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Missions
and Outreach
(contact: Ken
Okazaki or Lisa Wehara,
missions@sturge.org)
“…whatever you did for one of the least of these
brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40
We give thanks to God for the generous hearts
of all who help with their time and resources and ask
for your continued prayers and support for this
ministry. Our goal is to reflect the love of Jesus
Christ through the obedience of His call to serve the
needy of our community, locally and globally.
We have been blessed to be able to serve in
several areas to help the community near and far.
Missionary Support – We
are dedicated to find ways to fulfill God's greatest
commandment and share the gospel that is truly Good News
to a broken world. In 2010, we began to support
missionaries on an ongoing basis. Please visit our
Missionary Support web
page and keep each missionary in your prayers.
Missionary support guidelines are
available for your review.
CityTeam Ministries – In February 2007, we began serving at
CityTeam Ministries in San Francisco by providing
worship, a message and dinner every fourth Saturday of
the month. Most volunteers serve in San Francisco,
while some work faithfully behind the scenes preparing
food at church. The number of people lining up for a
meal has been increasing steadily, especially with the
downturn of the economy.
Join us as God leads you
to pray for CityTeam. Here is the
prayer list.
CityTeam video
Pedro’s story
CityTeam Ministries
Backpack Sunday – We have held several backpack events during past summers.
The backpacks, school and classroom supplies have been
donated to Horrall Elementary School in San Mateo and
CityTeam San Francisco for distribution to students in
need in time for the new school year.
School Clean Up (Horrall Elementary School) - We gather volunteers to join the
school parents and children to help paint lunch tables
and steel beams, to plant, and to clean up the
grounds. We provide flowers and plants and also serve a
simple lunch for the volunteers.
Operation Christmas Child – This project brings joy and hope to children in desperate
situations around the world through gift-filled
shoeboxes and the Good News of God’s love. Early
November, over 100 adults and children of all ages
gather to pack shoebox gifts for children. We celebrate
God through worship, dedicate the shoeboxes, and share a
meal together in this event.
Shining the Light of God’s
Love
Operation Christmas Child
Compassion International (Compassion) and World
Vision –
Compassion is dedicated to releasing children from
poverty by working through local churches to provide
child development programs to deliver children from
economic, physical, social and spiritual poverty.
Compassion also speaks out for children in poverty; and
informs, motivates and equips others to become advocates
for children. Similarly, World Vision is dedicated to
working with children, families and their communities
worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the
causes of poverty and injustice.
Many in our congregation continue to sponsor
children through Compassion and/or World Vision in
countries such as El Salvador, Brazil, Haiti, and
Indonesia. Children’s Ministry has also sponsored
children since 2000 and is currently sponsoring a girl,
Madelin Yocasta Serverino Rosario from the Dominican
Republic.
Compassion
World Vision
Other Volunteering Opportunities and Resources
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