Missions

Anne Fritz, Chairperson | clarissafritz@att.net

The foot was sutured, bandaged, and proper instructions were given to care for and clean the foot. Her life was changed by the medical team providing care. Yet the most encouraging part of the story is the mission team taught her, the village pastor, and one of the leaders of the Shipibo church association how to clean the wounds properly. This minor procedure allowed the pastors to follow up with a home visit to continue sharing Christ's love with her and her family.

Our Impact

Since 2016, we have equipped 501 mission teams who have served in 55 different nations. These teams have spent 6,468 days in the mission field. Mission teams have received a value of $2.6 million of donated medical supplies while saving over $10.4 million on purchased medicine compared to the average wholesale price. While the cost savings is a tremendous impact for nonprofits and churches, we believe the most critical number we can track is that 319,433 people around the world have either heard the Gospel for the first time, accepted Christ, or had their faith strengthened through a medical mission team.

Connect With Us

We are grateful for the support from GUMC that we have continued to receive over the years. If you are interested in connecting with Crosslink, here are some next steps:

1. Pray for us and the mission teams seeking to share the Gospel through medical care.

2. Volunteer – We can host individuals, couples, small groups, and Sunday school classes. There are many opportunities for children and adults alike to serve for a morning or afternoon. If you are interested, please get in touch with Chris at cwelker@crosslinkmemphis.org.

3. Donate needed medical supplies- Please visit: www.crosslinkmemphis.org/donate-medical-supplies to purchase supplies easily via an Amazon link or scan this QR code from a mobile device.

Scan to donate medical supplies

4. Golf with us- Monday, October 2, at Colonial Country Club. You can submit a team to play or become a sponsor. All proceeds from the event support the operational costs of Crosslink to continue to equip mission teams. For more information go to www.crosslinkmemphis.org/golftourney

For any additional information, visit www.crosslinkmemphis.org or call A.J. Kamer at (901) 323-8477 or Mike Herringshaw at (901) 277-3791.

Missions

Anne Fritz, Chairperson | clarissafritz@att.net

Serve with Project Transformation Memphis! Support young lives in the community this summer.

Read one-on-one with children! Project Transformation is looking for caring volunteers to read with our summer day camp participants. The literacy component of Project Transformation is an exciting opportunity for volunteers to interact with children in a one-to-one setting. Both individuals and groups are welcome!

Provide dinner for the college-age young adults from across the country serving in Project Transformation’s summer program. Churches, Sunday school classes, and circles from across the area will provide dinners for them at their housing location. This is a great opportunity to serve and get to know young people who are really making a difference!

(June-July, Sunday through Wednesday, 5:40-7:00pm.) More information is available for those interested.

Provide a Family Fun Night meal! Once a month, we invite the children and families of our programs to a night of fellowship. This themed night (i.e. a luau, hoe down, sock hop, etc.) is always a highlight for our families, interns, and volunteers! We invite church groups to provide the meals and participate in the fun.

(Wednesday, July 26, 5:30-7:00pm.)

Collect new books, healthy snacks, and supplies for our summer program. Project Transformation relies on support from our partner churches to provide supplies. Visit our Amazon wish list at https://a.co/egyO1kD for a list of our most needed items. Or scan this QR code from a mobile device:

Tennessee. Whether or not you are able to serve directly with us, we invite you to join us in surrounding our children, young adults, families, churches, and volunteers in prayer. Follow our 4-day Prayer Guide to prepare for your service and/or pray for God's transformative power to move this summer.

Pray with Project Transformation

Project Transformation will be hosted at Centenary UMC again this summer. Contact Mike Herringshaw for more information at 901-277-3791 or mjherringshaw@att.net.

Summer Mission Project - Project Transformation

The children of GUMC are collecting individually packaged healthy snacks for Project Transformation, as our summer mission project. Donation bins are outside of the Huddle, at the Nursery check-in desk, and at the OLEC. Cash & Venmo also accepted! (@GermantownUMC)