Jack Santos serves churches in San Ramon, Peru. When he joined us for Great Commission Weekend at Morrison Heights, we took a minute to hear about his work, his family, and his favorite restaurant in Clinton (his choice is solid).

One of our long time friends was in town for Great Commission Weekend. We call him Hoss and hide his face because he works in a high security area. Hear about his work with churches in his home country, his family’s news, and his prayer for Morrison Heights.

Serving community. Building relationships. Giving humanitarian aid. The work to be done is huge and plentiful, but many unique opportunities have opened up for two of our friends because there is a willingness to serve. Whether through the distribution of food to the poor during the pandemic or hosting a Zumba classes for the local women, it is never known what will lead to eternal changes in the lives of those being reached, but we are grateful for those who heed the call to “Go!”

A small church plant in Waiehu, Maui is blessed to be ministered to by Jay Haynes (who many say looks like Tim Tebow) along with his wife Melissa and their boys. While the past two years have been difficult, the church is thriving, loving on each other, and reaching out to the community. What a testament to God’s faithfulness! Jay shares with us an update on family, ministry, and a favorite passage of his and the church to remind us to not grow weary in doing good, but continue to bear with one another.

Most of us want to be better at making prayer a daily part of our life, and this weekend we will be learning how to do just that as Daniel Henderson, author and President of Strategic Renewal, leads our “Prayer Life Conference.” Chrystelle Thames, our MHBC Prayer Ministry Leader and the Communication Director for the Baptist Children’s Village, joins us to share her excitement about Daniel’s upcoming teaching on prayer, and the 125th anniversary of the Baptist Children’s Village.

Long after they leave the classroom, professors remain students, and still pursue learning to challenge themselves and to dig deeper into a variety of topics. Dr. Jerry Reagan, a Mississippi College biology professor as well as a Morrison Heights Life Group leader, discusses all that he is learning about biblical application to cultural issues through a unique fellowship opportunity with the Colson Center. Cultural issues can challenge us all, but Dr. Reagan points us to Psalm 93 to offer encouragement that God is majestic, powerful, immutable, and eternal giving us no reason to worry.

Ministry takes many different forms. For Matt Knight, Sr. Chaplain, Air Force Mortuary Affairs, ministry takes the form of caring for the fallen with honor, dignity, and respect when they return home, and caring for the families of the fallen by ministering to them as they are hurting. We are so thankful for Matt and his ministry within the military as he shares the truth of Jesus.

On Sunday, we were privileged to host and hear from Dr. John Mark Yeats of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as we kicked off our Discipleship Workshops Week. As a Professor of Church History, Dr. Yeats stresses the importance of continuing to dig deeper into God’s Word so we can be a faithful people living out our Christian faith. He also encourages us with a reminder from Ephesians 3:10 that Christ works, and always will work, through the church to make His plan known.

This past weekend our students participated in an annual favorite - DNOW weekend! Not only was there a great deal of fun to be had (like an epic lip sync battle), but there was also great teaching and much spiritual growth. Brother and sister, Christian and Sarah Kyser, share with us what they learned from speaker Jason Curry on not comparing one’s self to others which can keep us from reaching the standard God has set for us, and they also give us a worthy reminder of God’s great love for us from Romans 5:6.

One of our very own College Ministry graduates as well as MC graduate is back home and shares an update with us about teaching English abroad, life during the pandemic and reminds us that the Father is still doing great things even though it may look different than we perceive it.