NMI - Nazarene Missions International -Missions Mobilizer
Carol Rotz, NMI President:
As Lakeview's NMI (Nazarene Missions International) president I want to welcome you to Lakeview's Missions Mobilizer page. Lakeview is a "Missions Minded" church and here you will find information on how you, too, can be involved in missions. Lakeview's NMI exists to mobilize the church in mission through prayer, education, giving, and interactive experiences. As you scroll down our page you will be able to see our monthly emphasis.
Prayer Mobilization Line
The NMI Prayer Mobilization Line is our way of knowing the current prayer needs of Nazarene Missionaries. You can find out the most urgent prayer requests and praises by calling 816-444-PRAY or clicking on the following link: Prayer Mobilization Line
Prayer Mobilization
Our new LINKS missionary family
Dr Mark and Nancy Pitts
LINKS is an acronym for Loving, Interested Nazarenes Knowing and Sharing. While our missionaries do not need to raise their individual support, each missionary or missionary family is assigned to a local church in a program called LINKS. LINKS is a way for everyone to get involved in a ministry of encouraging missionaries.
Prior to this appointment, Mark was a university faculty member, dean and VPAA for 22 years at Seattle Pacific and Northwest Nazarene Universities.
Nancy has most recently been an associate pastor at Kirkland (WA) and Nampa (ID) First Churches of the Nazarene. Their motto in their American work and in this new assignment is that the most important geography is the center of God's will.
2008-09 NMI Centennial Missions Books
Click here to see all the new Missionary Reading Books We have good news! The Adult NMI missions books are now available! We have two sets of books and for those who still use audio cassette tapes, the books are also available on cassette. Very soon we will have them available to you on CD. You can check out a great book at the table in the church foyer.
OUR MONTHLY EMPHASIS:
January is VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES month
The Church of the Nazarene offers many opportunities for volunteering. In fact, the Church of the Nazarene is the second-largest of all the volunteer sending agencies in the United States. Thousands of people of all ages volunteer their time and talents for missions around the world. Lakeview is very involved in volunteer missionary ministries. You can learn more about volunteer opportunities each Sunday morning during our "Missions Moment" and by clicking on this links:
FEBRUARY is ALBASTER OFFERING emphasis month 
Twice a year we have an Alabaster Offering March at Lakeview. The Alabaster Offering provides funds for property and buildings around the world. It gives a sense of permanence, the attitude that the Church of the Nazarene intends to "put down roots." Eighty percent of the money is used in world mission areas, and twenty percent goes to multicultural congregations in the United States and Canada. Alabaster funds help provide land for most Work & Witness projects. The entire offering goes toward the construction of churches, schools, medical facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers. To view photos and read more about the Alabaster Offering just click on the ALABASTER OFFERING link!
March is EASTER OFFERING for World Evangelism month
Missions in the Church of the Nazarene is a large enterprise. To accomplish the Great Commission—spreading the gospel and the message of holiness around the world—requires money. The EASTER OFFERING is one way we raise that money for missions.
Read more about it by clicking on this link: EASTER OFFERING
June is WORLD EVANGELISM BROADCAST month
World Mission Broadcast Offering
The annual World Mission Broadcast Offering provides resources to reach millions around the world for Christ via broadcast media, especially radio. Received in June each year, the World Mission Broadcast Offering provides funding for program production, airtime, and follow-up materials. Holiness programming, delivered by radio, television and the Internet, reaches around the world with the message of Jesus and his redeeming love and helps to disciple those who respond.
Click on the following link to learn more:
http://www.worldmissionbroadcast.org/
As of March 24, 2006, World Mission Broadcast is
reaching the unreached in:
- 75 Countries
- 33 Languages
- 91 Programs
- 1,355 Broadcasts*
- *This figure includes any WMB program broadcast on multiple stations throughout a region.
Currently there are 16 countries in which WMB programs air but where we have not yet established Nazarene churches.
AUGUST is LINKS emphasis month
During the month of Augustr we emphasize our LINKS ministry.
LINKS stands for "Loving, Interested Nazarenes, Knowing and Sharing."
The LINKS program of the Church of the Nazarene is a network of personal connections between missionaries and Nazarenes around the world. Missionaries are assigned to districts and, then on the district level, connected to local churches. This gives each church an opportunity to become personally acquainted with the missionary family and their field of service. Typically, churches send packages, cash gifts, cards, and other remembrances to their LINKS missionaries.
You can learn more about this vital ministry to missionary families by clicking the LINKS link!
SEPTEMBER is ALBASTER OFFERING emphasis month
The Alabaster Offering provides funds for property and buildings around the world. It gives a sense of permanence, the attitude that the Church of the Nazarene intends to "put down roots." Eighty percent of the money is used in world mission areas, and twenty percent goes to multicultural congregations in the United States and Canada. Alabaster funds help provide land for most Work & Witness projects. The entire offering goes toward the construction of churches, schools, medical facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers. To view photos and read more about the Alabaster Offering just click on the ALABASTER OFFERING link!
November is THANKSGIVING OFFERING Month
The Thanksgiving Offering for World Evangelism is a tradition at Lakeview. The Thanksgiving season is a wonderful time to express gratitude to God for His many blessings through giving to the World Evangelism Fund. The World Evangelism Fund supports the ministries of the Church of the Nazarene in more than 150 countries.
December is COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES month
Compassionate Ministries is a vehicle through which Lakeview can help bring the hope of Jesus to a needy world through providing for people's physical needs of food, clothing, and shelter. During December we will let our congregation know how they can be involved in practical ways especially Child Sponsorship.
The following link will take you to our denomination's Compassionate Ministries website: NCM - Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
Good "Stuff" We've Done:
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes someone living who has served or is serving the church. Money is sent to the Missionary Health Care fund in the name of the recipient. Missionary Health Care (MHC) is an opportunity to help with the health care costs of Nazarene missionaries. MHC allows missionaries to focus on their work without raising funds to pay for medical care.
Elizabeth "Betty" Mitchell - honored Nov 19th, 2006
Betty Mitchell was given a Distinguished Service Award on Sunday November 19th. She was honored for her devotion, commitment and churchmanship - and for serving the Lord and His church for 50 years as a Sunday School teacher!
Betty Loghry - honored Dec 30, 2007
Betty Loghry was given a Distinguished Service Award on Sunday December 30th. She was honored on her retirement after 16 years as church secretary at Lakeview Nazarene. Rev. Jim Lester, former pastor, Rev. Mark Harmon and Rev. Gretchin Rotz made the presentation.
Kids Helping Kids - Nazarene Kids Mission Offering Project
Our Children's Ministries raised money for "Action Africa- -Giving Hope to AIDS Orphans in Africa" By giving to Action Africa, our kids helped provide equipment and training for hundreds of vulnerable orphans in several countries of Africa, helping them to learn how to plant vegetable gardens and raise livestock, so they can care for themselves and others.
Extreme Nazarene Ministries
Lakeview was excited to be involved in ExtremeNazarene--a huge Work and Witness Trip to Argentina! We SENT 8 travellers to Argentina in June, 2007 and one in January, 2008. One of our travellers was so moved by her experience in June she volunteered to be a teacher of missionary children for 9 months through Nazarene Mission Corp. Work and Witness changes lives!! If you would like to read more about the projects (June, 2007 and January, 2008) just click here->Extreme Nazarene Ministries