In May, Belmont University Athletic Department will send its Volleyball team on its first ever Mission Trip. The Mission Trip will be led by Betty Wiseman who has been taking Belmont sport's teams to foreign countries since 1995. This year, Betty will take the volleyball team to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Team Members are Colleen, Jaye, Emily, Cat, Jenny, Cary, Brittany, Deane, Josie, and Tony.
The focus of the mission trip will be based on the Bible verse, John 3:16:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
To think God sent His Son to die for us, in order to bring us closer to Him, is amazing. Just imagine what that love is like. Each of us would give our life up to save someone very special to us. So, why don’t we share that love of Christ to people we do not know. This is the sole purpose of this mission trip, to share God’s Love and show how to have a true meaningful relationship with Christ. We know Christ wants to have that special relationship with us.
I want to ask each person who reads this message to pray for each member of this team and each person we come in contact with so that their hearts will be open to God’s Love. Not only will we share our relationship with Christ to others, pray that we ourselves will experience what Christ wants for us.
This is the beginning of a Journal that will take you through and experience every moment with us. We will update this journal everyday we are in Brazil. In the meantime, each member will share with you some special words from their hearts to you.