Missions
In The World
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20
God has called his church to be a people who are on a mission. We are In The World when we are sharing the Good News of the Gospel both in our communities and around the world.
Local Ministries Supported By Kirk Crossing
THRIVE
THRIVE is a weekly after-school ministry at Kirk Crossing for children in our community who need extra help with reading, math, and other basic academic areas. THRIVE includes a time of recreation, focused time for tutoring/mentoring, and concludes with a devotional/spiritual growth time. To learn more about volunteering, Click Here.
Mend Pregnancy Resource Center (https://www.mendpregnancy.org/)
Empowering and providing women with life-affirming alternatives in unplanned pregnancies, the Mend medical clinic provides free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds as well as information and education to help women make informed decisions. Their highest priority is to introduce people to the One who creates life and deems every life of highest value. Through this, clients recognize their own value. They begin to feel real love and refuse counterfeits.
Mercy Mission (http://www.mercymission2.org/)
Mercy Mission originally began in the early 1980’s to serve those less fortunate in Glenpool with food and other assistance. Today, MMII is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with board members from 5 area churches. Mercy Mission II remains true to the original dream, with the intent of expanding services to help those in the South County area.
Crossing Assist
The Crossing Assist Ministry allows our church to respond to specific short-term urgent needs in the congregation. Requests should be emailed to Crossing@kirkcrossing.com.
Mission Dates – 2023
Our short term missions teams support the work of long term missionaries with whom Kirk Crossing partners.
Please contact Brad (brad.willis@kirkcrossing.com) for more information about these great opportunities!
Local Service Opportunities
Please contact our missions team at (missions@kirkcrossing.com) for more information about these great opportunities!
International Missionaries Supported By Kirk Crossing
Richard and Mary Ballenger
Mongolia
About Their Work
Mongolia V.E.T. Net is a national NGO that has come from the work of Christian Veterinary Mission in Mongolia. The two major ministries of V.E.T. Net are the veterinary ministry and the rural education ministry. Veterinarians play a major role in outreach to herder families as no other profession has access to the herders like their veterinarian. And it would be almost impossible to reach out to the herders in mass without the assistance of remote veterinarians. Our teacher outreach, called “Claim a County,” began in 1996 by helping the teachers and administrators in the small rural schools to improve the learning environment for the children with materials, books, training and often improving the conditions of the school. A small home-group or church develops in virtually every county where “Claim a County” is implemented. The great challenge is to disciple these rural believers so that they become multipliers and expand the ministry in their area.
Sue Leak Mexico
Mexico
About Their Work
Missionary Sue Leak operates the Victory Center. It is an interdenominational ministry dedicated to the care of needy children and the support of their families. The Victory Center currently functions as an after-school program offering classes of English, homework help, and Bible clubs. Education is an important step in breaking the cycle of poverty. We work with the kids to help them stay in school through tutoring and scholarships.
Celenia Carvajal
Honduras
About Their Work
Hope School is a place where children and youths with special needs can flourish. The school is dedicated to bringing students with special needs hope and opportunity. The teachers work with students on academics and life skills. Classes to help with life after school include beauty training and woodworking. The gospel is taught daily through songs, devotionals and loving the children.
Alcides & Cileny Fuentes | Costa Rica
About Their Work
Alcides serves as the Director of the Regional Latin American Office with the goal of mobilizing, training, and sending Latin American nationals to make disciples of not yet reached ethnic groups. He also started a missionary endeavor seeking to establish a model of “business as mission” utilizing his family farm in Turrialba to grow and sell ornamental plants with the goal of providing 100% of his ministries’ finances through the sale of plants.