And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to
every creature.
Mark 16:15 KJV
MISSION CONFERENCE
Lakeside has the honor of supporting nearly one hundred missionaries around the world. Lakeside hosted its first mission conference from March 29 to April 1, 2009. We enjoyed stirring and Biblical messages from guest speaker Ed Gibson, as well as expanded our heart for worldwide missions. Lakeside also put together over 20,000 scipture portions in conjunction with Bearing Precious Seed, and had the opportunity to host several visiting missionary families. The 2010 World Missions Conference was also a success. Our theme was taken from I Samuel 17:46, "that all the earth may know," and our guest speaker was Allen Lord of the International Board of Jewish Missions. We are looking forward to future conferences, and the future of world evangelism here at Lakeside.
MISSIONARIES
The task of taking the Good News of Jesus to the distant regions of earth is the duty of every church and believer. Our worldwide support of missionaries and Gospel works is how Lakeside is fulfilling its duty. With over one hundred works scattered in all directions, truly the “sun never sets” on the work of Lakeside. Our support and communication is directly with the missionaries. We often have them home and present in our services to present new ministries and to report on the blessings.
MISSION TRIPS
This past summer our college age and young adult class went to South Africa, and the youth department to New York City. These trips were wonderful experiences for our young people at Lakeside as they gave them the opportunity to spread the gospel abroad. We look forward to future opportunities for the people of Lakeside to serve the Lord on many more mission trips.
LOCAL OUTREACH
It can be said that every Christian is called to be a missionary. While some are called to distant regions all over the globe, others are called to minister at home. Members of Lakeside take time regularly to reach those in our local communities through door-to-door outreach. We distribute gospel literature as well as information regarding upcoming events. Recently we also had the opportunity to pass out nearly 1,000 scripture portions during the local Sassafras Festival, and nearly 400 specially designed public safety New Testaments were given out at this year's 911 Honor Service. God has blessed, and we have witnessed God working in the hearts of many as the flock of Lakeside grows!
BEARING PRECIOUS SEED
In the last year Lakeside has had two opportunities to assemble scripture portions in partnership with Bearing Precious seed ministries. Not only were over 20,000 scripture portions assembled during the Mission Conference, but we worked hard to assemble 100,000 John & Romans to be distributed in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup.
