1FOR51 - TRIPS
Upcoming Trip Opportunities!
Costa rica build/vbs TRIP - jan 23 TO 31, 2025
One22 to Costa Risa - Jan 23-31, 2025
GERMANY PRAYER TRIP - Nov 3 to 11, 2024
GEM to Germany - Nov 3 to 11, 2024
Most Recent Trips
One22 Ministries to Costa Rica - January 21 to 28, 2024 - 2 GOERS from Bethel travelled with trip leader Joel Cann of One22 along with other people from other churches to Las Mellizas, Costa Rica in January to assist with the building of a 4-room concrete washroom and shower facility, and to continue work on the Pastor’s house located next to the church. The team was made up of a number of Canadians assisted by their Costa Rican brothers and sisters. 5 people from the Canadian team assisted with delivering a day camp - which was attended by 140 children per day!
COM GCF to Cuba - Apr 8 to 15, 2023 - 8 GOERS (with 1 first timer) from Bethel travelled with others to Cuba to equip and encourage 18 supported pastors and their families. Over $60,000 worth of medical and personal care supplies were taken to distribute. The supported Pastors and their families were brought together to experience another Pastor’s Retreat, along with a special day for the wives. See the Trip Report section for more information!
COM GCF to Cuba - Nov 5 to 12, 2022 - 7 GOERS from Bethel travelled with others to Cuba to equip and encourage 18 supported pastors and their families. Over 1,250 pounds of medical and personal supplies (with an estimated value of $30,000) were brought and delivered to meet many significant needs in the various churches. See the Trip Report section for more information!
ETHNOS to Northern Saskatchewan - April 28 to May 2, 2022 - 2 GOERS from Bethel (Larry and Sheri Vanderbent) travelled to Saskatchewan to meet up with Dave and Judy Wright, longtime missionaries with ETHNOS who Bethel have supported for some 14 years. The two couples travelled 5 hours north by automobile to visit believers in the communities of Buffalo Narrows and Pine House where Dave continued discipling with the unique Establish program. See the Trip Report section for more information about this trip!
COM GCF to Cuba - April 1 to 7, 2022 - 9 GOERS from Bethel travelled to Cuba in a group of 11 to equip and encourage 20 supported pastors and their families. Over 1,100 pounds of medical and personal supplies were brought and delivered to meet many significant needs in Cuba which has been especially impacted by COVID. See the Trip Report section for more information!
1FOR51 Becomes a Part of the Discipleship Path at Bethel - Fall 2019
With all that we saw God do in and through the initial one year 1FOR51 Project, the Elders and Lead Pastor have made 1FOR51 one of the 4 Steps in our Discipleship Path here at Bethel. This means that if you feel led to be a part of our local church called Bethel, you are encouraged to grow as a disciple multiplier not only through WORSHIP, SERVE, and SMALL GROUPS, but also via 1FOR51 - PRAY.GIVE.GO. So we will continue with short-term mission trips with 3 ways for our people to engage - as PRAYers, as GIVERS, as GOERS.
1FOR51 Stats for 2018/19 Ministry Year
Ministry Year - Sept 1 to Aug 31
168 = Total Number of GIVERS
45 = GOERS
91 = PRAYERS
209 = Total Number of different people engaged in one or more of GIVE.GO.PRAY
8 = # of Trips
6 = # of Countries Visited - Peru, Cuba x 2, Haiti, Costa Rica, Japan, Quebec, Canada, Strathroy, Canada (Camps)
1FOR51 Celebration Event - Jan 19/19
This awesome event was held on Saturday evening, January 19, 2019 at Bethel church.
Our goals for the night were three-fold:
That people would recognize some of the amazing things God did in and through 1FOR51 in 2018;
That people would as a church family praise and thank God - through prayer, testimony and song;
And that people would have their hearts prepared to ask “Lord, what would you have me do in 2019?”
Over 170 people were in attendance! We celebrated with a meal, and then we moved upstairs to the auditorium where:
we were reminded about the genesis and vision formation for 1FOR51
we learned afresh about what happened in 2018 through a video documentary and several live interviews
we expressed worship and thankfulness to God through prayer and song
we heard about local and global outreach initiatives coming this year at Bethel
we heard about our Special Offering on Feb 24 - to be used to propel us forward in these local and global outreach initiatives - with a goal of $60,000
we were challenged to prepare our hearts to ask “Lord, what would you have me do in 2019?”
we heard from each of the mission agencies we partnered with as they expressed their thankfulness to Bethel for serving alongside them during our trips in 2018