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September 2010

  • Team's Write "Chapters" in Book of Service!
    Friday, September 3, 2010 - 12:04pm

    Nati stood on a hill in the African village of Melanda, Swaziland addressing a Mission Discovery team after they completed a playground for the children of the community. Surrounding us were the simple mud-huts typical of this region of Africa. “This is Mission Discovery’s second year to come back to my village,” Nati said. Nati leads tours of his home village and the nearby town of Bulembu.

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  • Mission Discovery Continues Efforts in Haiti
    Monday, September 6, 2010 - 7:34pm

    As Hurricane Earl churned toward the Caribbean then turned northward I though of the thousands of Haitians living under tarps ad scraps salvaged from the January 12, 2010 earthquake that killed over 250,000. Mission Discovery had an immediate impact with victims because of our ground operations there through HOLD the Children, our child advocacy ministry division. Immediately following the earthquake, friends and supporters responded with monetary gifts of more than $150k that was distributed through local churches in Port-au-Prince to meet the physical needs of the most needy.

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  • Help Raise Money and Play Golf Too!
    Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 5:19pm

    This year the Mission Discovery Golf Challenge is set to raise
    over $40,000 for the work of Mission Discovery here in the U.S. and 7 other nations. The event will take place on October 13, 2010 at Gaylord Opryland Links Gold Course. Lunch will precede the shotgun 1:00 PM start.

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  • Dreams Come True
    Friday, September 10, 2010 - 3:22pm

    Travel with me to Africa and you’ll leave saying; “DREAMS DO COME TRUE!”

    A few years ago on my first visit Africa, I stumbled on the mountain village of Bulembu Swaziland. At the time, I marveled at the vision of men and woman who could dream a virtual ghost town into a thriving haven for children left in the wake of the AIDS epidemic prevalent throughout Swaziland.

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  • Lessons from a Coach: Medical Mission Trips: Haiti
    Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 4:19pm

    C.M. Newton, then a basketball coach for the University of Alabama was asked how his team "played to win." His response was interesting and helps explain in a small sense why a team of 30 medical professionals might just make a difference among hundreds of thousands of hurting people in Port au Prince, Haiti.

    When coach Newton was asked how he "played to win" he answered, "We don't play to win, but rather do the things on the court that lead to a win."

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