Top 10 Things that would help our ministry right now:

1. Ranch Dressing.
2. A big van (preferably denoted to Keller Park Church)
3. Cross Word Puzzles.
4. Frozen Meals. Unfrozen drinks.
5. Prayer.
6. A.D.D. Medicine.
7. TV (that works).
8. Plastic cups.
9. Pencils.
10. Jesus.

Note: These are not in any specific order. If you would like to help out any of these ways let me know. :)

koryandalison@gmail.com

Blessings!

Kory and Ali

Hope In Haiti

India in january!

I wanted to inform you that Ali and I will be leaving for India this Sunday (Jan. 17) and will be gone until Jan. 31. We have been blessed with the opportunity to go with Dave and Christy Engbrecht (Pastor of Nappanee Missionary Church) and to help with 2 family camps. The first camp is in Ragunhathpur and the second is in Northeast India near Bhutan. Ali and I will be in charge of all the games and teaching with the youth of both the camps (this consists of about 2 sessions a day). We are expecting around 700 people at each camp. Some of you may be wondering how we can afford to raise more support for this trip and also leave "The Transformation" at Keller Park. Well... We are NOT rasing any support as Nappanee Missionary will be graciously covering our expenses. We also have things lined up in Keller Park while we are gone. This trip is actually a much needed break as the urban ministry has been pretty tough lately. Satan seems to be working over-time here in Keller Park.

Anyways, we ask that you could pray for our time in India. Here are a few specific prayer requests:

1) Pray for strength and energy as the camps can be very demanding. International travel can really take it out of you.
2) Pray against sickness as this can hamper any kind of ministry you try to do.
3) Technical parts of camp... specifically sound systems as power is often sporadic.
4) Translators... This is a key in any country where the language is different. Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak no matter how "good/bad" the translator is. There are at least 5 primary language groups in these camps.
5) Annointing of Holy Spirit in all services.
6) Safety for 1400 people that will be traveling 2-3 days to each camp.
7) Safety for our travel as in-country travel has a higher risk in India.
8) Humility as we share our messages. We will be sharing about issues such as persecution and many of the kids have already faced more persecution at a greater level than I ever will.

Blessings!

Going Back: Vanuatu 2010

It's official... We are going back!  After much prayer and wrestling with God about the possibility of a followup trip back to Vanuatu we have decided to go back.  We were very careful not to make a rash decision and do something out of our own excitement. Although I am excited to go back it is not because I just want to take a 2 week vacation and see some old friends.  I truly believe that God is calling us to "followup" with what happened on our trip last summer.  I believe that there is a need for discipleship and Biblical teaching as there seems to be a spirit of confusion across the entire island.  We are planning a week long discipleship conference with roughly 30 nationals for one week in July of 2010.  These select 30 will then go out to the forbidden "kustom" villages around them to share the love of Christ with their own neighbors.  There is no better way to reach the people of Vanuatu than to have them reach each other!

A small team of 4 including myself, my brother, and 2 others (yet to be determined) and a key discipleship trainer (possibly Caleb Bislow) will be going back for 2 weeks in July.  Mike Phipps, who also went last year,  will not be going back this year because he is getting married in June (Congrats Mike!) but will be helping out with the preparation.  Please let us know if you would like to join us in this endeavor through prayer or financial support!  Our goal is to raise around $5,000 to make the whole conference possible!  If you would like to give send a check to:

Keller Park Church

1003 W. Bryan St.

South Bend, IN 46616

Write "Vanuatu" on the memo line to make sure it gets in the proper account. Do not write my name on the check.  Please include a slip of paper which says my name.

Please do not feel obligated to give for this trip, but continue to check this blog for more updated information regarding the trip.  I will be posting more specific details, stories, prayer requests, plans, etc. on this site over the next few months leading up to the trip.

God Speed!

Kory

THE TRANSFORMATION

I will not be posting on this blog as much anymore until my next mission trips come around again. So far, the next one on the schedule is India in January. If you want to view posts on THE TRANSFORMATION visit our blog at koryandalison.blogspot.com.

Is this how you want your life to go?

Fear

After spending some time reflecting on some summer events including overseas missions, summer camp, Keller Park ministry, etc. I have found a very common theme come up. This common theme has come up among students, family, friends, and myself. I began to wonder why "Fear" has to control and grip us. I began to get upset that Satan deceives me and many others through this ugly tactic.

I wrote a poem to express some of my feelings concerning fear. It's really raw. Here it is:

Fear. An epidemic. It's contagious.

Those who have it go outrageous!

It controls you. It can mold you.

It basically tells you what not to do.

Fear is a sickness.

For many... it's our greatest weakness.

Fear is a wildfire.

The enemy's lies are the spark.

The lie creeps into our mind and heart;

And sparks a fire... a fear of being apart...

Being apart from family and friends,

Like we can control all of our ends.

We are not God.

But isn't it kind of odd,

We try to play the role of the creature of this universe.

Like we know what's best for our lives on this earth.

We know nothing so why do we try,

The only thing fear does is make us say good-bye...

Good-bye to true life...

Good-bye to God's will...

Lock me in a room and make me sit still.

Nothing will happen, good or bad.

The only thing is God will be sad.

Because we gave into fear and didn't fight back,

We gave ourselves our own heart attack.

The lies lead to worry... The worry to fear.

That paralyzes us from everything far and near.

We have two options when it comes to fear-

We give in and we die; or we fight and we fly!

Fear is just a big twisted lie.

God wants us to follow Him with all of our heart-

Even when the world says it's not smart.

Following God is not always attractive,

But Satan is telling us to be inactive.

He's telling us to get out of the game and sit on the side.

Satan is everyday, always, telling us to hide.

To hide from fear, disappointment, set backs, and pain-

This will only make things worse because we aren't in the game!