. Sometimes visitors respond by giving special offerings to help produce audio and video evangelistic materials. Seldom do visitors return to their home countries without responding to the challenge to become prayer partners in reaching the unreached of Oaxaca. Never has a visitor left Oaxaca the same person they were before coming. Oaxaca changes people's hearts.

Oaxaca is a place of contrasts. Colorful on the outside, dark on the inside. Jesus died to save the people of Oaxaca from their sins and bondage. Come experience Oaxaca and see what God is doing here. Get involved in whatever way you can. People here need what you have to offer.

GOSPEL HOUSE PRISON MINISTRY

THE PRISON  MINISTRY shares the  life-changing love of the Lord Jesus Christ with  inmates and their families through personal  correspondence with inmates (Pen Pal Program), through  Bible studies with inmates, and through services  presented at over 26 correctional facilities  throughout Ohio. Additionally, we sponsor “Project  Angel Heart” a program to provide Christmas gifts to  the children of inmates - presented in the name of  their absent parent.

WHO CAN JOIN? A member of Gospel House Church who has completed the  Right Hand of Fellowship. You must attend one of the  two Sunday worship services, unless scheduled for  ministry out of town, and attend the Prison Ministry  Volunteer Potluck Meetings on the second Wednesday of  each month at 7PM. All members must make a commitment  to the Prison Ministry by signing a Volunteer  Covenant.

TIME  COMMITMENT? The time taken  to regularly attend services and the monthly meeting,  plus the time necessary to answer letters or volunteer  with the team at an institution.

NEW BEGININGS INTERNATIONA TRAINING CENTERS, INC.

New Beginnings International Training Centers, Inc. began as a vision from God in the heart of Rev. Bob Holland in 1981. Later while serving God in Jamaica, Bob saw the need for reaching out to the street boys. Jamaica is a Caribbean Island nation of 2.6 million people. There are thousands of boys who are living on the streets or in difficult circumstances. The ministry got its start in November 1986 when the first boy was taken into care. Since then, many boys have continued to come and receive help and guidance for their lives.

The goal of NBITC is to see that each boy is set on the proper path where he can reach his full potential in God. God has shown this ministry that it is a "Seed-bed for World Revival." Therefore, ministry to the spirit, soul and body take place in the following ways:

BOB & CAROL CAVES

OMC for Europe and the Middle East
Europe & Middle East

Carol and I are honored to be able to serve in our newest mission field. We are excited to facilitate taking the gospel to the Middle East, and back to Europe - a continent that has slipped so far from God. Training nationals and partnering with these leaders has become a highlight for us.

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FAITH FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
MISSIONS 

 THE MERCY SEAT DOMESTIC MISSION

FOREIGN MISSIONS SUPPORT

James Rackley Missions' purpose

is to bring the redemptive power of Jesus Christ to the precious children in the regions of northern Canada, southern Mexico and the mountains of Nicaragua.

The passion of this ministry is to connect real people to the reality of God's love.

Statistics tell us eighty-five percent of all salvation’s happen before a person is eighteen years of age. A more shocking statistic is: eighty percent of those salvation’s take place between the ages of 4 and 14.
The pages of this site share our vision and provide testimonies of how "The Good News of Jesus Christ" has changed lives. Latest, exciting NEWS!

JIM & JAMIE LOCKER

One reason Missionary Ventures publications refer to Oaxaca trips, and not Mexico trips, is because Oaxaca is a unique place unlike the border town Mexico that most people have visited before. It is a colorful tapestry of contrasts, a "visual paradise" as one writer describes it in an article titled "Cultural Kaleidoscope". (Taken from the Beacon News, Friday, July 19, 2002) This is an accurate description.

From a tourist's perspective, Oaxaca is a delightful destination. People fly into Oaxaca City, the capital of the southern Mexican state of the same name, to find a modernized city of 300,000 with a McDonald's, Pizza Hut, shopping mall, Sears, and even a new Sam's Club. The main point of interest is the downtown zocalo, or main square, with many sidewalk cafes serving typical foods. In the blocks surrounding the zocalo are dozens of shops featuring the different specialized cottage industries such as weavings, woodcarving, leather crafts, metalwork, and ceramics which have been centralized from all the surrounding indigenous areas. From the city, visitors can see artisans from Mixtec, Zapotec, Triqui, and many other tribes. Other points of interest are the ruins of Monte Alban and the museum housed in a former monastery at the 16th century Church of Santo Domingo.

These are the points of interest for your average tourist. Your more rugged back-to-nature type might boast of renting bicycles out to the mountainous countryside to see how the people really live. Some might live with a Mexican family, study Spanish, attend cultural classes and go on field trips. These are all worthwhile experiences. However, the Oaxaca that Missionary Ventures teams discover is a much different Oaxaca, and a truer picture of real life for native people groups. MV teams enjoy a day of token sightseeing and shopping, but what they take back to their homes is much, much more than souvenirs. They take back memories of life-changing experiences. They carry reminders to pray for the people they have grown to love in the short span of one week. They have a changed perspective on missions in general, and Mexico in particular.

The Oaxaca that the Lokers will show you is not only the colorful buildings and handicrafts. You will see the darker side of Oaxaca, the spiritual oppression that the travel guides never mention. You will learn about the 116 distinctly different language groups that need God's word in their own language. Groups that are almost exclusively non-literate. Indians that are bound in fear and superstition. People who need the Lord.

Oaxaca is considered one of the most spiritually dark places in Mexico. It has the largest concentration of unreached people groups in the Western Hemisphere. Occult leaders have been known to travel to Oaxaca for the purpose of revival. By traveling to the ruins of ancient sites of human sacrifice, they feel rejuvenated in their satanically bound spirits. That is unless a MVI team is on location, doing spiritual warfare, praying against the demonic powers that have held this territory for thousands of years. The drama that unfolds when prayers to the Creator of the universe are offered in the name of Jesus can only be seen in the heavenlies. Spiritual light comes to Oaxaca each time a Demolition team comes to tear down the principalities and domain of darkness.

Teams to Oaxaca typically spend several days ministering in an Indian village far removed from the tourist trail. They experience the generous, though modest, hospitality of the locals. Visitors eat what the hosts eat, sleep where they sleep, get bitten by the bugs that plague them, struggle to sleep with the persistent nighttime noises that locals cease to hear, and sometimes journey the long trails hiked by the indigenous people on a daily basis. Teams interact with appreciative children, cheerful with their simple life -- even without Game Boys or Instant Messaging. Visitors meet adults who might hike three hours just to visit a neighboring village. No such thing as electricity, let alone computers or telephones. Content is the word most often used to describe the believers in these village settings.

Another observation often noted is that the believers seem to be fully devoted to the Lord. They must often pay a heavy toll for changing from their former religions, with family members disowning them, and town officials punishing them for not participating in the drunken revelries that they formerly shared in. Persecution of the Christians is not only a problem in Muslim countries. Locals tend to take the law into their own hands when they live farther away from civilization. In the past few years, believers in Jesus have been stoned and hanged for their faith. With a healthy fear of martyrdom, folks do not take lightly their commitment to serving the Lord. Village churches are not packed with lukewarm Christians; they are scantily filled with serious-minded believers.

Because converting to Christianity is such a costly decision, visiting short-term missionaries seldom boast of "leading the masses to the Lord." Instead they are content to pray and to plant seeds alongside local church leaders, trusting that the harvest will be slow but sure at a future date. Sometimes visitors are compelled to support the work of native missionaries who are better equipped to reach their own people in their mother tongue. Sometimes visitors respond by giving special offerings to help produce audio and video evangelistic materials. Seldom do visitors return to their home countries without responding to the challenge to become prayer partners in reaching the unreached of Oaxaca. Never has a visitor left Oaxaca the same person they were before coming. Oaxaca changes people's hearts.

Oaxaca is a place of contrasts. Colorful on the outside, dark on the inside. Jesus died to save the people of Oaxaca from their sins and bondage. Come experience Oaxaca and see what God is doing here. Get involved in whatever way you can. People here need what you have to offer.

GOSPEL HOUSE PRISON MINISTRY

THE PRISON  MINISTRY shares the  life-changing love of the Lord Jesus Christ with  inmates and their families through personal  correspondence with inmates (Pen Pal Program), through  Bible studies with inmates, and through services  presented at over 26 correctional facilities  throughout Ohio. Additionally, we sponsor “Project  Angel Heart” a program to provide Christmas gifts to  the children of inmates - presented in the name of  their absent parent.

WHO CAN JOIN? A member of Gospel House Church who has completed the  Right Hand of Fellowship. You must attend one of the  two Sunday worship services, unless scheduled for  ministry out of town, and attend the Prison Ministry  Volunteer Potluck Meetings on the second Wednesday of  each month at 7PM. All members must make a commitment  to the Prison Ministry by signing a Volunteer  Covenant.

TIME  COMMITMENT? The time taken  to regularly attend services and the monthly meeting,  plus the time necessary to answer letters or volunteer  with the team at an institution.

NEW BEGININGS INTERNATIONA TRAINING CENTERS, INC.

New Beginnings International Training Centers, Inc. began as a vision from God in the heart of Rev. Bob Holland in 1981. Later while serving God in Jamaica, Bob saw the need for reaching out to the street boys. Jamaica is a Caribbean Island nation of 2.6 million people. There are thousands of boys who are living on the streets or in difficult circumstances. The ministry got its start in November 1986 when the first boy was taken into care. Since then, many boys have continued to come and receive help and guidance for their lives.

The goal of NBITC is to see that each boy is set on the proper path where he can reach his full potential in God. God has shown this ministry that it is a "Seed-bed for World Revival." Therefore, ministry to the spirit, soul and body take place in the following ways:

BOB & CAROL CAVES

OMC for Europe and the Middle East
Europe & Middle East

Carol and I are honored to be able to serve in our newest mission field. We are excited to facilitate taking the gospel to the Middle East, and back to Europe - a continent that has slipped so far from God. Training nationals and partnering with these leaders has become a highlight for us.

Most Recent Newsletter

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