For the Multitude

Fully Funded – Departing June 16th

Dave Baylor — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:44:58 +0000

It has finally happened. We are now fully funded and on June 16th, we will board the plane for Kenya. Things have gotten very hectic. We received the formal news on April 14th and became Church of God Ministries employees on May 1st. My last day at Christian Women Connection™ (formerly Women of [...]

Preparing and Discerning

Dave Baylor — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:03:34 +0000

As a missionary, over the past 18 months, my family and I have visited numerous churches to acquaint people with our ministry and missions in general. During these visits, people often ask, “I feel that God may be calling me to the mission field, but I am not sure what it will look like. How [...]

The Task Remaining

Dave Baylor — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:35:01 +0000

It is about 40 days after the resurrection of Jesus. Acts 1:3, tells us that Jesus used the time between His resurrection and His ascension back to the Father to teach His disciples more about the Kingdom of God. Near the end of this time, Jesus gave His disciples what is now popularly called the [...]

A Crowded Path (Rev 7:9-10)

Dave Baylor — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:09:47 +0000

Israel…two-thousand years ago…and all is not well. Israel is in a time of great distress under the rule of Roman conquerors and tyrants like Herod the Great. As in the days of old, the people called out to God for relief, for a leader to save them, for a Messiah. And as [...]

Empowering the Church

Dave Baylor — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:56:12 +0000

i-TEC's Portable Dentist Chair

Yesterday evening (New Years Day), I watched one of my favorite movies, End of the Spear. If you have not seen it, you need to. The movie centers on the events and aftermath surrounding the tragic loss of 5 missionaries in the Ecuadorian jungle in 1956 during an attempt to bring [...]

How Well Do You Know Your Bible?

Dave Baylor — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:40:41 +0000

Well, its January 1st again and many people will be thinking about New Year’s Resolutions. According to About.com, some of the top ten News Year’s resolutions in the general US population include: Spending more time with family & friends, Fitness, Lose weight, Quit smoking, Quit drinking, Get out of debt, Get organized, etc. Yet despite [...]

Reliable Solar Powered Light

Dave Baylor — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:42:47 +0000

One company that is working in this area is SunNight Solar Enterprises of Houston, TX. Through grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and assistance from the NASA Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program, SunNight Solar has developed a rugged, dependable, solar rechargeable line of flashlights (SN-2 and MiniBogo) certified for use in third-world environment. The SN-2 model is a 2nd generation design utilizing 3 NiMH AA batteries that recharge via the built in solar panel and only need to be replaced every 2-3 years. By simply setting the flashlight in the sun for ~8hrs, the batteries are fully charged providing 4-5 hours of reading quality light. Both lights utilize high quality white LED lights with life expectancies of 10+ years. The light also features a carbiner style hook on the end to allow it be easily suspended from a nail or rope from the ceiling. This 2nd generation design, unlike its predecessor (the SL-1) includes 6 power settings to maximize battery life depending on the specific needs of the user.

HEART Missionary Training Institute

Dave Baylor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:44:10 +0000

The HEART program (Hunger Education and Resource Training) is a unique facility, located in central Florida, with the primary goal of preparing missionaries and community development workers for service in the third-world. The training takes place in the midst of a simulated third-world village where the students live and work as if they were living in the third-world.

How to Enhance Your Short Term Mission Trip

Dave Baylor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:35:06 +0000

As you know from my last post, my family and I are currently attending pre-field training at Mission Training International in Palmer Lake, CO. This week we have been attending our final week of the PILAT (Program in Language Acquisition Techniques) program. During this week we have been learning about how to choose a language [...]

Pre-Field Training at MTI

Dave Baylor — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:49:13 +0000

Over the next several weeks (5 to be exact), my family and I are attending two training sessions that will help prepare us for the mission field. The first is a two week program called PILAT – Program in Language Acquistion Techniques. This is program not aimed at learning a specific language. Instead, it focuses [...]