Uganda Mission Trip Testimonies
How my trip to Uganda with MCM changed my life, Jane Benedict
My experience in Uganda was indescribable. The Lord taught me so much in those two weeks and also began instilling within me a deep love for the people of Uganda. On the last day that our team was in together Murrill shared what had been his prayer for the past two weeks. His prayer had been that some people on our team would consider giving there lives to either career missions or a two year commitment such as the Journeyman program.
As soon as those words came out of Murrill’s mouth I knew that the Lord was confirming my call to missions. I began to cry, feeling completely overwhelmed because I had been praying for eight months without telling a soul about this possibility and now the answer had finally come. I am now preparing to start my training as a Journeyman in August and I will be moving to Mityana, Uganda in October.
Gordon Kyomulinzi, Pastor of Hoima Baptist Fellowship Church, Hoima, Uganda
Murrill Boitnott and the mission teams he brings with Macedonian Call Ministry has been a great encouragement. Our town is in the middle of no where so it is a sacrifice for him and his teams to come here. The teams are always a great blessing and we are very thankful when they come here to Hoima.
Everyone who comes here with him is willing to serve the people of our village. They preach the gospel to everyone and serve everyone around; the boda bodas (motorcyclists), people working in the market and the shop attendants. They always invite more people to church than we could in a year! I would say that three quarters of the people who now attend the church here are a direct result of the work of the mission teams of Macedonian Call Ministry. He has provided materials, like Bibles, that are so vital in discipleing new believers. MCM has financially helped to start the work of putting up a church building.
I look at Murrill as the Paul of the modern day. I thank God for all who come here to help us. We don’t deserve it, but we need his help and the help of many MCM mission teams. Please visit us, if you can.
Cuba Mission Trip Testimonies
God Can Use a Guy Like Me – Chip Mokher, Plumbing Contractor, Miami, FL
For many years I thought that ministry was the responsibility of pastors and others who were gifted and trained. While in Cuba recently I learned that God wants to use guys like me — a plumber — to accomplish His work in ministry. I have just returned from a missions trip to Cuba with MCM. While there God allowed me the opportunity to use my knowledge as a plumber to meet a specific need at the Baptist Camp in Yumuri.
During the dry season the community well is inadequate and leaves the camp without water. This usually occurs during the camp’s busiest months. I was able to bring in and install a new submersible pump system. All of this had to be packed inside our luggage and checked through Cuban airport security. We knew God was with us on this trip when all of our bags cleared customs in Cuba. The skills and spiritual gifts that we use very day can be put to work in very practical ways so that anyone at any age can participate in missions and have a very real impact on the world outside of our comfort zone.
Thank you MCM for taking me to Cuba and giving me a chance to serve God. I encourage you to allow God to use you to change your world.
Your Mission Trip Makes a Difference - Pastor Paul Blizard, Memorial Baptist Church Beckley, West Virginia
I was invited to the home of a former governmental official in Cuba who is now a new believer. He and his wife invited me over for dinner and after a nice dinner in their home, he and his wife humbly requested if it was possible that I could contact his elderly mother in Miami and give her greetings from her family in Cuba. I told them it would be my honor to call her and give her his message. I also told him I would see about members of a local Spanish speaking church visiting her. As tears welled up in his eyes, he was so grateful he exclaimed, “I never thought my prayers would be answered this way.”
Upon my return to my office, I called his mother, Carmen. She was so surprised and excited she wept on the phone. She did not speak English but I managed to convey the message to her. She was so grateful to hear the news about her family. Next I called a Hispanic Baptist church near her home and spoke to the pastor’s wife. She was very excited when I told her about Carmen and was surprised that Carmen lived only a few blocks from the church. She said, “I will visit her today!” When I called again in a few weeks I discovered that she had accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and was now preparing for baptism.
What a thrill to have a small part in what God is doing in the lives of the Cuban people. Never under estimate the extent of your influence on a mission trip. I am grateful for MCM and Murrill Boitnott for allowing me to be a part of the ministry in Cuba.
Guyana Mission Trip Testimony - Gerald Turner
In July 2006 I had the opportunity to travel to Guyana (in South America) on a mission trip. Our mission was to conduct limited health clinics and sports camps. The goal was to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with as many people as possible.
The 9 days there were some of the best mission opportunities I have ever experienced! I don’t believe that I had ever had an opportunity to witness to a Muslim and a Hindu but I did on this trip. There is freedom of religion in Guyana and, fortunately, the official language is English.
I am looking forward to returning to Guyana this year. I had not originally planned to go this year but I kept telling people that I wished every high school student could go on an international mission trip before they graduate from high school. The last time I said that I was teaching Sunday School and immediately I had the Spirit of God say to me, “Why don’t you take them?” Acting upon that challenge I began to inquirer about it. God has led me to ask people to go with Macedonian Call Ministries back to Guyana. God is putting this trip together and I am so excited to see what He is going to do through this team.
