Monday, April 5, 2010
Our April 9-11 Workshop Leader…
Mike O’Rourke
Anaconda, Montana
Education:
- AA Degree York College, York Nebraska 1972
- BA Degree Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas 1974 - Bible and Religion
- BA Degree Requirements Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 1976 - Elementary Education
- MSEd Montana State University, Billings, Montana 1987 - Counseling
Work Experience:
• Middle School Teacher, (grades 6-8) Joplin, Montana (preached for church in Havre)
• Big Timber, Montana (helped plant church in Big Timber)
• Billings, Montana (Deacon with Billings church and interim pulpit minister
• Minister, Anaconda Church of Christ since 1990
• Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice since 1988 (Sunrise Family Counseling)
• Montana Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor since 1988
• Serving Churches of Christ in western Montana as itinerant counselor since 1995
• County Superintendent of Schools for Deer Lodge County since 1997
Other:
- Member of the Board at Yellowstone Bible Camp from 1992 until 2008
-President of the Board 1993-2008
Mike O’Rourke
Anaconda, Montana
Education:
- AA Degree York College, York Nebraska 1972
- BA Degree Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas 1974 - Bible and Religion
- BA Degree Requirements Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 1976 - Elementary Education
- MSEd Montana State University, Billings, Montana 1987 - Counseling
Work Experience:
• Middle School Teacher, (grades 6-8) Joplin, Montana (preached for church in Havre)
• Big Timber, Montana (helped plant church in Big Timber)
• Billings, Montana (Deacon with Billings church and interim pulpit minister
• Minister, Anaconda Church of Christ since 1990
• Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice since 1988 (Sunrise Family Counseling)
• Montana Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor since 1988
• Serving Churches of Christ in western Montana as itinerant counselor since 1995
• County Superintendent of Schools for Deer Lodge County since 1997
Other:
- Member of the Board at Yellowstone Bible Camp from 1992 until 2008
-President of the Board 1993-2008
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Flooding in Mexico
Members of our congregation continue to serve on short term missions with True North Helping Hands in the Baja region of Mexico. Perhaps lost in all the tragedy of Haiti's earthquake disaster is the devastation caused by recent flooding in the Baja as a result of torrential rains.
Baja Missions has good information about what has happened and provides any who are interested an opportunity to bring relief to people who have been affected. Check out the link and see for yourself...http://www.bajamissions.us/BajaMissions/Home.html
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Here is a letter from Steve McMillan at Oak Park Church of Christ in regatrds to the devastation in Haiti due to earthquake...
Friends,
As you may know, Oak Park has been invested in Haiti for several years through our mission called "Heart for Home" led by Ricot and Mandy Leon. We are also involved in Haiti through the efforts of Dr. Paul Davis (and wife Mary) who are members of our congregation that have been serving Haiti through short term medical trips to Jacmel for many years. Paul and Mary have many contacts in Jacmel (a city of over 50,000 that was devasted by the earthquake) and they are presently working hard to contact the Pastors, friends and medical workers to asses the situation. Paul and Mary are booked to be in Jacmel by the end of the month to begin meeting medical needs.
If your congregation is interested in helping Haiti directly (no administration costs) through a Christ-focused couple that has contacts on the ground I want to invite you to partner with us. Oak Park has committed $30,000 to the area of Jacmel through Paul and Mary and their contacts and we believe this is a great way to make a difference in the midst of this tragedy. We anticipate that Ricot and Mandy will also be serving with Paul and Mary in Jacmel in the weeks to come.
You can send funds to the Oak Park Church of Christ and mark them "Haiti Relief." Individual donations given for this purpose, prior to February 20, will also be eligible for Federal Matching monies.
Please pray for Ricot and Mandy and Paul and Mary as they serve in Haiti. For updates and more information you go to mypark.ca or heartforhomehaiti.org
You are welcome to contact me for further information. 403-251-5150
For the Kingdom,
Steve
http://www.stevemcmillan.ca/
Friends,
As you may know, Oak Park has been invested in Haiti for several years through our mission called "Heart for Home" led by Ricot and Mandy Leon. We are also involved in Haiti through the efforts of Dr. Paul Davis (and wife Mary) who are members of our congregation that have been serving Haiti through short term medical trips to Jacmel for many years. Paul and Mary have many contacts in Jacmel (a city of over 50,000 that was devasted by the earthquake) and they are presently working hard to contact the Pastors, friends and medical workers to asses the situation. Paul and Mary are booked to be in Jacmel by the end of the month to begin meeting medical needs.
If your congregation is interested in helping Haiti directly (no administration costs) through a Christ-focused couple that has contacts on the ground I want to invite you to partner with us. Oak Park has committed $30,000 to the area of Jacmel through Paul and Mary and their contacts and we believe this is a great way to make a difference in the midst of this tragedy. We anticipate that Ricot and Mandy will also be serving with Paul and Mary in Jacmel in the weeks to come.
You can send funds to the Oak Park Church of Christ and mark them "Haiti Relief." Individual donations given for this purpose, prior to February 20, will also be eligible for Federal Matching monies.
Please pray for Ricot and Mandy and Paul and Mary as they serve in Haiti. For updates and more information you go to mypark.ca or heartforhomehaiti.org
You are welcome to contact me for further information. 403-251-5150
For the Kingdom,
Steve
http://www.stevemcmillan.ca/
The previous post give The Christian Relief Fund as a means of donating to a relief effort in Haiti. You could also click on the Oak Park Church of Christ link in the right hand column and explore how to assist that effort. In a phone conversation with them I learned that their missionary family Carl and Mandy Leon are safe as they were out of Port au Prince at a wedding during the earthquake. Their house has survived. They will be returning to their home there this weekend by car if they are able. Next month another family from Oak Park plans to fly there, conditions permitting. The Oak Park church is receiving donations to be used by these missionaries in addressing the recovery efforts as they encounter the needs.
Thank you for generously considering how you might help those in great need.
Haiti Disaster Relief. Any who want to help with the immediate needs of the disaster in Haiti may do so in a number of ways including through your local Red Cross. A disaster relief organization based in the USA and affiliated with Churches of Christ is receiving donations which will be used 100% toward the effort in Haiti. If you want to make a donation to them yopu may do so online, by phone or mail. Just follow the link...http://www.christianrelieffund.org/web/index.php?page=haiti-earthquake-relief
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