Charter Oak Church Missions

High atop The Mount of Olives Jesus Christ spoke his final words before ascending to our Father. He laid upon us a Great Commissioning to make the Kingdom of Heaven known to all people. (Matthew 28: 18-20) Ever since the first time I heard the name Jesus Christ, there has been a divine grace upon my life on earth. Even so many years and countless sins after that I began to believe there was no way God could work through the wretchedness of a sinful man. Then through the mess of a...

I've been going on the Panama mission trip ever since we started with Charter Oak Church. Every year it's so awesome to see the amazing things God does through the medical team and most importantly through evangelism. This year the highlight for me was on our last day of clinic. We were at a small school, and I met a young lady "Y" who spoke English very well. She was a college student who went to various schools and taught the children English. Because of the clinic, I think she was just...

I’m not sure why I agreed to write the blog post about our trip to Panama. It was my first mission trip, so there’s no way I’m not qualified, but that’s apropos of my experience in Panama. I wasn’t qualified to get on that plane, to get in the van, to evangelize to complete strangers about the love and grace of our Heavenly Father. Writing this now, months away from Panama, I’m in tears thinking about those people, those we helped and those who helped. I always tell my students - I’m a high...