Some of the world's greatest missionaries began their missionary service in Georgia. In the eighteenth century John Wesley and George Whitfield helped start the Great Awakening in America by coming from England to Georgia as missionaries. It is still happening today. Adam and Mary Hoyt, former Christian missionaries to Muslim refugees in Tajikistan, have recently become missionaries to Muslim refugees in Clarkston, Georgia. In a recent newsletter Adam wrote,
"Celebration Fellowship, a refugee church has become our everyday church when we are not in the Atlanta Vineyard Church. Celebration Fellowship is a house church model which is so effective as a strong Christian movement in China.We meet two Sundays a month in homes, like the early New Testament Church did. One Sunday a month we meet at a community space in a local park, and one Sunday we meet in rented space in Dekalb Technical College. We have 5 house churches, divided according to language, providing refugee leaders a opportunity to hone their skills in leading Bible studies, worship, and hospitality. These large group gatherings allow us to maintain a sense of camaraderie and community as a church...We are excited about what God is doing here by his grace, and the way God is growing us."
One day when Adam and I were both serving at the Mission Society headquarters in Norcross, Georgia, Adam told the story about a father who took his children for a ride through Atlanta on the public transportation train. He said that at nearly every stop someone of a different nationality would get on the train. Hearing all the different languages excited his children. Finally, his son asked, "Daddy, why have these people from all over the world come to Atlanta?" The father answered, "When Jesus came into the world over 2000 years ago, He asked us to tell his stories to all the peoples of the world. Since we have not yet completed the task, I guess He just to decided to send them here to Atlanta so we can share the stories of Jesus with them here."
In a recent newsletter Adam wrote, "We love Clarkston. We have big dreams for Clarkston and her refugees. We love the people we are becoming through our daily interactions with our neighbors. We feel a deep sense of belonging, of mission and of spiritual fulfillment here."
If you have been wishing you could find a way to share Christ with Muslim people, consider becoming a prayer partner with Adam and Mary Hoyt. You can communicate with them at PO Box 1151 Clarkston, GA 30021 or by calling 404-294-8177. Tell them Curtis Schofield asked you to contact them.
"Celebration Fellowship, a refugee church has become our everyday church when we are not in the Atlanta Vineyard Church. Celebration Fellowship is a house church model which is so effective as a strong Christian movement in China.We meet two Sundays a month in homes, like the early New Testament Church did. One Sunday a month we meet at a community space in a local park, and one Sunday we meet in rented space in Dekalb Technical College. We have 5 house churches, divided according to language, providing refugee leaders a opportunity to hone their skills in leading Bible studies, worship, and hospitality. These large group gatherings allow us to maintain a sense of camaraderie and community as a church...We are excited about what God is doing here by his grace, and the way God is growing us."
One day when Adam and I were both serving at the Mission Society headquarters in Norcross, Georgia, Adam told the story about a father who took his children for a ride through Atlanta on the public transportation train. He said that at nearly every stop someone of a different nationality would get on the train. Hearing all the different languages excited his children. Finally, his son asked, "Daddy, why have these people from all over the world come to Atlanta?" The father answered, "When Jesus came into the world over 2000 years ago, He asked us to tell his stories to all the peoples of the world. Since we have not yet completed the task, I guess He just to decided to send them here to Atlanta so we can share the stories of Jesus with them here."
In a recent newsletter Adam wrote, "We love Clarkston. We have big dreams for Clarkston and her refugees. We love the people we are becoming through our daily interactions with our neighbors. We feel a deep sense of belonging, of mission and of spiritual fulfillment here."
If you have been wishing you could find a way to share Christ with Muslim people, consider becoming a prayer partner with Adam and Mary Hoyt. You can communicate with them at PO Box 1151 Clarkston, GA 30021 or by calling 404-294-8177. Tell them Curtis Schofield asked you to contact them.
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