The Big Picture Missions Conference is coming up October 6th-9th with missionaries from all across the world. It’s a great chance for God to expand our vision and burden our hearts for the world around us. Check out the video below from the 2008 missions conference.

Missionary Christmas

Click here for the Missionary Christmas Wish List and sign up for an item.

Large Group Schedule

Thursday, October 6th

11:30am-1:00pm Seniors Lunch with Missionaries
6:30pm-8:30pm Cell Group Night with Missionaries

Friday, October 7th

6:30pm-8:30pm Ladies Night Out/Guys Night Out (more information below)

Sunday, October 9th

8:30am-9:45am First Service – Speaker: Lucas Bair (Brazil)
Between Services Coffee Cove – Missionary booths
10:15am-11:30am Second Service – Speaker: Lucas Bair (Brazil)
Lunch Missionaries in Homes
5:30pm-6:30pm International Appetizer Buffet
6:30pm Missionary Christmas and Farver Commissioning Service

Ladies Night/Guys Night Out

The guys will be eating at the church with smoked meat from Stu and hearing from several of our men missionaries. Ladies, you will be hearing from several of the missionary wives at this dinner at The Tournament Club of Iowa. There are three dinner options to choose from when you sign up listed below. Sign up and pay Sunday between the morning services in the Coffee Cove. Childcare will be provided for those attending.

The Arnie – tea and lemonade marinated chicken breast on cracked wheat, peppered bacon, swiss cheese and avocado mayonnaise with sweet potato fries
Rice Bowl (chicken or beef) – stir fry vegetables with a lemongrass sesame sauce, choice of chicken or beef served with steamed jasmine rice
Tournament Dip – house roasted prime rib shaved and bathed in herbed au jus on ciabatta hoagie with sauteed onions and maytag white cheddar with steak fries

2011 Big Picture Missionaries

Lee and Violette Abuhl – Togo
Lucas and Teresa Bair – Brazil
Josh and Danielle Daggett – Church Planter, South Des Moines
Bill and Deb Edmondson – Boston
Josh and Jenny Farver – Togo
Henry and Molly John – India
John and Bev Leonard – Brazil
Hal and Patty Miller – CBF (Retired)
Bob and Margaret Paswaters – Hong Kong (Retired)
Greg and Laura Pollak – Church Planter, Des Moines
Nate and Barb Schrag – New Guinea