Missionary Care

Missionary Care

One of the things we are working to improve at Connection Pointe is our care for missionaries. We have written guidelines for sending people into cross-cultural missions service, but have few written guidelines to sustain them on the field and receive them back....
Blessing Generations

Blessing Generations

This past weekend our pastor John Dickerson spoke on raising the next generation, encouraging us as parents (and grandparents) to teach our children the ways of the Lord and to live a life that demonstrates those ways. He spoke from Psalm 112: Praise the Lord! How...
Engaging Muslims During Ramadan

Engaging Muslims During Ramadan

Do you know about Ramadan? It is a 30-day period of fasting, one of the five pillars of Islam, observed by Muslims worldwide. Connection Pointe has several partnerships that are involved with Muslims – in the Balkans, Turkey, Middle East, India, and England. There are...
GLOBAL NOTES: Hello from Guatemala

GLOBAL NOTES: Hello from Guatemala

Neely McLoed was sent by Connection Pointe to Guatemala in January to serve for 2 years in cross-cultural ministry. Affiliated with Commission to Every Nation (www.CTEN.org), Neely is a fluent Spanish speaker and has taken several mission trips in the past few years...
The Significance of Buildings is their Story

The Significance of Buildings is their Story

Our world was aghast this week when Notre Dame in Paris was heavily damaged in a fire. Many people have posted pictures of past visits, thankful they could see it before this happened. Our own family was there in 1992, when we visited friends in France. Already, there...