It's official! On September 23, 2007, University Baptist Church voted to adopt six villages in the Huarochiri province of Peru in partnership with REAP SOUTH of the International Mission Board! UBC has committed to a 3-5 year church planting partnership and will begin work in the two largest villages (Carampoma and San Pedro de Casta) in 2008. It is the church's vision to equip the village residents to evangelize their surrounding communities with the good news of Christ.Sunday evening was also the occasion for a Vision Casting banquet. Members of the vision trip team shared information that they gleaned from a week-long trip to Huarochiri. The presentation focused on the following elements: strategy and logistics; the people; and needs and teams. The response of church members to the call of missions in Peru was overwhelming - leaving us with the expectation that all of intended trips for 2008 can and will occur! Many people signed up for multiple trips extending through to 2009-2010.
For more information about UBC's mission partnership and promotional materials go to: http://www.ubcsa.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=26975&PID=477794
For more information about Reap South go to: http://www.reapsouth.org/
For more information about the International Mission Board of the SBC go to: http://www.imb.org/
