FPC-Midland Belize Blog: May 2016

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

WAW Wednesday ... Be a Part of Team 100

"The Word at Work is a ministry that mobilizes churches and individuals to answer God's call to minister to those in need," writes Rev. Tim Tam, Director of the Amarillo, Texas-based ministry. "Through our relationships, God reveals needs and opportunities for service. As we come along side the poor, new friendships develop and doors for ministry open. As we serve, God provides the resources to supply for the needs he reveals."

Be a Part of Team 100

Hello Friends,

God is Amazing. How do we know it? Because we have seen people partner with one another to accomplish life changing results in the lives of children, men, women, families and for entire communities. And it’s not just the communities in Belize that are transformed. Every community is transformed because when one is helped all of us are helped. When one child gains hope, we all gain hope. When one community experiences the Gospel in fresh and meaningful ways, we all share in that experience.

I am personally grateful to God for every team member, mission team, and church who has been willing to sacrifice to Be the Word at Work. I am also grateful to the five missionaries (Mollie, Tim, Kenny, Chepito, and Jo) that join me in planning, organizing and facilitating people from the U.S. and Belize to join together as teams. As you all know their work is tireless and filled with the Spirit.

In the next couple of weeks you will be reading about TWAW TEAM 100. I want to ask everyone who receives this email to consider joining TEAM 100. It is vital to help us work efficiently, effectively and without distraction.

What does it mean to be a member of TEAM 100?

We are asking everyone who reads this message to commit to contributing $100 twice each year (May and November) toward the operations budget of The Word at Work.

By joining TEAM 100 each of you will make it possible for our operations team of 6 to be funded throughout the year. You may not know that 100% of the funds TWAW receives that are related to a project/ministry/trip go directly to that project. All our operations funds come from generous donors who know about our need and contribute. I write this to you today, because I know that more people would like to join in helping us fulfill our vision.

I invite you to pray and ask God’s guidance about joining TEAM 100 which will help us keep our operations funded, so that we can keep our eyes on the ball, and help people from Belize and all over the United States BE THE WORD AT WORK.

Thanks for Being the Word at Work, and for joining TEAM 100 - watch for a link to make your gift easily next week!

Thanks for being the Word at Work!

tt (Tim Tam)
The Word at Work

ps: Our Ministry Associate team gathers school supplies, toys, and stuffed animals through out the year ... we've discovered blankets are an ongoing need as well, so please be saving them, too. Click here to learn more about becoming a TW@W Ministry Associate, or get in touch with Tim Hagen for more information!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Speaking from my own first-hand experience - working side-by-side with Tim, Kenny and our brothers and sisters in Belize - won't you give thoughtful, prayerful consideration to supporting the efforts of Tim, the Word At Work staff and their partners? Please please fill out this Commitment Card and return it to their office!

Also, remember that you can follow The Word At Work on their Facebook page!

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

WAW Wednesday ... Refugee Support in the Valley of Peace

Refugee Support in the Valley of Peace

Hello Friends,

Refugees continue to flow into Belize.

Mostly from El Salvador and mostly coming into southern districts of Belize. Yet over 200 are currently in The Valley of Peace. Many fleeing under death threats from gangs, and families arriving with just the clothes on their backs. The organization dealing with refugees, Help for Progress, reports1500 in the last 18 months ... 40% of those have arrived since January - currently at a pace of 150/month.

Oddly, it has not yet been featured in local news.

Amilcar Amaya from the Valley of Peace is now TWAW Liaison for refugee support. He is ready to organize and mobilize efforts of the local church. I asked what we could do to help ... here is his response:

"I am ready to get involve in whatever humanitarian assistance that can be rendered to the hundreds of refugee families coming to Valley of Peace and different parts of the country. On Thursday I participated on day of registration of new refugees. It was astonishing to see more that two hundred people just in Valley of Peace. I feel that there is an urgent need to assist these people.

What is needed? Blankets, dehydrated food, clothes for children and adult, shoes, exercise books, pencils, crayons for those children attending school, sleeping bags, vitamins for children, tooth paste and brushes, farming tools, cooking utensils, chairs, small tables... and so forth I hope these list can help. I believe that many families are struggling to survive. They need help immediately ... I pray that there will be kind- hearted people to provide these needs."

I am willing to go into the settlements and distribute the items personally to the refugees ..."

Kind regards,
Amilcar Amaya

If you can help with this effort, please begin acquiring and getting new or used items to our shipping points in ...

Amarillo, TX
Ocean Springs, MS
Paoli, PA

Thanks for being the Word at Work!

tt (Tim Tam)
The Word at Work

ps: Our Ministry Associate team gathers school supplies, toys, and stuffed animals through out the year ... we've discovered blankets are an ongoing need as well, so please be saving them, too. Click here to learn more about becoming a TW@W Ministry Associate, or get in touch with Tim Hagen for more information!