Start the New Year out right!

Do you remember how excited you were at the completion of your NT summer? Can you remember all the ways God worked? The way God provided? Do you still have your letter to Jesus? Even if you can’t participate in the upcoming NT summer, you can be apart of the ministry! You can mobilize!

Why is mobilizing so important? This is not a matter of growing Nehemiah Teams but of growing the Family of God! The more that goes, the ore that hears; it is as simple as that.

And that is why even if you can’t go this summer you can be a vital instrument in encouraging others to take part in the Great Commission!

An easy way to share about NT is to host what is called an Interest Meeting. An Interest Meeting can be held in someone’s house, at a church, or anywhere you can find the space.

What is an Interest Meeting exactly? An Interest Meeting is when you invite friends who have expressed interest in missions to come and learn more about Nehemiah Teams. There is a time for worship, testimonies, games, and of course sharing information about Nehemiah Teams.

Below you can download resources to help you plan your own interest meeting!

Printable Invites. (Print them on bright colored paper and add the location and time of your event!)

Interest Meeting Poster

NT 2013 letters. (Print and cut out to make a sign, as shown in the pictures above.)

Go, Pray, Obey (Letters to cut out and use as decoration)

WHAT, WHY, WHO, WHERE posters

Prayer Commitment Cards

List of Ideas

Giving Creatively

Here are some creative ideas for churches and individuals who want to invest in the loves of young people going on Nehemiah Teams for the summer.

Commissioning Service. The Sunday before your young people leave for missions pray over them as a church give each participant a remembrance such as a bracelet or a bookmark to remind them that they are being supported in prayer by their church family.

  

First Aid Kits. Support the young people of your association that are going on mission by preparing a First Aid Kit for each team. Have each Sunday School class donate an item or two and you will quickly have everything you need to make the kit! This act of kindness may not cost much but it demonstrates that you care about the teams and want to invest in their lives.

Toiletry Bags. Prepare small bags with soap, shampoo & conditioner, and a face towel for each participant going from your church. This will minimize their need for pocket money and be a blessing to them on the field.

Prayerchain. Ask everyone in the church to commit to praying for the young people at different times of the day. The goal is to make a chain of prayer that fills the day. The teams will surely be blessed and strengthened by such faithful prayer!

Listen to their Stories.  When the young people return ask them about their summer. Listen to their stories and prayer with them for God’s continued work in the area.

Orientation

The When

Each Franchise has their own orientation that is specifically tailored for their teams and targeted area of service. Please check the brochure on www.nehemiahteams.com (click on the Filipino NT button on the right sidebar).

The Where

Because each franchise handles their own orientation (& debrief) each one takes place in a different location. For the specific location of your desired franchise’s orientation please download the brochure.

The What

The purpose of or it to prepare and equip the current NT participants for the field it is 3-5 days in length which allows for each participants to learn several ways of sharing the Gospel. NT is not looking for spiritual giants- but for young people that are willing to humble themselves, submit to God, and to learn how to be willing to be used by God for His kingdom expansion.

The What

Orientation is a training time that equips, prepares, and mobilizes the NT participants for action. It is a time dedicated to learning evangelism methods, practicing said methods and building team unity. This practical education includes (but not limited to):

            Evangelism: Gospel Hand, Personal Testimony, Story Telling, Creation to Christ, Participatory Bible Study, VBS Training

            NT Values: Ten Gates, NT Goals, Vision, and Mission, World Christian Bible Studies, Mission Biographies, Scripture Memorization, Team Building Games and Trust Activities, and Personal Quiet Time

Do not let fear of inadequacy be an obstacle to your obeying God. Join NT and come ready to learn and see what God can do through your life!

Hang up a poster!

Hang up a poster in your house, your church, and/or Sunday School! Click on the links below the image to download a poster to print. Make it your own by downloading the one with no pictures and add pictures from your own experience with Nehemiah Teams!

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This resource is also available under the RESOURCE TAB.

Live out Loud with Christ!

The most exciting thing that God has done through the team is to preach to the kids that have been abandoned by their parents. Some are hyperactive and need a lot of patience and sometimes it was even frustrating making me want to -ARGHHHHHH! This can happen but because of the grace of God we overcame it. We taught them to obey their parents- and a week later we received letters from them, thanking for the lessons and telling us that they now are obeying their parents and how their life has been renewed. Tears flowed from our heart that God can do amazing and impossible things! As Samual Mims said, "You can do it, if you will!" Live out loud with Christ! God bless! -Jordan, Bicol Team, Luzon Franchise

Reaching the Unreached

Cecilia, Luzon Franchise Leader

Why is it important to reach the unreached 

and hard to reach in the Philippines?

It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation.

Romans 15:20

While we stay in cities and where there are roads... competing with other evangelicals so we can grow ‘our church’ millions of people die each day. How many of them do not know Christ?  How many of them have not heard of him even once?

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 24:14

As the above verse states, we should go to all places because that is God’s heart. Even when there is no pathway to those places [we must go]. Hopefully the truth of the of the many souls bound for hell will move us [to action] because we are responsible for proclaiming the truth of the Gospel to those who have not heard.

 In the Philippines most people have heard the name of Jesus, but in many places it is just a name. They have had no one to explain the saving power of His name to them!

Power Revealed

God revealed His power to me when I was teaching in a crowd of noisy and hyper people. I thought no one was willing to listen about what I was teaching. After I was finished sharing with them I noticed there were some people that seemed like they were trying to understand. There in print of all those people God revealed His power to me because I thought there was hope for those people to understand what I was teaching - but by God's grace they were able to.- John, Bicol Team, Luzon Franchise