Adults in service

At St. Peter's, we aspire to be a church of doers. Service to others is not just a choice but a Christian way of life. With such a diverse church in terms of talent, experience and backgrounds, you can see why we offer such a variety of ways to be involved.

We believe our service area begins "between our feet", that is, right where we stand. By encouraging each other, we grow as disciples and are enabled and encouraged to "go forth" into our communities. These communities are local, state, national and indeed the world itself. On our own or in cooperation with others, we strive to make the world a better place.

God encourages us, challenges us and gives us a purpose in life that is worth giving everything we have for. There is nothing quite like learning more about God while in service to Him and others.

International Ministry Updates - March 2019

Liberia- Lena and Johannes Ebner

Finally we have good news from the Ebners. They are in their new house with regular electricity (5-6 hours a day) and running water. Imagine! They can flush their toilet without first running to a well. The children and they are healthy and well. To get to their ministry site, they had to cross 3 rivers, take a dug out tree canoe and 2 motorbikes. Their teammates run their mission as a business and are able to lease land and build a house that the Ebners rent from them. Even though the nearest gas station and grocery store are 1½ hours away, they feel so blessed.

Zambia- Kafakumba Nate Steury and the Enrights

Work continues for the local people in the Kafakumba industries:

Aloe Vera- 10 acres are grown on the property. It is grown, harvested, processed and bottled there thus providing jobs for dozens of individuals. They sell 3000 bottles a month.

Bees and Honey- They have built 80,000 swarm boxes and hives and hope to harvest 300 tons of honey. 10,000 villagers benefit from honey sales.

Fish farming- Tilapia

They have the largest tilapia hatchery in Zambia. Each month 200,000 fingerlings are grown and sold to local out growers who then raise the fish and market them.

Livestock

Kafakumba has 230 head of cattle. The oldest are 2-3 years old and are being bred. The center controls 10,000 acres on which the cattle graze freely each day. At night the cattle are gathered into a central location to prevent poaching.

Wells-This is a community service where a team from Kafakumba accompanies the well drilling rig to local communities where they offer hope and health through clean water.

Cuba- Puerta de Golpe- Eduardo Murga

Alonso de Rojas- Arturo Silot Labaceno

There is a travel agency in Ft. Lauderdale that ships items door to door to Cuba. Recently we shipped flatware and industrial light bulbs. The town has not been able to replace streetlights. The street was dark, and people were afraid to go to church. When 4 of us ate at Alonso de Rojas, they had to borrow knives, forks and spoons for us to use. Now they will have enough. We take so much for granted.