The Lakeway Church

Glorifying God, Loving Others

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Our Ministries

PRAYER CARD MINISTRY

 

The Membership Committee facilitates an ongoing Prayer Card ministry.  We hope you will use the prayer cards which are available to you in the Narthex.  When you pray for someone, no matter what the concern, be sure to let them know.  In this way, we can

“ . . . encourage one another . . .”  1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV

Please address your cards as completely as possible.  We might not have access to addresses beyond our membership.  On Mondays, we will gather the cards left with us and either mail them or deliver them personally if there are several going to one person on the church visitation list.  PRAYER WORKS!

 

PASTORAL CARE

The Lakeway Church ministerial staff is involved in providing pastoral care to individuals and families during times of crisis, loss and transitions. 

 

PASTORAL COUNSELING

All of the church’s ministers are available to provide supportive spiritual counseling to church members and those seeking help and solace in a time of need.

 

GRIEF AND LOSS

Both the ministerial staff and Shepherd groups respond quickly to support our church family during times of loss and grief. At such times the church family works together in support and care for one another.

 

VISITATION

Members who are hospitalized or limited in movement due to illness are supported through our visitation program.

 

PRAYER

Prayer groups and prayer circles join with our pastors to keep our members and their families supported with prayer. A Prayer Group meets every Friday morning at 9:30 am.  Join them in the prayer room off the sanctuary or request a prayer by contacting the church office at 261-6331.

 

RITES

Times of Transition are stressful and challenging. Our church is committed to providing support at these key times in the lives of our people. Weddings, baptisms, funerals and memorial services are provided to meet spiritual needs that arise during these critical times in our lives.

 

Walk to Emmaus

The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program intended to strengthen the local church through the development of Christian disciples and leaders. The program's approach seriously considers the model of Christ's servanthood and encourages Christ's disciples to act in ways appropriate to being "a servant of all."  Our volunteer leaders are Lester and Betsye Witcher.   For a complete list of walks as well as forms for registering visit the Austin-Emmaus website.

Testimony about the Walk to Emmaus from Vern Bennett:

 

Shepherd Groups

The Shepherd Program is one of neighbors caring for members of the "Household of Faith" with love and support.

Our Church families are part of neighborhood Flocks, each one of which is coordinated by a volunteer Shepherd. The mission of the program is to provide special ways to keep in touch and become better acquainted. This is done through giving service to the Church, celebrating happy events together, and giving comfort and assistance to fellow members in times of sorrow and need.

It is our hope that this program will be a continuing blessing to our Church Family, and in keeping with God's will as expressed in John 13:34-35 - "As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, all will know that you are my disciples."

 

Visitation

The visitation ministry at The Lakeway Church includes prospect visitation, visitation of homebound members, and those who are hospitalized.

 

Grief Counseling

Our church has developed a strong Stephen Ministry to counsel those in sorrow.  For more information about this ministry, please click here.

Wedding Preparation

The Lakeway Church sanctuary is available for performing wedding ceremonies.  All inquiries should be directed to the church office at 261-6331 or Pinki Herrick at 261-9349 or email her at pinkarts@aol.com.  

 

Spiritual Counseling

The Lakeway Church has three ordained ministers who are available by appointment for spiritual counseling.  For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact or email Renie Galvin, renie@lakewaychurch.net 0r call the church office at 261-6331. 

 

LAKE TRAVIS MINISTRIES

The Lakeway Church people reaching out to Lakeway/Lake Travis area people.  Helping to meet spiritual and physical needs.

We are motivated by I Peter 4:10:

"Each one [Lakeway Church members] should use whatever gift he or she has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in it's various forms."

 Many are actively involved in various outreach activities such as-

? -ice cream socials weekly at Vista Oaks

? -adopting single parent families

? -assisting at the clinic on 620

? -visiting the homebound and sick

? -feeding the homeless

? -inviting friends and neighbors to church and Bible studies

? -assisting people with various "Project" needs, e.g., carpentry, plumbing, building repairs*

*If you are interested in being part of this "Project" ministry or have or know of a need, please contact Marty Berdan, 608-9244

 Additional activities are planned for fall, like teaching English as a second language.  A good way to get involved in a service project is to join a Home Team.

 

 

OPERATION INTERDEPENDENCE

 

Operation Interdependence was formed to collect and distribute of a variety of non-perishable items to our armed forces servicemen.  We are excited to provide our facilities for a monthly workday, during which collected items will be actually packaged for delivery. 

Operation Interdependence meets the first Saturday of each month, with the work scheduled from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.  All members interested in devoting their time to this worthy cause can simply show up at the church Fellowship Center Hall. 

 

BICYCLE DISTRIBUTION

The Rotary Club of Lakeway/Lake Travis concluded a very successful bicycle collection drive with provision for distribution of approximately 100 of these in the Lake Travis area. Our Lake Travis Ministries distributed over 50 of these bicycles to needy children in the Lake Travis area in November 2006.

An additional opportunity exists for handymen and women who may want to help with the actual repair and cleanup work remaining on some of the Rotary’s collected bicycles.  Anyone interested in this worthwhile activity should call the Church office and leave your contact information or speak to Nancy Keetch at ext 21.  This is another fun opportunity to put God’s love through our Church into community outreach.

 

Benevolence

The Lakeway Church has had a Benevolence Committee for many years and the Church continues to designate a portion of the budget to support charitable organizations or individuals.

Benevolence funds disbursed by The Lakeway Church come from the Church's regular offerings and from special offerings at Easter and Christmas. The recipients are selected  according to the following criteria:

    1.  A ministry which is based or centered upon Christianity,

    2.  A ministry which serves people in the Greater Lake Travis area who are needy,

    3.  A ministry which meets standards set by the Better Business Bureau and the IRS.

 

 Capital Area Food Bank 

The Capital Area Food Bank of Texas (CAFB) serves as a clearinghouse which receives and stores donated food and other grocery products.  CAFB distributes these items to human service agencies throughout the area that help people in need.  

 

Healthcare Volunteer Associates Clinic  

Located in Lakeway, the Healthcare Volunteer Associates Clinic is staffed entirely by volunteer doctors, nurses and support personnel.  In addition to providing free health care to needy area residents, the clinic also offers ESL courses.

 

Caring for our Neighbors

The Lakeway Church supports our needy neighbors by helping them with necessary repairs to assure that their homes are livable.  We work through the Lake Travis Ministries and other local organizations to contract those in need. Our Church provides funds and working volunteers for repair projects to aid those identified as needing help.  

 

 

Emergency Services Department #6 Auxiliary  

Through their annual Green Santa program, EMS#6 Auxiliary collects thousands of new toys and collects and refurbishes bicycles for distribution at Christmastime.  Other activities include collection and distribution of Coats for Kids in the fall and canned goods in December.

 

 

Lake Travis Crisis Ministry  

Another local organization supported through our Benevolence Outreach program is the Lake Travis Crisis Ministry.  Founded in 1989, they serve needy families living generally in the Lake Travis ISD, providing counseling, food, home repairs, transportation, housing assistance, utilities, etc.  During a recent weekly food distribution session, 50 families were there needing assistance.  The evening distribution session is preceded by a devotional and the message that this assistance is provided in grateful Christian response to God’s blessings.  English and Spanish language Bibles are distributed as part of this activity.  In a local outreach effort, our church will provide $20,000 in support to this organization this year.

 

Salvation Army  

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church.  The Salvation Army in Austin operates a Social Services Center, a Community/Worship Center, a Shelter for Women and Children (including an Infant Center and a Children’s learning Center) and an Adult Rehabilitation Center.  Open to all, the Center serves over 1,600 meals every day. 

Each quarter the Benevolence Committee presents a list of recommended recipients to the Board of Trustees for their approval.  The committee includes an on-site visit on a regular basis as part of their selection of organizations and/or persons deemed to be worthy of financial assistance from the Church.

 

 

Lakeway Church Mission Support

 

Upcoming Mission Opportunities:

Several of us will once again return to Ukraine to teach English with International Partnerships.  We are looking for others who are committed to serve in this way.  The teaching dates are October 5 - 11, 2008.  Are you looking for a way to help fulfill the Great Commission?  Please call Beverly Leonard at 264-2181 or email bkleo@aol.com.

A trip is being planned to Reynosa, Mexico to help with the Rio Bravo Children’s Ministry.  It is scheduled for: April 24-28 and will cost $300/person.  If you are interested, let Beverly Leonard know at bkleon @mac.com.  This will be a great opportunity to participate in a short-term mission trip.

  

Maury & Ann Buchanan

Mission Discovery - Goodlettsville, TN

Maury heads up Mission Discovery and raises up short-term mission teams and the finances to support their work.  They build homes, churches, orphanages to help those who are unable to help themselves.  Maury has spoken to our church and our Youth have been on one of their projects to Mexico. The Lakeway Church has support Maury and Ann since 2005.

Mission Discovery began in 1991 as an effort to combine the mission resources of churches around the United States to serve Jesus Christ by meeting the physical and spiritual needs of the world’s poor through short-term team mission projects.  Since Mission Discovery’s beginning, over 20,000 students and adults have served in Mexico, Jamaica, Nassau, Honduras, Tennessee, Missouri, Florida, Nicaragua and El Salvador, building homes and churches and sharing the Gospel with hundreds.

Their mission is to serve Jesus Christ by mobilizing the church to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the world’s poor.

A few years ago, the mission field was only accessible to a few select people.  Within the last fifteen years, there has been an explosion of interest in short-term team missions. As the world has become a “global village,” thousands of people have begun to respond to the world’s needs.  Mission Discovery was established to coordinate mission efforts of local churches.

Mission Discovery teams serve as:

LEARNERS – our teams come to discover what God is doing in the world and get involved.  We come by invitation, not invasion.  We come not to teach, but to learn.
SERVANTS – our teams come not to be served, but to serve in the same way the Lord Jesus Christ came as a servant and friend.
STORYTELLERS – in other words, to tell the story of what Jesus has done and is doing in our lives.

What We Do

Mission Discovery offers 7- to10-day projects to Mexico (Reynosa, Juarez, Tampico and Tecate,) Honduras, The Bahamas, Tennessee, Jamaica, El Salvador, Haiti, Mississippi, Kenya, South Dakota, and Russia. Mission Discovery also customizes some trips for churches and denominations. Each Mission Discovery project is unique. All Mission Discovery projects involve evangelism and construction of a vitally needed building. Mission Discovery partners with national churches to insure good follow-up of new believers. Mission Discovery utilizes full-time staff as well as experienced volunteer staff to provide the best possible mission experience for your youth group. Senior high and junior high projects feature great Christian worship leaders and speakers who can communicate to youth.

Mission Discovery web site is www.missiondiscovery.com.

 

GOSPEL FOR ASIA

kewal masih gill

amritsar, punjab, india 

 

Kewal is a national in India and this is his story.

“I was born November 13, 1979 into a nominal Christian family in India.  Christian values were not a part of my family and therefore I grew up without having a proper understanding of the living God.

Once I had an accident and escaped unhurt with a minor injury in my leg.  Lack of proper treatment turned my leg septic.  The medicines were of no avail and the only way left out was to amputate the leg.  A sign fell on my family and tremendous grief took hold of us.  But my mother cried out to the Lord for His healing hands.  The Lord heard the prayers and healed me completely.  The miraculous healing revealed God’s power to us and with a penitent heart we as a family accepted Him as our Lord and Savior.  Very soon we testified to our faith in water baptism.

As I learned more of Christ and His love, I was burdened to reach out to the dying souls with the message of hope.  I was affirmed of my calling as the Lord opened new ways for me to enroll in a Bible training center to be equipped for an effective ministry.

At present I am working as an evangelist among the Hindus in India.  I am actively involved in church planting work, open-air meetings, house visitation, home prayer fellowships and literature distribution.  Through these ministries the Lord is graciously making me a part of the great harvest.

Please pray for me that I may fulfill God’s plan to expand His kingdom.”

The Lakeway Church has sponsored native Gospel for Asia missionaries since 2000.

The Gospel for Asia web site is www.gfa.org.

 

 CHITHRADEVI GANESEN

 

numalsing narah

I was born (February 4, 1981) in a Hindu family in India. Even though from a young age, I adhered to the various rituals of our religion, I did not find true meaning and purpose in life.

Once, a pastor came to our home and told us about the love of Christ. He also explain to us about the salvation that only Jesus can give. Initially, I did not agree with him but argued with him. But he was able to clear all my doubts based on the Bible.

Right then, I confessed my sins and received Jesus as my personal Savior. Empowered by the Lord, I began to lead a life filled with an enending peace and joy.

As I was drawing closer to God, I surrendered myself to proclaIm the gospel to the lost. Waiting upon God in prayer, He revealed His plan for me and conferred His call upon my life to labor for the furtherance of His kingdom.

 

 

RAJESH DATTU MISHRA

I was born October 24, 1982, into an orthodox Hindu family in Maharashtra, India. As a Hindu, I went to temples and worshiped a host of gods and goddesses. Moreover, I was trained to perform certain rites and rituals in the temples. My childhood was greatly influenced by temple activities, and I performed it all fervently.

Since I was considered to be a priest in the temple, I did not make friends with the others in school. I gained a good name in the school and studied well. After I graduated from high school, I joined a college to continue my studies. However, I became frustrated and did not appear in the examinations. Out of fear, I ran away from home.

I did not know where to go and what to do. Finally, I went to a church and shared all these things with the pastor. He then gave me shelter in his home. As I stayed there, I was impressed by their lifestyle. He used to teach me from the Bible everyday. As the days went by, I was able to see the love of Jesus in their lives. I realized that the things I was doing were meaningless and they would not help me achieve salvation. Thus I confessed my sins to Jesus and received Him as my personal Savior.

Obviously, a lot of changes took place in my life. The Lord became more real to me and I was empowered by the Holy Spirit. As I spent most of my time praying and meditating on the Word, I realized that it is God’s command for me to obey Him by being baptized. Thus, I was baptized in water as a public testimony of my faith. I also joined the pastor in going for outreach. That really challenged me to commit my life to serve the Lord.

However, I fasted and prayed to know God’s will for my life. Gradually, it was confirmed that I was called to full-time ministry. I was aware of my lack of knowledge in the Word of God. Thus , according to the pastor’s advice, I decided to join a Bible school to study the Word. As I prayed, the Lord opened a way for me to enroll in a Gospel for Asia Bible school to be equipped for the task ahead of me.

(Now) I serve the Lord as an evangelist in the state of Maharashtra, India, where the majority are Hindus. With a passion to win lost souls, I distribute Gospel tracts, conduct home-prayer fellowships and visit houses. I am also engaged in the church-planting ministry.

Please pray for me that I may fulfill God’s plan to expand His kingdom.

 

veramani kandan ponnusamy

 

 

 

Jayanta & Radha Doley

gospel for asia

Jayanta and Radha nationals in India and this is his ‘story‘.

“I was born March 1, 1970 into a Hindu tribal family in India.  I followed the footsteps of my parents and continued to worship the idols thinking that they are real.  I had a desire to become famous and labored very hard for the same.  I became a political worker and lost interest in my studies.  And discouragement began to rule my life as a result of an illegal relationship. To escape, I decided to commit suicide.

Then I met my brother-in-law who was a Christian.  I was comforted by the words he shared from the Scripture, ‘Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’.  I confessed my shortcomings and accepted Jesus as my personal Savior.  My father beat me for accepting the new faith.  But God strengthened me and gave me boldness to witness the Good News to others.  I sensed the call of God in my life to be His cup-bearer.  I dedicated my life to the Lord and started spreading the love of God.

Now, I am in Assam, India serving the Lord as an evangelist to win the tribal Hindus. The Lord has greatly blessed my ministry and many ignorant people heard the Gospel through me. The outreaches through which I communicate the Gospel include preaching in open-air meetings, leading home prayer fellowship, distributing literature and planting churches.

Please pray for me and for my family that we may fulfill God’s plan to expand His kingdom.”

The Lakeway Church has sponsored native Gospel for Asia missionaries since 2000.

The Gospel for Asia web site is www.gfa.org.

 

MICHAEL & NARGIS A.

PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL - LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Michael lives in one of the most dangerous spots of our missionaries with his wife Nargis and three children.  He was raised in an English-speaking community in Lahore and went to Christian schools.  He is an articulate speaker, writer and lecturer.

Michael has been a missionary in Uzbekistan and neighboring countries of Central Asia where his ministry with ‘Gospel Recordings’ was mostly to illiterate village people, bringing them the Gospel message on ’wind-up’ audio tape-players in their native language.

Now Michael is with People International and is their National office director for Pakistan and field leader for Afghanistan.  His projects in Afghanistan and places like Kazakhstan are some form of church planting.  He cannot tell us a lot about his work in that he is somewhat undercover in areas where he works.  Michael is also a very important part of the Pakistan church.

The Lakeway Church has supported the Abel family since 2002.  Michael is hoping to come to the U.S. in the spring of 2007 and we are hoping we can have him come to Lakeway.  The church has supported Michael and Nargis since 2001.

 

MICHAEL MARTIN

Cadence International (Ft. Hood, TX)

Michael is on staff with Cadence International and is assigned to Ft. Hood to minister to the soldiers and their families there.  Cadence's has a solid Statement of Faith and their work is much needed in this time of war.

 

ALEX & CHRISTI M.

Campus Crusade for Christ - FAR EAST

Alex and Christi graduated from Texas universities (Alex UT & Christi TT.)  They met on a mission assignment.  They went to the Far East on a two-year mission trip, taught English at a university, learned the language and made many friends.  They decided that the Far East was to be their home so they came back to the U.S. and raised support to go back on a more permanent basis.

Their work at the university is to teach English, develop relationships with the students, witness to them with their life, introduce them to the Gospel, and disciple those who become believers.  It is difficult to communicate with them about their work.

The Lakeway Church has supported Alex and Christi since 2006.

 

Vidal & Cathy Perez

Wycliffe Bible Translators - gUATAMALA

Vidal and Cathy serve among the Tectitec people in Guatemala.  Vidal is a native of the Tectitec people group and Cathy is an American who went to Guatemala as a missionary.  They met when Vidal was going to seminary in Guatemala City and they married and are now serving in the villages of the Tectitec people.

Their ministry includes operating a local radio station, a library, Bible studies (using Tectitec Bible translation,) youth ministry, discipleship and supporting the evangelical churches.

The Tectitec people are distrustful of outsiders and Vidal marrying an ‘outsider’ and being educated raises some mistrust.  Cathy wrote about two main concerns:

“The first is that people are saying that we are here to find ‘mina’ which is looking for mining potential (gold or other valuables from the earth).

“The second is that people are saying that we are causing all the rain that is causing landslides in one of the villages.

“Both of these rumors can be damaging to ministry. Of course people that know us are speaking up for us and saying that these things are not true (which is a big blessing that we have trust with those who know us.)  But since there are many people that we do not know personally that is how the rumors grow and cause distrust among people that only hear about us, but don't interact with us.”

The Church has support Vidal and Cathy since 2004.

 

Ed & Elenore Beach & Family

Wycliffe Bible Translators

Ed & Elenore spent about 18 years in Guatemala working with the Tectitec people to bring the Gospel message to their people group in their language.   Ed spent 25+ years learning the Tectitec language, developing an alphabet for it, and translating the New Testament and several OT books into Tectitec.  The NT was published and distribution begun in 2005.  Elenore was busy with health issues and literary development including translating songs and children’s books.

The Beaches adopted two Guatemalan children and then had two of their own, who are now college and above.  They turned over the Tectitec ministry to Vidal and Cathy Perez and moved to North Carolina for their new assignment in 2006.

Part of their job in Guatemala had been working with Evangelism Explosion ministry and their new assignment is to travel to places in the world and work on strategies to facilitate the use of this ministry in groups that relate to their ministry and experience with the indigenous people.

When one of the new people they met asked about the dangers inherent in what Elenore does, she replied thoughtfully, "Well, when we sign up to bring the Gospel to groups like this, we have to realize that it may cost us our lives, but that's the price we have to be willing to pay.  We take steps to not invite trouble, but it's important to count the potential cost and to be in full agreement with it."  Ms (Ms is code word) are becoming believers, including a local high-ranking leader in the community where she lives.

Ed and Elenore will be involved in training field workers from some of the most hostile places to minister.  They ask for prayer that God will be binding up the wounded, lifting the fallen and helping all to go away ready to share the Good News and disciple others with renewed vision and hope . And continued leading in how to shape this ministry into the best possible tool for equipping the indigenous church worldwide.

The Lakeway Church has supported the Beaches since 2000.

 

Darrell & Cheryl Eppler

Wickliffe Bible Translation (Duncanville, TX)

Epplers live in Duncanville, Texas and work for Wickliffe Bible Translation. Their particular work is to type-set and produce the new translations of the Bible and ship them out to their foreign locations. They also have personal ministries in their home and local area.

 

Shane & Linda Deike

Campus Crusade for Christ - Orlando, FL Headquarters

Shane is part of the executive team of Crusade, one of the largest mission-sending organizations with over 13,000 missionaries around the world.  The Deikes live near their Orlando, FL headquarters with their three children.  Shane is a Texan with parents living in San Antonio.

Shane has served in many ministries and presently is primarily involved in new and innovative ways and technologies to reach students with the Gospel.  Their outreach ministry through the internet has reached many students.

The Lakeway Church has supported Shane and Linda since 2004.

 

 

Mark & Carole Watson & Family

Campus Crusade for Christ

(republic of georgia)

Mark and Carole moved to Republic of Georgia with their five children in 2006 to begin a campus ministry in Tbilisi, Georgia.  They have been on staff with Crusade since the mid-80’s.  Their last assignment was Ukraine where they worked for 12 years and established student movements on 12 campuses.  When their objective of nationals overseeing the student ministry was met, they moved on to Georgia.

Their work in Tbilisi is to gather student leaders to train and draw other students to get excited about knowing and spreading the Gospel message of Jesus Christ and influence campuses in Georgia.  Most everyone in Georgia considers themselves Orthodox Christians and is fairly suspicious of anyone promoting studying the Bible.

They have established a small group of students with a desire to study the Bible, grow in their knowledge of God, tell others and build a student movement.

The church has supported the Watsons since 2000

 

Brian & Cathy Birdsall

Campus Crusade for Christ (Ukraine)

Brian and Cathy are from Indiana and Texas and have lived in Moscow and then Kiev with their five children since 1992.  Brian is Director of Crusade’s Ukraine ministry.

Their ministry is primarily a campus ministry on ten plus university campuses and a team of Jesus Film teams that support the local evangelical churches, frequently with use of the Jesus Film.  The ministry began in the early ‘90’s with missionaries from the U.S.  Now Ukrainian nationals, which total in the 70’s, staff essentially all the positions except the National Director.

Brian and Cathy have also directed a K-12 school for missionary children and are about to begin building a school building.  Missionary families are able to stay ‘on the field’ because their children are getting a good education.

The church has supported the Birdsalls since 2000.

    * That 2,000 students a year would choose to go into full-time ministry with Campus Crusade for Christ .

 

 

Patti Lee

Youth with a Mission - South AFRICA  

Patti is a veteran missionary since 1980 who has worked in several parts of the world, including Africa, eastern Europe and India.  Patti is 40+ and is so far unmarried.  She is a native Texan from Sundown, TX.

Patti works with an organization named “Youth With A Mission” (YWAM), which is probably the largest missionary-sending organization in the world.  One of their specialties is gathering and sending young people on short -term mission trips.  Many of the youth go for a year-plus instead of a week-plus and many of those stay for many years.

Patti has a personal ministry wherever she lives to the native people there and her role with YWAM is training.  She is one of the leading trainers for YWAM’s Discipleship Training program which is about 6 months of training YWAM provides new missionaries going on multi-year assignments.  She also is involved with training, encouraging, refreshing, etc. “permanent” missionaries.  Patti spends about 6 months of the year on the road on most of the continents of the world doing her work.

Patti rather recently moved from Budapest to South Africa to facilitate her training in that area of the world.  Some of her recent work and scheduled training is in India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Nepal, Turkey, Netherlands, Indonesia and South Africa and Patti has done discipleship training in Malaysia, Bangkok, South America and many other “vacation spots” of the world.

Patti has visited the church many times and has spoken in the church worship service, classes, youth, etc.  Patti was one of the first missionaries the church supported when the mission program was initiated in 2000.

 

MARTHA M.

Youth with a Mission - JORDAN

Martha is a Texas University graduate in Political Science and a graduate degree from Wheaton.  Martha is 35+ and is so far unmarried.  Martha is a veteran missionary who has worked in several parts of the world, including Africa, eastern Europe and now the Middle East - Jordan.  Martha also works with “Youth With A Mission” (YWAM).

Martha was in Bosnia when the war broke out there and was involved in the first truck load of relief supplies into Bosnia.  She was there with a team working to plant churches.

Martha’s present job is leading the ministry of the YWAM team in Jordan and their job is to reach out with the Good News of Jesus Christ to natives and to plant churches there (think of home churches in the beginning.)  Most of the people in Jordan are Muslims and persecution against Christians is not uncommon.

Martha has visited the church many times and has spoken in the church worship service, classes, youth, etc. Martha was one of the first missionaries the church supported when the mission program was initiated in 2000.

 

Nick & Maia Mikhaluk

International Partnerships (Ukraine)  

Nick and Maia direct the IP Ukraine ministry. Today IP is 12 teams in 11 cities of Ukraine (Kherson, Simpheropol, Cherkassy, Kharkov, Donetsk, Zhitomir, Lvov, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Kiev.)  It has 46 members on staff; it is thousands of people that have opportunity to hear the Gospel, study the Scripture.  It’s a big joy and blessing for us to see people come to Christ and become evangelists, start their own Bible study groups. Our church has supported Nick and Maia since 2001. Web site: www.ipukraine.org.

 

 

ANDREY & OLGA HOLOTSvAN

campus crusade for christ (Kiev, Ukraine)

Andrey and Olga are on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ and Andrey is Campus Director at Kiev Polytechnical School in Kiev, Ukraine. Their work is to win students to Christ and then disciple them to live Christian lives and win others through their lives and witnessing to others.

 

 

Sveta Kotets, Nila Semenyuk,

SashA Shepetkov & Ira Tugarina

International Partnerships (Kherson, Ukraine)

These four Ukrainians are the International Partnerships team at Kherson, Ukraine. Lakeway Church has sent short-term mission teams to Kherson the last three years to work with this team. Their ministry is focused on evangelizing business people and church planting.

 

MARK & LES HARPER

Youth With A Mission (Mozambique)

Mark and Les are South Africans who have had a ministry in Mozambique for some time and work for Youth with a Mission. They are continuing the work the Shackelfords started in Mozambique with Community Bible Study classes. They have many CBS classes operating and working on starting others.

The church has support missionary work in Mozambique since 2000.

 

Greg & Becky Smith

Campus Crusade for Christ (THAILAND)  

Greg and Becky Smith are presently on a two-year temporary assignment in Thailand, working with the national staff, supporting and growing their campus ministries.

Greg graduated from LSU with an Electrical Engineering degree and joined Crusade.  Greg and Becky served in Thailand from ‘90-‘95, heading up their national office administration, and their three children were all born there.  Followers of Buddhism and Hindus make up most of the Thai people and conversion to Christianity is ‘foreign’ to most of the people.

Greg has been the regional administrative director for Crusades Red River region which includes all the 17 staffed campus ministries in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.  In that capacity he oversees the Human Resource work for the staff on many campuses and is involved in all the conferences and training for their staff personnel.

Greg and Becky lived in Austin before going to Thailand and have visited our church many times and spoken in church, Awana, etc.

The Lakeway Church has supported the Smiths since 2000.

 

Chris & Monica Sneller & Family

Campus Crusade for Christ - HOUSTON 

 

Chris and Monica live in Houston with their three children.  Chris works on the University of Houston and Rice campuses with Chinese speaking students.  Chris’s father is a missionary who now lives in Austin.

The church met Chris and Monica when looking for a missionary in China.  They were in Austin raising support to return to China after a two-year ministry there on a university campus from ‘98 to ‘00.  They returned to China after raising their support and the birth of their first children, twin boys.  After a couple years in China they had to return to U.S. because of a birth defect of one of the twin boys.  They relocated to Houston where they could use their knowledge of China and fluency in the Chinese language to minister to future Chinese leaders attending these universities.

Their ministry is to become acquainted with the students, interest them in spiritual matters, share the Gospel message with them, and involve them in fellowship and Bible study events.

The church has supported the Snellers since 2000.

 

 Jeremy Story

Campus Renewal Ministries (Austin)

Jeremy began the ministry of Campus Renewal Ministries while a student at University of Texas. Jeremy and Jennifer live in Austin with their 4 children and direct the ministry from there. The church has supported Jeremy and Jennifer since 2001.

The goal of the ministry of Campus Renewal Ministries is to bring together Christian ministries on the university campuses to work together to reach more people together. This includes working with the national directors of the major campus ministries and with the local campus ministry leaders. They have staff on five campuses.

They have special meeting around Easter which they call REZ week and they bring in special speakers to outdoor location in busy areas of the campus. They also have sponsored satellite linked prayer conferences on as many as 50 campuses.

The Lakeway Church financially helped with the establishment of a student prayer room near the University of Texas campus in 2006.

 

The Lakeway Church Foundation

The Foundation is a vehicle that allows anyone to leave a legacy to the church.

The long-term vision is to build the principal of the Foundation to a sufficient amount that only the income derived will be used to fund capital additions,   major improvements, and provide for ongoing ministries, projects and programs.

The objective is to provide an opportunity for church members to establish a legacy that will survive for the benefit of the church and the programs which it supports.

 The following programs have been established as separate accounts within the framework of the Trust.

  • Capital Projects
  • Benevolences

  • Missions

  • Music Programs and Projects

  • Youth Activities and Projects

  • Memorial Garden

  • Scholarships

  • Unrestricted Endowed Account (a general fund directed by the church board)

Be a partner for the future by helping the Foundation of your church.

For information on how to give to the foundation, contact the church office, at 261-6331.

 

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