GO 2010 Missions Conference

February 12-14, 2009

COTN Food Packaging Project

Feeding tens of thousands of children daily is no small undertaking! And, it is only made possible through the efforts of many volunteers. The COTN feeding program staff will travelled to WFMC, set up the assembly-line process, provided all the supplies and training, and oversaw the entire event. Our goal was 80,000 nutritionally balanced, ready-to-cook meals, consisting of rice, protein packed lentils, dehydrated vegetables, spices, and chicken powder. The meal packs, sealed in industrial-grade plastic bags, are waterproof and have a shelf life of seven years. These meals will feed children in Dominican Republic or Malawi.

What is Children of the Nations?

Their mission is to partner with nationals to provide holistic, Christ-centered care for the orphaned and destitute children, enabling them to create positive and lasting change in their nations. Since their inception as a non-profit in 1995, they have impacted the lives of thousands of children. They currently focus their efforts on Sierra Leone, Malawi, Uganda, and the Dominican Republic. Children of the Nations is a movement of people - a worldwide body of people with a common passion who deny themselves to care for children. Children of the Nations (COTN) is not a relief organization or a “missionary sending” agency, but rather utilizes individuals from around the globe, tapping into their talents and resources in a professional manner, which strategically assists the overall mission in accomplishing its goals.

GO 2010 Speakers

Delia Nüesch-Olver

Dr. Delia Nüesch-Olver serves as Latin America Area Director, supervising the North American missionaries and leaders of 12 mission districts and three provisional annual conferences. With 35 years of ministry experience as church planter, pastor and professor of Global Urban Mission, she has a great passion to develop strategies to reach cities and lead Latin Americans to Christ.

Marcie Huson

Marcie has been education coordinator for FM work on the continent of Europe. Her responsibilities included shepherding ministerial candidates through the ordination process, helping churches with training programs, developing courses and resourcing pastors and leaders. Marcie will leave the mission to become full time pastor at the Garstang Free Methodist Church in England.

Eric & Casey Zimmerman

Eric and Casey first served in Mexico and are now based in Papua New Guinea. Eric is an Aircraft Maintenance Technician maintaining the fleet of aircraft in PNG. Eric and Casey feel blessed that they can provide a service where aviation support is vital to the work of tribal church planting missionaries. The Zimmermans are currently on home assignment and plan to return to PNG in July.

Greg & Brenda Hendrick

Greg serves as Ukraine Country Director and Regional Director for Eastern Europe. Greg and Brenda’s ministries are centered on developing simple, easily reproducible communities of believers actively living out their faith. Building intentional relationships and discipling others are key elements of their ministries. The Hendricks continue to sense God's call to go to the lost including orphans and widows, remote villages, and those within their own community.

GO 2010 Conference Offering Goals

For the 2010 Global Outreach Conference, February 12-14, we will seek to raise a total of $50,000 for the following life-giving projects:

Children of the Nations Food Project - $20,000

Our goal is to provide 80,000 meals to children in Malawi. We need the help of many hands to package and box the meals for shipping. The COTN Team will teach us what to do for this exciting hands-on project.

Orphanage in Bogota, Colombia - $10,000

Under the leadership of Pastor Libni Gasca, the FM Church of Bogota, Colombia has planted several satellite churches and started a rescue home, called the Beehive, for abandoned girls. This offering will assist in a building project and supporting these girls from ages 5 – 12 who are at risk of human trafficking.

Water Filters for Haiti - $3,000

Meeting this goal, which will be matched by the Sawyer Corporation, will provide an additional 120 water purifying filters to families in Haiti for life. This amazing technology will give the gift of healthy drinking water where many children die of water borne diseases each year. A Clean Cup of Water project.

Wheelchairs for Nigeria: From dust to dignity - $4,000

We have $6000 that has been accumulated since our original 200 wheelchair thrust and with this additional offering we will have enough to acquire and transport 300 more wheelchairs to be distributed to disabled Muslims in Nigeria. The gift of a wheelchair makes a big impact on individuals and families who have never received help before.

Kericho Free Methodist Church - $13,000

We helped in construction of the school and church in Kericho, Kenya years ago. But the church building was never completed. Last fall we were able to send $8000 for them to hire workers to put in the floor. With this offering we should be able to help them finish the plastering, electrical work, and install doors and windows.